Mallory and Hassan set to work, with him clearly in charge of the cook. Hassan was told by Marguerite that Mallory interviews potential chefs by tasting their omelettes and deciding whether the person is indeed a great chef. While she's cleaning, Hassan approaches her and offers to cook an omelette for her, if she'll help since his hands are heavily bandaged. The following morning Mallory, who deduced who is responsible for the arson and vandalism, dismisses Jean-Pierre and personally cleans the graffiti from Maison Mumbai. Hassan catches the arsonists in the act and scares them off, but his hands are burned. The war peaks on Bastille Day when one of Mallory's chefs, Jean-Pierre, and two others vandalize the Kadams' restaurant by spray-painting words which translate to "France for the French" on the outer wall and firebombing the interior. A cold war erupts between Abbu and Mallory. However, by the day of their opening night, the Kadams learn she has bought all the locally available ingredients they need. Since she claims she won't be able to attend, Hassan offers their menu as an olive branch. Mallory visits while the Kadams are preparing for their restaurant opening. Abbu buys the property, even though the rest of his family is against it, and names the restaurant "Maison Mumbai". Abbu sits with his family at a French restaurant drinking only water and not touching alcohol. While Abbu and Hassan are visiting the property, Madame Mallory ( Helen Mirren), proprietor of Le Saule Pleureur and purporting to act as caretaker for the owners of the abandoned restaurant, asks the Kadams to leave because it is "private property". It is located directly across the street - only a hundred feet (30 m) - from Le Saule Pleureur.
On the way to the car repair shop, Abbu sees an abandoned restaurant building available for purchase. Abbu is amazed at the quality of the food in the village and its availability and learns that Marguerite made the food herself. She brings the Kadams to her apartment and treats them to cold food but no pork, even though pork is a French delicacy. Marguerite ( Charlotte Le Bon), a sous chef at an upscale French restaurant named "Le Saule Pleureur" ("The Weeping Willow"), passes by and offers to help the Kadams find an auto repair shop and a guest house. Shortly after entering France, the brakes on Abbu's van fail near Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the Midi-Pyrénées. Seeking asylum in Europe, the family first settles in London, where their residence proves ill-suited for a restaurant. Abbu Kadam ( Om Puri) and his family evacuate the guests, but the mother dies in the fire.
However, a mob attacks and firebombs the restaurant over an election dispute. He shops with her for seafood and is, from childhood, a connoisseur of seafood who can find the best quality by smell and taste.
The second-oldest son, Hassan Haji ( Manish Dayal), is being trained to replace his mother ( Juhi Chawla) as the restaurant's main cook. A Konkani Muslim Kadam family runs a restaurant in Mumbai.
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