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Arguably one of the country’s most celebrated pastry provocateurs, Bombay-born Jehangir Mehta won admirers—and pushed palates—with his deliriously avant-garde creations at Jean Georges and Aix, where he wielded ingredients like star anise, licorice and candied celery. Now, he branches out with this sweet-and-savory spot in the East Village, an eclectic shoebox-size boite with only 18 seats. While the Indian-influenced space, which he designed himself, may be tiny, expect flavors that are mammoth: Mehta will be serving up equally eclectic, international small plates that, natch, will feature his trademark affinity for bold flavors and spices: chiles, sambhar, tumeric and, yes, star anise.

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