

The two restaurateurs became bitter enemies which culminated in a physical altercation in which Hassan was badly burned. Though Abbas had every right to open his restaurant, Madame Mallory tried to have it shut down.

She was outraged when Abbas, who was loud and boisterous, began building his restaurant. Mallory was a sharp-tongued recluse who was obsessed with only one thing in life – her restaurant and earning a three-star rating from the prestigious Michelin board of directors. It was run by celebrated master chef Madame Gertrude Mallory. Abbas was unaware that directly across the road from the old mansion was a famous restaurant and inn named Le Saule Pleureur. After learning that there was no Indian restaurant in the village, Abbas bought the house with plans to redesign part of it mansion as a restaurant. The break down happened in front of an old mansion that was for sale. While they were on vacation, their car broke down in Lumiere, a small village in France. Abbas tried to keep busy to overcome the thoughts of his wife's death. But, when that fell through, he decided to take the family on an extended European vacation. He decided to go into a business in London. Abbas had made a small fortune when he sold his restaurant in West Bombay. They felt comfortable in Southall because there were a lot of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi transplants in the area. The family mourned deeply.Ībbas decided that the family needed a new start and moved them to London. Unfortunately, Hassan’s mother couldn’t escape and died from her injuries. One day, the restaurant was attacked by protestors who set fire to the building. Unlike his father, Abbas stopped hiring boys from the slum which hurt and enraged the people of the old neighborhood. After Hassan’s grandfather died, Abbas took over the operation. Hassan's mother kept the restaurant's books because she was good with numbers. Eventually, his grandfather moved the restaurant into a nicer middle-class neighborhood.Ībbas, his father, was actively involved in Hassan's grandfather's restaurant. The family lived in a poverty-stricken area above Hassan's grandfather’s restaurant. Hassan was the second-born in his family. Morais is the story of Hassan Haji who rises from the slums of West Bombay to become one of the elite chefs of Paris.
