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"Palo Alto's Ettan Brings a Slice of India to the Bay Area"

Architectural Digest

Since coming on the Bay Area dining scene in February 2020, ETTAN has redefined how people experience Indian cuisine; creating a unique confluence of the Indian palette with California fresh ingredients. Our aim is to encourage people to experience the richness and depth of Indian flavors in a vibrant and healthy manner – marrying Eastern sensibilities with Western expression, that is enhanced by an international design aesthetic.

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AYESHA THAPAR

FOUNDER & CO-OWNER

Ettan unites Thapar's business savvy, creativity, and keen interest in both hospitality and design. Typical of the fervor and drive she brings to all her endeavors, Ayesha dove deep into every detail of the restaurant. Her personal and artistic flair, as well as her knowledge of contemporary Indian art and culture, is reflected in each aspect of the carefully crafted Ettan experience.A consummate project innovator with a successful track record across various industries, prior to founding Ettan she served as Joint Managing Director of Indian City Properties (a developer of ultra-premium commercial and residential properties in India, helmed a VOIP telecom company that she grew many folds under her tutelage and was both the creative and business force behind a U.S. line of fashion accessories which merged the richness of the East with the glamour of the West and was sold in over 50 upscale retail locations.

Chef Shri

SRIJITH GOPINATHAN

EXECUTIVE CHEF & CO-OWNER

Innovator of the Cal-Indian culinary genre and the most decorated Indian chef cooking in the United States today, Chef Sri has helmed the kitchen at Taj Campton Place in San Francisco since 2008 where he has continually earned two Michelin stars and 3.5 stars from the San Francisco Chronicle.

A native of Kerala, India (where he learned to cook in his grandmother's kitchen), Chef received his formal training at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and via "staging" at the Michelin two-star Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in England where he honed his repertoire in classical European techniques. A culinary master, his highly personal blend of East and West sensibilities allows him to present the flavors of the east with a western flair that is both unique and faithful to his Indian roots.

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Vision 


ETTAN redefines how people experience Indian cuisine; creating a unique confluence of the Indian palette with California fresh ingredients. Our aim is to encourage people to experience the richness and depth of Indian flavors in a vibrant and healthy manner - marrying Eastern sensibilities with Western expression, presented through an international design aesthetic

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Decor 


Founder Ayesha Thapar and nationally recognized Interior Designer Thomas Schoos (Morimoto, Tao, Herringbone, Seersucker) worked closely to create a visual language that strongly defines the ETTAN experience. Vintage elements with a contemporary sensibility: combine with eclectic elements of California industrial chic to create a deconstructed elegance that is casual by day and sexy by night. Indigo, steeped in history and tradition, is the main accent color. High ceilings, exposed brick walls, decorative tiles, hanging plants and greenery - plus a one-of-a-kind textured glass dome roof - are distinctive details of the design.

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Decor 


Founder Ayesha Thapar and nationally recognized Interior Designer Thomas Schoos (Morimoto, Tao, Herringbone, Seersucker) worked closely to create a visual language that strongly defines the ETTAN experience. Vintage elements with a contemporary sensibility: combine with eclectic elements of California industrial chic to create a deconstructed elegance that is casual by day and sexy by night. Indigo, steeped in history and tradition, is the main accent color. High ceilings, exposed brick walls, decorative tiles, hanging plants and greenery - plus a one-of-a-kind textured glass dome roof - are distinctive details of the design.

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Name 


ETTAN means "breath" in Sanskrit, breath being the essence and center of one's life force. Rooted in India, it has a global sound and feel that is simultaneously soft and romantic: distinctive and unusual.


ETTAN means fresh, vibrant Cal-Indian flavors that create a unique confluence of the Indian palette with California fresh ingredients

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Name 


ETTAN means "breath" in Sanskrit, breath being the essence and center of one's life force. Rooted in India, it has a global sound and feel that is simultaneously soft and romantic: distinctive and unusual.


ETTAN means fresh, vibrant Cal-Indian flavors that create a unique confluence of the Indian palette with California fresh ingredients

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