{"id":11,"date":"2026-06-19T05:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T05:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:41:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4e72b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-e149fca \" data-id=\"3c4e72b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3c4e72b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3c4e72b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f22222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4f22222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ============================================================\r\n     MASALA KITCHEN \u2014 PAGE BODY\r\n     Self-contained block: paste into the page's HTML widget.\r\n     Includes its own base styles, fonts, hero slideshow and\r\n     scroll-reveal scripts so it renders standalone. 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class=\"glow\"><\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <span class=\"lbl\">Modern Indian \u00b7 Sydney<\/span>\r\n          <h1>Unedited, <span class=\"pk\">unapologetically<\/span> authentic.<\/h1>\r\n          <p>The oldest flavours of India, intense and intoxicating, made by hand. Eight neighbourhood kitchens across Sydney.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"h-cta\">\r\n          <a href=\"#locations\" class=\"btn btn-pink\">Reserve a Table <span class=\"a\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"#about\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">Our Story<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"tile h-img rv d2\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide active\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"From the tandoor\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Curries and classics\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the kitchen\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"slide\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website-mural-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Our neighbourhoods\">\r\n        <div class=\"cap\"><b id=\"hcapT\">Charred &amp; Smoked<\/b><span id=\"hcapS\">From the tandoor<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"h-dots\" id=\"hdots\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <a class=\"tile h-stat link rv d1\" href=\"#locations\">\r\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\">\u25cd<\/span><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div><b>8<\/b><small>Kitchens across Sydney<\/small><\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n      <div class=\"tile h-stat rv d2\">\r\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\">\u2726<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div><b><span class=\"g\">$7<\/span>+<\/b><small>Daily happy hour pours<\/small><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <a class=\"tile h-stat link rv d3\" href=\"#more\">\r\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\">\u26b2<\/span><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div><b>Classes<\/b><small>Cook with our chefs<\/small><\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n      <a class=\"tile h-stat link rv d4\" href=\"#more\">\r\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\">\u2756<\/span><span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div><b>Gift Cards<\/b><small>Give the gift of flavour<\/small><\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/header>\r\n\r\n  <!-- ABOUT -->\r\n  <section class=\"sec\" id=\"about\" style=\"padding-top:30px\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap about\">\r\n      <div class=\"tile about-txt rv\">\r\n        <span class=\"lbl\">Welcome to Masala Kitchen<\/span>\r\n        <h2>A taste trip to the <span class=\"pk\">soul<\/span> of Indian cooking.<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Masala Kitchen presents the concept of modern Indian cuisine, unedited and unapologetically authentic. Every dish carries intense, intoxicating aromas, made in a hand crafted manner.<\/p>\r\n        <p>Using only the <b>freshest top quality ingredients<\/b> and chefs trained in the traditional Indian school, we deliver a truly unique sensory experience.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"about-feats\">\r\n          <div><b>100%<\/b><small>Hand crafted<\/small><\/div>\r\n          <div><b>Daily<\/b><small>Ground spices<\/small><\/div>\r\n          <div><b>Local<\/b><small>Menu per kitchen<\/small><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"tile about-img rv d2\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Masala Kitchen\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- SIGNATURE -->\r\n  <section class=\"sec\" id=\"menu\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n      <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\r\n        <div><span class=\"lbl\">The Table<\/span><h2>Plates worth the journey<\/h2><\/div>\r\n        <p>Regional India reimagined for the modern table, without losing a note of its soul.<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sig\">\r\n        <article class=\"tile sig-card rv d1\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Masala Thali\">\r\n          <div class=\"si\"><span class=\"t\">Signature<\/span><h3>The Masala Thali<\/h3><p>A guided tour of the regions, one platter.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n        <article class=\"tile sig-card rv d2\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tandoor\">\r\n          <div class=\"si\"><span class=\"t\">From the Tandoor<\/span><h3>Charred &amp; Smoked<\/h3><p>Marinated overnight, fired in clay.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n        <article class=\"tile sig-card rv d3\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/masalakitchen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20Masala_EdPark_071221-min-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Curries\">\r\n          <div class=\"si\"><span class=\"t\">Slow Cooked<\/span><h3>Curries &amp; Classics<\/h3><p>Layered spice, simmered low and slow.<\/p><\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <!-- LOCATIONS -->\r\n  <section class=\"sec\" id=\"locations\" style=\"padding-top:0\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n      <div class=\"sec-head rv\">\r\n        <div><span class=\"lbl\">Our Locations<\/span><h2>In every neighbourhood<\/h2><\/div>\r\n        <p>From the Nepean River to leafy Lane Cove. 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