- Akbar: Cloves and cinnamon... They're like a crazy aunt and uncle: very noisy, very opinionated, but a little goes a long way.
- Samir: I hired you to work here. I want you to work here. But you have to check with me before you go hiring people or firing people or buying live chickens.
- Regular #1: A man should have three passions in his life: his work, his religion, and his cricket.
- Regular #3: What about his wife?
- Regular #1: A wife is not a passion. A wife is... an expense!
- Akbar: Cumin is a saucy wench. She'll give you great pleasure, but she herself is never satisfied, so be careful.
- Samir: I don't know why I'm doing this. I'm a chef; I don't need to take cooking lessons from a cab driver.
- Carrie: I know that place. I used to eat there, but I don't remember it tasting this good. Mind you, all I could afford back then were the free pappadams.