New Goings-On At Curry Up Now
![West Dilli butter chicken biryani -- one of the new regional biryanis at Curry Up Now.](https://www.foodgal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/butter-chicken-biryani-758x1024.jpg)
If it’s been a moment since you’ve dined at Bay Area-grown Curry Up Now, delicious new happenings are afoot.
First, Bikram Das, formerly of Amber India in Santana Row was hired this spring as corporate executive chef.
![Curry Up Now's new corporate executive chef, Bikram Das.](https://www.foodgal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chef-Bikram-Das.jpg)
Second, the San Jose location did away with counter-ordering and instituted full table service indoors and outdoors.
Three, Das has added new dishes to the menu definitely worth checking out.
After dining as a guest at the San Jose location last week, and wiping a brow, I asked him if he had upped the heat on the dishes.
“Oh, yes!,” he replied with a wink.
Indeed, the food is bolder and spicier than previously. The prices remain incredibly reasonable for the portion sizes, too.
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