Bob Marley and Jesus watch you bite into a mutton pan roll

Updated on: 18 November,2009 06:53 AM IST |
Dhvani Solani |

Allan Pereira of Candies, the man behind Bandra's most popular chain of snack shacks, is also an amateur mosaic artist. Drop by at the Pali Hill outlet to check out a giant new mosaic dedicated to peace

Plump foil plate of Lasagna, a scrumptious-tangy Prawn Pattice, a refreshing Lemonadeu00a0- you can't run out of reasons to drop by at any of Bandra's three Candies outlets. But here's one more. The Pali branch boasts a brand new, gigantic peace mosaic that brings together Bob Marley, Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.

The Bandra resident painstakingly puts together coloured marble bits to create pensive faces of women, Biblical scenes, birds and abstracts. "It's therapeutic. The religious references aren't deliberate. I don't even read the Bible. These are just pretty images I may have seen somewhere. They've stayed with me," he says.u00a0

The highest level sports a black-and-white Michael Jackson work that Pereira says is his way of paying tribute to the legend. The peace collage is inspired by a picture he had seen on the net.

At: Candies, St Andrews Road, 5AA Pali Hill, Bandra (W). Call: 26424125. Other outlets at Union Park and next to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra (W).

You can't leave Candies without tucking into:
Mutton Pan Roll: Rs 25
Lasagne Verde: Rs 100
Cheese-stuffed Chicken Lollipops: Rs 20
Cinnamon-sprinkled Cappuccino: Rs 40
Potato and Mayo Salad: Rs 50