India, July 25 -- Punjabi food is having a moment. It has travelled from Pandara Road and the Moti Mahal-type restaurants to find new fame in the world's capitals. In London, Ambassadors Clubhouse, which serves Punjabi food, is packing them in and its new New York outpost is so successful that the New York Times headlined its review last week by noting that "It's one of the hardest reservations in New York." Ligaya Mishan, its reviewer (who really knows her Indian food), said about the cuisine that "If Ambassadors Clubhouse is not quite a revelation, it's in part because of this bounty, but also because Punjabi food was the gateway to Indian cuisine for many New Yorkers." The gateway thing may be the problem for north-Indian food everywhere...