Our Work
Three restaurants.
Built from scratch.
Karuna Kumar founded and operated three restaurants across North Carolina — different markets, different concepts, one consistent standard of craft. This is the foundation she now brings to the Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, and beyond.
Surf City, NC
Delhi Darling
Destination dining on the Carolina coast.
A Pan Indian destination restaurant that brought the breadth of the subcontinent — from Kundapur Ghee Roast to Bengali Daab Chingri — to a beach town on the Topsail Island coast. Home of the original Darling Naan Pizza.
Delhi Darling, Surf City, NC — Restaurant Photography
Apex, NC
Tandoori Trail
Awadhi heart. Pan Indian soul.
The Triangle area's most regionally ambitious Indian restaurant, built around the slow-cooked traditions of Lucknow alongside the coastal and royal kitchens of India. Kakori Kebab, Lamb Shank Nihari, dum biryanis, and Rajputana Safed Maas.
Tandoori Trail, Apex, NC — Restaurant Photography
Smithfield, NC
Tandoori Trail
Indian food for everyday North Carolina.
A family restaurant built for Johnston County — accessible everyday Indian with a $15 lunch buffet, sizzler platters, wraps and rolls, and a full dinner menu. Proving great Indian food works at every price point.
Tandoori Trail, Smithfield, NC — Restaurant Photography