Tandoori tastes: Perceptions of Indian restaurants in America

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-26

  Josiam, Bharath M ^a   Monteiro, Prema A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian studies; Customer satisfaction; Ethnic groups; Food and drink; Perception; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249121644     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110410516525     Document Type: Article

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