Authenticity

1.What is your view on authenticity with reference to theme restaurants?(The reason for the researcher to ask this question is to gain an insight into the extent as to what a consumer thinks about authenticity)

2. What do you think about lucknowi cuisine?( The objective behind this question is to relate this question with the previous question to get the desired result)

3. What makes lucknowi style of cooking so different from other similar methods?( The researcher is trying to bring out the factors which helps in defining authenticity)

4. How authentic is replication of a theme? ( the rationale behind this question is to find out whether replicas make the same amount of business or no)

5. There are 2 Rajasthani restaurants. Restaurant A and Restaurant B. Restaurant A is located in the city of Bombay and serves authentic Rajasthani food, whereas restaurant B is located in Rajasthan itself and serves its local food. Which restaurant among these would you choose and why? (The rationale behind this question is similar to the above mentioned i.e.; factors / determinants which help define Authenticity)

6. Does the style of cooking play a significant role? ( the rationale behind this question is to improvise on the uniqueness of the cuisine)

7. What kind of a role do the ingredients play in defining the authenticity of a cuisine? ( The reason behind this question is to define authentic cuisine through which the researcher will later develop a better understanding of the word “authentic”)

8. What are your views on ‘Theme Based Restaurants’? Are they able to create the so called ‘authentic experiences’?

9. Any comments or suggestions?