Watched Ep 1, and I have to say that I haven’t enjoyed the show in the past, but this seemed like a different Phil. Sweet kept coming to mind.
He was kind and respectful of everyone, from the street vendors to the kids at the STEM program, not just the experts who were taking him around.
I thought the dabbawala (tiffin) piece (which fascinates everyone foreign who encounters it — I had my lunch delivered by them my entire school career 
) was not as disruptive as others and very sweetly done.
I liked who he had show him around and what they ate, mostly. Some things you’d never encounter without really foodie locals. (The Dishoom guy mispronouncing food and street names was pretty hilarious, but again in a sweet way. )
The only dud food-wise was The Bombay Canteen at the end, but that was a tribute to Floyd Cardoz, so it made sense. (I ate there last night and it hasn’t aged well, mostly because the original chef moved on and the group has shifted focus to their newer places.)
Funniest statement of the show: “I’m the only Jewish guy here” while he’s standing literally around the corner from one of the oldest synagogues in Bombay — where was the research team? 
