Mumbai’s new-age meal delivery services think inside the box. Vegan, vegetarian, global and calorie-counting -- these new-age lunch delivery services in Mumbai make the grade. Read the full story on CNNGo.com here.

Until a few years ago, the dabba or the Indian lunch box (transported from residences to offices) was made of steel, stacked three, sometimes five, storeys high and contained a traditional Indian meal of rotis, pulses, vegetables and rice.

Since then, the urban office meal has come a long way. It’s been flattened into ready-to-microwave trays, folded into cardboard boxes and calorie-counted into individual diet dishes.

Sex up your career with our free monthly listings of super fun job openings in the city, from working for an uber cool designer to landing gigs at music festivals, ad agencies and top restaurants. Published on the last Friday of every month.

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Masaba Gupta

The designer is looking to hire a female merchandiser for her workshop. Must have merchandising/marketing experience and NOT a fashion design background. PS: No creative heads or bloated egos, please. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Indiecesion

The online platform for music news and opinion wants sub editors and feature writers clued in to the Indian and international music scene. Also, web developers, summer interns and contributing writers to bring the requisite amount of awesomeness to the table. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Akansha Foundation

This non-profit organisation is looking to hire class teachers and subject teachers for Marathi, Social Studies, Art and Sports. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Elle Decor

This magazine needs ad sales executives to join their Mumbai team. Previous work experience in Media Sales preferred. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Le Sutra Hospitality

PR and marketing executive with a minimum of two years experience will get to conceptualise fun activities around Out of the Blue restaurant, Le Sutra Art Hotel and Cafe Bean Garu. Interacting with press, working with sponsors and perhaps, sampling free food, is all part of the job description. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

What: Thermal haircuts by Nisheeta, call 9867982837 for an appointment, Rs 1,200.

Why: Splitting up? Patch up at this tress therapist’s Mahim home, where she uses special hot scissors plugged into a computer to analyse your hair for the right temperature. This routine seals the tips of your hair, and just like that, you’re back together again.

When: You need happy ends.

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Saffron Education

This academic center is looking for candidates with a passion for education, travel and an interest in joining a young and dynamic start-up. The job also involves travelling within India, Bhutan and China. Send you resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MissMalini.com

This hip entertainment portal is looking for the following: A fashion blogger with a passion for fashion and Photoshop and iMovie skills to match; A film junkie who eats, breathes and sleeps Bollywood; a culture vulture who has essential knowledge of pop, indie, rock, alternative music, will get to review Mumbai’s music scene and everything in between; and a designer/animator/illustrator (must send in their work samples.) Email your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mad O Wot

Sapna Bhavnani is looking to hire junior hairstylists for Mad O Wot’s outlets in Bandra and Versova. Drop in to leave your resume or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Conde Nast India

Senior and Mid level positions at Conde Nast India in the PR, Subscriptions, Editorial and sales department. Please mention the concerned department as your subject line and send your resume to Azeema Pardiwala at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Shopping

Anaita Shroff Adajania, fashion director, Vogue India: For bespoke tailoring visit Avinash Punjabi, Golden Boutique, 4, Mandlik Road, opposite Colaba Police Station, Colaba.

Priya Kishori, owner of Bombay Electric: Strand is hands down my favourite book store in the country with a mind boggling selection of titles; their secret weapon is a super book finding service. Strand Book Stall, C-15, Dhannur Building, Sir PM Road, Fort, call 22661719.

Amrita Deliwala, partner, Attic: Our printer is prompt, always meets deadlines and delivers a super final product. Angarki Art, Savji Mysore Estate, next to Sona Udhyog, P.P Road, Andheri (E), call Hitesh Dodia at 9820263324 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The official guide (buy/eat/use) for all working girls and boys.

Accountant: Fill the costing couch position with Mr Anil Masand’s firm and stay in everybody’s good books. Anil Masand, Khar, call 26482720.

Bespoke Corporate Wear: Trained under Shabina Khan, Gavin Miguel and Satya Paul, Neha Ahuja can stitch you up a storm of stylish work wear within a week. Tailor swift! Neha Ahuja, workshops in Worli and Juhu, call 9820279216 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , start at Rs 500.

Bespoke Dress Shoes For Men: Sport London School of Fashion graduate Sarah Sheikh’s custom made Oxfords, brogues, lace-ups, and you’ll have all the office bootlickers lined up outside your cabin. She also does clothing for men. Call 9930584392, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or view the Facebook group here, start at Rs 4,000.

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Cricinfo.com (www.cricinfo.com)

The world's leading cricket website is looking for staff at the junior level for its offices in Mumbai and Bangalore. The job involves a large amount of desk work - editing, rewriting, trawling for news - and the opportunity for original writing, all in the company of cricket tragics and anoraks. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Republic Advertising Agency

Junior and senior copywriters with one to five years of experience to work on interesting accounts like Olive Bar & Kitchen, Harley Davidson and The Trident. Send in your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bollywood Hungama Movie Portal (www.bollywoodhungama.com)

Content executives with one to two years of experience in journalism to write about movies, interview celebrities, build interactive properties and party. Freshers can apply by providing writing samples. Send in your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Only Much Louder Artist and Event Management Firm

Interns (Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore) to work with event agencies, coordinate with live music venues and profile artists in the electronica genre across India. Send in your resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 9920422203.

What: Personalised Monopoly boards by Hiral Malde, call 9819055765 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , order a week in advance, Rs 4,500 (includes original Monopoly).

Why: Watching pawn? Stop flying solo and call Hiral Malde who brings her A Game, putting together personalised Monopoly sets complete with your favourite brands, bands, Bombay landmarks and get-out -of-gym cards.

When: You need a honey lender.

What: Dial-A-Book, call 9650457457 / 9971243364, view the Facebook group here, free delivery, shipped in 2 to 3 working days.

Why: We’ve already established that reading is sexy, and now it comes with a hotline. This dial-a-novel extension is answered not by Madame Bovary but a certain Mr Mayank, who is well-versed enough to give you recommendations and track down titles that are hard to find in Mumbai bookstores. We even got a discount on our order of The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor.

When: You want a sigh-fi story.

What: Bespoke dress shoes for men, call Sarah Sheikh on 9930584392, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or view the Facebook group here, start at Rs 4,000.

Why: This shoemaker elves deep into the psyche of men’s dressing rituals, concluding that Bombay boys need better party shoes. Give this London School of Fashion graduate a call to get your polished lot of leather Oxfords and lace-ups. Also see her fine line of bespoke men’s clothing.

When: You want to be Don Dapper.