San Ramon Desi News — August 31, 2026
San Ramon's Indian community is the subject of two stories that together capture the city's evolving identity as a hub for South Asian cultural life in the Bay Area. The arrival of Khaki — a new restaurant built on the combined culinary strength of the Curry Up Now empire and the Michelin Guide-recognised Tiya team — promises to make City Center Bishop Ranch a genuine destination for East Bay diners seeking distinguished Indian food in an approachable setting. And the 15th consecutive staging of the annual Holi celebration at Bishop Ranch underscores how deeply the South Asian community has woven its traditions into the public calendar of the Tri-Valley, producing a festival that draws families and first-time attendees alike for an afternoon of colour, music, and shared celebration. Together, the two stories speak to a community confident in both its commercial and cultural presence in one of California's fastest-growing South Asian corridors.
🍛 Khaki brings Curry Up Now and Tiya teams to Bishop Ranch
City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon is positioned to become one of the Bay Area's most compelling addresses for Indian food, following the debut of Khaki — a new restaurant born from the collaboration of two of the region's most celebrated South Asian culinary teams. The venture unites the forces behind Curry Up Now, the widely popular East Bay mini-empire renowned for its inventive and accessible takes on Indian street food, with the chefs at Tiya, the San Francisco restaurant that earned a coveted Michelin Guide listing for its refined, thoughtful approach to South Asian cuisine. Khaki will open for dinner service at City Center Bishop Ranch, the open-air mall and community gathering complex at 2700 Camino Ramon, a venue that has steadily built a reputation for destination-worthy dining over recent years. The collaboration is notable for the breadth of culinary vision it brings together: where Curry Up Now excels at democratic, high-energy Indian food that draws crowds across demographics, Tiya represents the elevated, technique-forward end of the South Asian culinary spectrum. Khaki is expected to blend those sensibilities into something distinctly its own — laid-back in atmosphere but serious in execution. For San Ramon's substantial Indian American population, which has grown rapidly along the Tri-Valley corridor driven in large part by the technology sector, the arrival of a restaurant of this pedigree at a neighbourhood shopping complex is both a practical convenience and a meaningful signal of the community's cultural and commercial weight in shaping the regional dining landscape. [6]
🎉 Bishop Ranch hosts its 15th annual Holi celebration
City Center Bishop Ranch reached a significant milestone this year by hosting its 15th consecutive annual Holi celebration, cementing its status as the Tri-Valley's premier community venue for South Asian cultural festivities. The event welcomed guests on Sunday, April 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 2700 Camino Ramon near Bishop Drive, for an afternoon anchored by the exuberant colour-throwing traditions of the Hindu Festival of Colors. Holi, observed across the world by Hindu communities and increasingly embraced beyond them, marks the arrival of spring and celebrates the mythological triumph of good over evil; at Bishop Ranch, its celebration has grown into a beloved fixture in the San Ramon Valley's community calendar. Attendees joined in the coloured powder and dye throwing that defines the festival, but the programme extended well beyond that centrepiece: live music performances, the driving rhythm of dhol drummers, dance presentations, intricate henna artistry, selfie stations, and food trucks all formed part of an afternoon crafted to bring together long-time residents and newcomers to the tradition. Admission was set accessibly at ten dollars per adult, with free entry for children aged ten and under, ensuring families across income levels could participate. Fifteen years of continuous programming at the same venue represents a remarkable testament to the depth of roots the South Asian community has established in San Ramon and to the Bishop Ranch complex's sustained commitment to serving as an inclusive civic gathering place for its rapidly growing and culturally active neighbours. [2]
Sources: [6] Eater San Francisco · [2] Patch