Short order: Truck art at MG Road

Want a tutorial in Indian street food and culture? On April 27, Asheville’s MG Road will host a screening of the short documentary film, “Horn Please.”

The movie is based on the age-old folk tradition of Indian truck art, focusing on its evolution and the people who interact with it.

“It would’ve been impossible to tell the story of Chai Pani and MG Road without telling the story of the streets of India,” said restaurant owner Meherwan Irani. “And one of the iconic images of the streets of India is the Tata truck, colorfully painted and bedecked with ornaments and charms.”

According to a news release for the documentary: “The designs painted on the trucks do not merely stand for aesthetic purposes, but they also attempt to depict religious, sentimental, and emotional viewpoints of everyone related to the truck industry.”

Irani said most art inside Chai Pani and MG Road is inspired by trucks. And his restaurants serve another purpose, in addition to serving food.

“I’ve always felt that Chai Pani has an obligation to promote not just the street food of India, but its culture, its art and its diversity, and to always provide context, which I believe leads to a deeper understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the cuisine,” he said.

MG Road will serve Indian truck food and a glass of Grand Trunk Road punch at the April 27 screening, which starts at 7 p.m. More info: www.projecthornplease

.com. Tickets at www.hornplease.splashthat.com. MG Road is at 19 Wall Street.

Lunch at Seven Sows

Seven Sows Bourbon and Larder is now open for lunch five days a week, with brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

Among the small-plate menu items are buttermilk hushpuppies with pimento cheese fondue ($5) and a romaine salad with farmer’s cheese, boiled egg, pickled onion and Buncombe County Ranch ($7).

And it’s probably the only place in Asheville where you can find Kentucky Hot Brown, an open-faced, decadent pile of a sandwich with mornay sauce, turkey, country ham and green tomato relish.

Seven Sows is at 77 Biltmore Ave.

Open this week: a new Moe’s

On Wednesday this week, a new Moe’s Southwest Grill franchise opened at 360 Merrimon Avenue with an event that raised money for the Black Mountain Home for Children.

This is the third Asheville-area Moe’s location. Its regular hours will be 11-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.

The Atlanta-based chain is known for its burritos and casual Southwestern-style foods. Moe’s also operates restaurants on Airport Road in Arden and on Hendersonville Road.

Merrimon Avenue now has a string of new food-related businesses: Chick-fil-A,Trader’s Joe’s and a Harris Teeter market.