As the exclusive New York brand Megu opens its first outpost in India, will it redefine luxury dining – and service– in India? Last week saw the opening of what is certainly going to be one of the most high-profile restaurants in the country for a while. Megu, the exclusive, New York-based contemporary-Japanese diner made [...]
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The Gamechanger?
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 24th, 2012
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Comments OffThe perfect trout and my Kasauli holiday
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on November 12th, 2010
I love fish, but let me confess: I am scared to death, like a good, land-bound north Indian, of the bones. So, I always opt for sea fish over fresh water, shell fish over any fish and fillet over a jhol. But the trout mmm, the trout, when it arrived on the table, did away [...]
Posted in Destinations, Hotels Tags: Afternoon Sun, Better Time, Chandigarh, Colonial Town, Early Winter, Fillet, French Fries, Hordes, Indulgence, Lemon Butter Sauce, Mountain Enthusiasts, Northern India, Pine Cones, Sea Fish, Shawls, Shell Fish, Simple Joys, Trout Fish, Water Shell, Winter Enthusiasts 1 Comment »Hilton comes calling in Janakpuri…
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on August 23rd, 2010
… but it’s strictly average—except for the staff By Anoothi Vishal The determined onslaught by foreign hospitality chains into the Indian market means that the industry is currently abuzz with who is moving where. Amongst the biggest players to have entered Delhi this year is the Hilton—the US-based brand founded by Conrad Hilton (whose great [...]
Posted in Luxury Tags: Bling, Blown Glass Chandelier, Business Hotel, Coffee Shop, Conrad Hilton, Fortunes, Great Granddaughter, Impressive Space, Interior Design, Led Lights, Marble, Metro Line, No Doubt, Onslaught, Paris Hilton, Profitable Venture, Residential Locality, Rich Areas, Speciality Restaurants, West Delhi Comments OffMonsoon cuisines of India
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on July 24th, 2010
Curating a monsoon food and art festival at The Park New Delhi has been fun and a good learning experience. I discovered the importance of seasonal foods in our cooking traditions… Seasonal diets have always been an intrinsic part of Indian regional cuisine(s). While we may not have had codified “kitchen literature”, and recipes and [...]
Posted in Cuisines, Culture in India, Eat Healthy, Luxury Tags: Agrarian World, Art Festival, Art Literature, Climactic Conditions, Cuisines Of India, Curating, Family Recipes, Food Community, Ganpati, Golen, Indian Families, Methods Of Cooking, Monsoons In India, Odd Shower, Onam, Rakshabandhan, Regional Cuisine, Savouries, Seasonal Foods, Teej Comments OffWine bar, bread bar, Baluchi bar bar
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on July 9th, 2010
An old Delhi restaurant gets a spanking new makeover— successfully By Anoothi Vishal Growing up in Delhi, one restaurant that I frequented more than any other was Baluchi at the then hotel Intercontinental. Part of an older genre of “Indian” restaurants, this was a family favourite, as much for its tikkas and curries as for [...]
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Hotels Tags: Argentinan, Baluchistan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Curries, Delhi Restaurant, Dips, Fenugreek, Indian Food, Indian Restaurants, Kashmir, Mals, Massis, Musical Performances, Old Delhi, Radish, Roti, Sauvignon Blancs, Tikkas, Vishal, Wine Bar 1 Comment »Get, Set, Games: Sneak peek into prez suite at Ashoka Hotel
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 3rd, 2010
Delhi’s preparation for the Commonwealth Games may be sorely behind schedule but some projects have got completed. The sprawling, government-owned Ashoka Hotel, occupying prime real estate in Chanakyapuri, was scheduled to get a makeover from its smelly, dingy ways to designer-fitted look and some designers had already been booked to do up each of the [...]
Posted in Commonwealth, Hotels, Luxury Tags: Anjali, Ashoka Hotel Delhi, Commonwealth Games, Designers, Goel, Hotel Asia, Hotel Deals, Luxury Hotel, Makeover, Prime Real Estate, Sneak Peek, Travel Intelligence Comments OffHeritage Tourism: The Royal Heritage Tripura Castle
Posted by Tushar Mathur on September 10th, 2009
If you don’t want to do the usual touristy trail in India—Agra, Jaipur, Delhi in the north; or then again Mumbai and Pune, or Kerala and Goa – an interesting region to explore is north-eastern India. Usually considered cut off from mainstream culture and society — even within India – the region’s pristine beauty, mountains, [...]
Posted in Heritage, Hotels Tags: Brahmaputra River, Burman, Common Man, Culture And Society, Darjeeling, Deeps, Dream University, Dynasties, Earth Man, Eastern India, Heritage Hotel, Heritage Tourism, Kishore, Mainstream Culture, Nobel Prize Winner, Pristine Beauty, Rabindranath Tagore, Royal Heritage, Shantiniketan, Tripura 1 Comment »Waters of the sun god: In Suraj Kund, at the new Claridges hotel
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on July 27th, 2009
For as long as I can remember, Suraj Kund (“the sun’s pool”), on the outskirts of Delhi, has been known for its crafts fair every February. Sponsored by the tourism authority of India, this is when regional craftsmen from all corners of the country gather to sell art and furniture, embroidered fabric, hand-made fans, marble [...]
Posted in Hotels Tags: Banqueting Facilities, Business Hotel, Charming Property, Claridges Hotel, Conferencing Space, Fabric Hand, Flatscreen Tvs, Folding Mirror, Folk Dance, Glass Wall, Private Balconies, Puppetry, Shell Animals, Spacious Bath, Sun God, Sundowner, Suraj Kund, Tourism Authority, Ups, Walk In Closet Comments OffThe world’s only all-vegetarian hotel
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on July 20th, 2009
Despite the prevalence of “Jain” Chinese and Thai (particularly in Mumbai), Udupi restaurants, Gujarati thalis and Vaishnav Bhojanalays, it is a truth universally acknowledged that vegetarians do get a raw deal when eating out. The easy availability of more exotic vegetables and ingredients today — morels and truffles, for instance are much more expensive than [...]
Posted in Hotels, Restaurants Tags: Biryanis, Business Communities, Business Travelers, Commonwealth Games, Country Inn And Suites, Experience Country, International Travelers, Latest Fad, Meat Eaters, Morels, Oriental Section, Paneer, Restaurant Menus, Soya Products, Star Property, Thalis, Vaishnav, Vegetarian Hotel, Vegetarian Restaurant, World Cuisine 1 Comment »India’s Top Chefs rate their Peers
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on July 19th, 2009
We asked the country’s top chefs to rate their top chefs (excluding themselves). Manjit Gill, Corporate Chef, ITC 1. Rahul Akerkar, Indigo, Mumbai 2. Ananda Solomon 3. Imtiaz Quereshi Criteria: A chef’s primary job is to cook. He should be able to put a meal together himself. He should be a good human being, not [...]
