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.
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Comments Off… 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 granddaughter Paris Hilton is someone you may be more familiar with) and it is in news not just because of the famous surname but because of the unlikely location it has chosen for itself: Janakpuri.
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 OffCurating 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 methods of cooking may have been passed down generations simply through word of mouth, Ayurveda, the “science of medicine” and food, undoubtedly played a significant role in how Indian families across the country cooked and ate.
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 OffDelhi’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 rooms.
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 OffYou wouldn’t think there is either a global recession or an off-season in Goa, crossing the Mandovi in a chartered mini-bus. The vehicle, after all, is just one in a snaking line of several used by hotels to ferry guests to and from the airport.
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