(From a week-long eatathon)
Despite trying to be on a diet this month, I have contrarily found myself in situations where a pizza is sometimes inevitable: A quick lunch with an old friend suddenly struck with a craving for a good cheese pizza, whinning kids, cook going on leave and nothing to cook with at home, birthday meals and, of course, food reviews… How is anyone to lose any weight?
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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 live musical performances; more Bollywood than ghazals.
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 »Yo!China is now offering serious food— selling khao suey (even in Amritsar) and Oberoi-type dim sum buffets. Bye, bye McDonald’s-type positioning…
Whatever we may say about Indian-Chinese, it’s a genre that has spread far and wide. In Hong Kong recently, while we feasted on an enviable spread of dim sums for breakfast and had the chef ladle out healthy hot pots of noodles — with a choice of veggies and meats — that seems to be everyone’s favoured main meal in China, I was surprised to discover the co-existence of “fried noodles” on buffet spreads.
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Cuisines, Restaurants, Trends Tags: Aloo, Amritsar, Australia Canada, Bastardized, Chinese Restaurants, Chowmein, Dim Sums, Food Consultants, Fried Noodles, Fried Rice, Hot Pots, Kukreja, Ladle, Ludhiana, Mainland China, Manchurian, Mother India, Papad, S Type, South East Asia 1 Comment »It may be true that everyone on this planet wants to open up a restaurant at some or the other point in his/her life. But it is equally true that those who do get precisely such a chance are usually in the construction or real estate business.
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings Tags: Appaling, Aseem, Basement Houses, Big Chill, Black Money, Dance Club, Estate Business, Faher, Heir, Indian Army, Kailash, Lakh, Neighbourhood, Party Space, Rant, Rs 1, Sad One, Storeys, Story At Three, Waiters Comments OffTV Chef and restaurateur Marut Sikka’s new restaurant overwhelms you with diverse spice flavours… in a single portion!
In Persian, it means an emperor’s private dining chamber, one used on rare occasions when the royal was not breaking bread with ministers and favourites. And Kainoosh does manage to convey an air of super exclusivity — despite being located in a mall and despite serving up Indian khana to a primarily Indian audience (as yet).
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Destinations Tags: Breaking Bread, Cook Book, Dull Gold, Fashion Designer, Flavours, Gold Foil, Indian Audience, Indian Khana, Mahi Fish, Marinade, Papaji, Pratap Singh, Pride Of Place, Rare Occasions, Restaurant Interiors, Restaurateur, Sikka, Tikka, Tv Chef, Vishal, West India 5 Comments »Punjab Grill by Jiggs Kalra is the best venture yet by the grand old man of north Indian cuisines
By Anoothi Vishal
For years, Jiggs Kalra’s grouse—and joke—with me use d to be “Anoothi, kyon roothi?”. (“Anoothi, why are you upset with me?). It started of after I wrote a piece that he didn’t quite agree with and continued because of the irrestible (for him!) rhyme and also because I would not be seen at most of the usual restaurant launches or festivals, spending my time, instead, cooped up at work, trying to bring out the pages… That, of course, is another story.
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Cuisines Tags: Ablutions, Brain Child, Chutney, Citywalk, Food In India, Gentle Sunlight, Grouse, Gurgaon, Indian Cuisines, Irrestible, Jiggs Kalra, Jug, Peppermint, Restaurant Food, Rhyme, Shot Glass, Showmanship, Spending My Time, Tumultuous Career, Vishal Comments OffPurana Villa promises to serve heritage cuisines from all over the country. Do you really get these?
Frankly, I had no plans of writing a review for this one. After all, what can you say about what essentially is—or should be—strictly a “neighbourhood Indian restaurant”?
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings Tags: Affability, Blinkers, Caterer, Cuisines, Free Masons, Hot Team, Indian Recipes, Jor Bagh, Kebab, Kebabs, Kitchen Hands, Masonic Lodges, Onion Garlic, Punjabi, Quail, Quail Recipes, Raj, Secret Ceremonies, Spin Doctors, Times Of India Comments OffErstwhile Thai Wok partners slug it out with two Thai restaurants in one month, in the same neighbourhood. As Thai High restarts at Ambawatta, we check out challenger Emperor’s Kitchen
The restaurant launched with a quintessential Delhi society party in December. “We have just received confirmation from the Chief Minister herself,” a breathless PR type had purred into the phone expecting, no doubt, to have me jump up in glee and rush to the event.
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Cuisines Tags: Aam, Admi, Chief Minister, Cityscape, Decent Prices, Delhi Restaurant, Fashionable Society, Foggy Night, Genuine Food, Glee, Gupta, No Doubt, Party Space, Pr Hype, Pr Type, Qutab Minar, Restaurant Thai, Rooftop Restaurant, Thai Restaurants, Travel And Leisure, Travel And Leisure Magazine, Wok Comments OffWhat is the cuisine of Tahiti? We go hoping to sample some Tiki culture only to find it obscured by food consultancy in India!
We’ll have to agree that Jolly Rogers is a rather stupid name for a restaurant to have: I mean, if someone asks you, ‘where are you going to eat out this evening?’ how would “Jolly Rogers” sound?
Posted in Anoothi's Ratings, Cuisines Tags: Cabanas, Candle Lights, Climes, Couple Of Minutes, Foggy Monday, Food Consultant, French Polynesia, Glass Building, Having Fun, Jolly Rogers, Manu, Pirate Ship, Print Outs, Sleight Of Hand, Spending Power, Stupid Name, Tiki Bars, Tiki Masks, Tiny Candle, What The Heck 1 Comment »A European foodie and our own food critic compare notes
Yesterday I went to a lovely brunch at a farmhouse in Delhi courtesy my work as a journalist and met an interesting and opinionated Italian lady with very definite recommendations on dining in New Delhi. VaA European foodie and our own food critic compare notes By Anoothi Vishal Yesterday I went to a lovely brunch at a farmhouse in Delhi courtesy my work as a journalist and met an interesting and opinionated Italian lady with very definite recommendations on dining in New Delhi.
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