CIVIC, the controlling body for Champagne, holds an annual promotional event in the country whereby a handful of food and lifestyle journalists are invited to experience champagne in a variety of settings. With India being an important destination for its future and the French body keen, no doubt, to tap into the growing middle class market in the country, there is quite an attempt to pitch champagne not just as a celebration drink—as it is usually perceived the world over.
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Champagne, gossip and the Falaknuma Palace
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 6th, 2011
Posted in Destinations 
Tags: Annee 2000, Ayala, Bollinger, Champagnes, Crore, Falaknuma Palace, French Body, Krug, Next Morning, Nihari, Nizam, No Doubt, Numerology, Palace Hotel, Rajiv, Rs 120, Scribes, Seared Scallops, Singhal, Swimming Pool, Vishal 
Comments OffHilton 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 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 OffMathur food festival at Fire, The Park, New Delhi
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on April 24th, 2010
Often labeled “sharabi-kebabi” or “adhe Mussalman” (half Muslim) because of their gastronomic adventurousness, the Mathur-Kayasthas have always considered themselves to be sophisticates, well versed in matters cultural—and culinary. Often, in a household, the passion for music (or dramatics and urdu poetry) would only be overshadowed by an interest in food, with dining room conversations routinely centred around the next meal!
Posted in Cuisines, Culture in India, Recipes Tags: Adhe, British India, Cosmopolitanism, Dramatics, Espousal, Food Festival, Kurtas, Medieval India, Menfolk, Mughal, No Doubt, Preferred Attire, Princely States, Religious Practices, Room Conversations, Shaayari, Sophisticates, Time Members, Vaishnavite, Womenfolk 3 Comments »Thai wars: Curry for “socialistas”… and aam admi
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 23rd, 2010
Erstwhile 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 OffA restaurant with Zest
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on October 10th, 2009
All those complaining of a slowdown in Delhi should take a reality check at Zest, the posh new restaurant, that has just opened at DLF Emporio, the luxury mall once written off by complainers as a dead and buried place with few takers in the time of a global recession.
Posted in Restaurants Tags: Capital One, Complainers, Dlf, Filet Mignon, Foot Area, Garlic Prawns, Global Recession, Meditteranean, Mezze, Muhammara, Nibble, No Doubt, Person Charge, Real Food, Rs 2, Show Windows, Sq Foot, Walnuts, Wonderful News, Zest 2 Comments »The Great Kebab Factory: An unlimited kebab buffet
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on February 3rd, 2009
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When The Great Kebab Factory (TGKF) opened up at the Radisson, New Delhi, more than a decade ago, it was an instant best-seller. The concept was so simple that you wondered why it hadn’t been executed before – an unlimited buffet of kebabs, no doubt refined from their pop origins but everyone’s favourite finger food nevertheless, served up in air-conditioned comfort (and luxury, because at that time, eating out in a five-star restaurant was undoubtedly that).
Posted in Destinations Tags: Best Seller, Delhi India, Diners, Disdain, Embracer, Felicity, Finger Food, Foodie, Gourmet Capital, Loose Change, Middle Class, No Doubt, Overdue Overhaul, Radisson, Regulars, Reluctance, Star Restaurant, Wine Drinker, Wine Glass, Wine List Comments OffMy Visit to the Champagne Country
Posted by Anoothi Vishal on January 15th, 2009
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Sitting in an enchanted European castle (this one complete with a moat and turrets) on top of a hill, going through a champagne lunch, minding the fish fork from the fowl, etiquette that a French meal necessitates, is the culmination of one morning’s hard labour.
Posted in Wine Tags: Breakfast Time, Chalky Soil, Champagne Country, Champagne Launois, Champagne Lunch, Cote Des Blancs, Escargots, European Castle, Father And Son, Fish Fork, French Meal, Grand Cru, Gypsies, Hard Labour, Harvest Season, Moat, No Doubt, Right In The Heart, Spirit Of Things, Turrets 2 Comments »
