tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27867543738090723192024-03-20T19:24:22.597-07:00Great Food in ChennaiGreat food. Great food experiences. But always great food.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786754373809072319.post-9265144249200818672018-06-22T02:42:00.001-07:002018-06-22T05:09:34.161-07:00Novotel, Chamier Road - Dinner at Food Exchange <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Novotel's 7th property in the city is here and this is the second hotel to be located in the centre of the city. Hotel Ibis, Anna Salai is the other one. This is a welcome addition to the Alwarpet area which hasn't had any luxury hotel other than Crowne Plaza for a long time. Will be interesting to see how they integrate themselves into the area which has majority of restaurants amidst residences.</div>
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<a href="https://restaurants.accorhotels.com/gb/restaurant-9636_R001-food-exchange-chennai.shtml" target="_blank">Food Exchange</a> is the main restaurant at Novotel with a capacity of 72 diners including Private dining rooms. There's a lounge bar in the ground floor with screening of matches but they are yet to receive the liquor license which is expected very soon. They've just started (few weeks), and Food Exchange has a menu right now which covers most of the major cuisines. They've got varying menus depending on the meal and also a separate midnight menu. We were here on an invite to try out the menu and the Mr. Ramesh Kumar, the F & B manager gave us nice company and conversation.</div>
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The place is neat and has the easy feeling of a lounge with comfortable seating. There are tables that can accommodate anywhere from two to 12 guests. There's also a lengthy table in the center for a large group. The actual cooking happens live and is the centerpiece of the restaurant with chefs tossing and churning up fresh Indian breads and grills. Very nice setup indeed that will keep your eyes busy.</div>
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We started off the humid evening with the refreshing <span style="font-size: large;">L</span>ady Marmalade which is Orange juice, ginger ale, lemon and marmalade. The slices of orange inside the drink lent quite a citrusy flavor while the marmalade was faintly noticeable.</div>
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Usually one sees this dish prepared with chicken skewers in the city, so it was nice to have beef for a change. The beef morsels were tender yet had a mild bite which is great. Topped with the slightly sweet, peanut sauce with bits of peanuts was delicious.<br />
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For the main course, we decided to try the chicken for once, since we'd tasted the beef for starters. It was recommended to try the Kung Pao chicken with steamed rice to get the true flavor of this dish. Indeed, the combination was a neat one with the soft soya and spice coated chicken pieces standing up for itself nicely. Would recommend having this with steamed rice for a change if you've never done so.</div>
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For the desserts, it was the Tender Coconut payasam parfait with cookie granules and Hazelnut choco fudge with Berry consumer.<br />
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The cold <span style="font-size: large;">P</span>arfait was a perfect choice for the tender coconut and I couldn't decide if it was partially frozen bits of payasam or tender coconut that I was biting into. Yummy texture. The cookie granules would have been better off spread evenly I thought than bunched together.</div>
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The <span style="font-size: large;">H</span>azelnut choco fudge was a safe bet and tasted very nice. Texturewise it felt a bit like a thick cakey brownie with thick Berry compote. Quite delicious. The hazelnuts weren't incorporated rather found whole so it was nice to get that crunch occasionally.</div>
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Yet another Novotel property with a classy ambiance and nice choices of dishes this time in a central location. The hotel will be receiving their liquor license soon so you can have all these dishes and more with some alcoholic beverages in a few months. The buffet is priced at 1099++ as an inaugural offer right now. They can be reached at +91-7824808009.<br />
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Wire room is one of the newest restobars that have been sprung up in Chennai city very recently. The place is part of Design Hotels by Justa and is a sight to behold on the inside! We were here on an invite to try the food and cocktails.<br />
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The Design hotels as the name suggest gives prime importance to the design and significance of the property. The hotel's hallways are an amazing sight to witness based around themes like 'Maya' or Illusion and made by renowned artists.<br />
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The new restobar Wire room is no different and has been designed by architect Pronit Nath with kilometers of taut wires running the length of the ceiling creating the illusion of the pattern known as "Madras Checks." There are weights hanging at the end of a set of wires to keep them tight!<br />
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Wireroom has a lot of elements that remind the visitor of Chennai and Tamilnadu's culture , right from the architecture which is based around the Madurai Meenakshi Temple's perfectly symmetrical corridors lined with carved pillars! You can see the same effect with wires and mirrors right behind the loaded bar shelf! The lighting is dim but not depressingly so, the interiors are tinged with red and lit up in places for a pleasing effect and the sound system is pretty solid! The sound had some thump without distortion and for the first time we could hear each other speak clearly even though the music was loud!<br />
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We met Mr. Karthik Palaniappan the F&B manager at Wireroom. Karthik has extensive experience with mixology which is the field of creating a great cocktail with perfect ingredients. In fact, he has won pan-India contests for the best cocktail. He told us about his belief in making a cocktail with the best possible ingredients. He personally makes the syrups used in the cocktails and Wireroom does not Monin syrups which he said give an overload of sweetness!<br />
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The Chef Was Raheman Mir Hafizur who was quite particular with the ingredients he used and the kind of items brought on to the menu.<br />
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Wire room has a lot of interesting dishes backed with some good experience from the chef and focus on quality. They've decided to focus on world famous dishes like Tacos, kebabs, Pita pockets and even Japanese food and give it their own twist reminding us of the quintessential Madras. Read on below to know why Wire room wins Chennai's heart.<br />
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They are serious about the classic cocktails which are made with a lot of care and original ingredients owing to Karthik's guidance. They've managed to incorporate many flavors from Madras creatively and make some truly unique cocktails for Chennai! The best one was undoubtedly the Magizchi which is a tribute to Tamilnadu's most famous actor in recent times. Read on to know more about all these.<br />
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We were served tasting portions of quite a few dishes from the menu. Here's a short write-up about what I felt about the dishes and why it was loved or not!<br />
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This was superbly fresh and moist which added to the eatability. I've never eaten much vegetarian food in a bar! Much less quinoa but I was taking plenty of spoonfuls of this topped with the Avocado and lots of greens. First time I am recommending a vegetarian bar-eat!<br />
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These melt-in-the-gelouti shots were made from very finely minced mutton spiced with their in-house masala. They were quite spicy for me but with the dip it was just right.<br />
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With soft pita bread pockets which are made fresh everyday in-house, the pockets surround a lovely mutton kebab and plenty of thinly chopped veggies which rounded out the flavors and gave the pita lots of crunch and texture.<br />
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We were served with a platter of 5 kinds of tikka! There was the Hariyali kebab, the malai tikka and more. All the tikka pieces were really fresh and tender as it should be.<br />
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Sushi!</h4>
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There was even sushi brought to the table and I had a nice time savoring the nicely made maki rolls. This is one of the few bars in a non five star restaurant that serves Sushi and it showcases the Chef's expertise.<br />
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Harissa Prawns</h4>
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This was nicely made with a tongue tingling harissa based marinade enveloping the large prawns. It was tasty enough for me to suck out the masala from the prawn head something that I usually dont attempt!<br />
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Cocktails and a Surprise!</h3>
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Magizchi</h4>
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About the Classic Cocktails</h4>
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Now, Wireroom seems to be quite serious about not messing with the classic cocktails and making them as true to the spirit as possible. And they have taken some additional steps to make their cocktails stand out in flavor. The syrups used to create them aren't synthetic but made in house to get the best flavor possible. And it did show in the final flavor which was more mellow and much less synthetic n outright syrupy. Justifies the higher pricing for sure to an extent.<br />
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Until now we had a great time with the drinks and food but the best part is yet to come. This was the sight of some native, local "side-dish" items or thottuka as we call it!<br />
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Chocolate Chilli Baked Yoghurt, Tiramisu and Chocolate brownie</h4>
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It's not easy to replicate the real Kerala cuisine outside the state- reason being the high dependance of this cuisine on fresh ingredients mainly the specific variants of Banana and abundant usage of coconut oil. Also the usage of high quality spices which Kerala has an abundance of lends a difference in flavor. Attended this event for a food tasting on an invite.<br />
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At the Mappila Kerala Food Festival being held this week only at Paprika Cafe, Courtyard Marriott, the authenticity of the cuisine is maintained. Chef Saji Alex who's been brought in from Kochi and who has extensive experience with Kerala cuisine. He's won numerous awards for his cooking and even cooked for Western celebrities. While some dishes were presented in a milder avatar, they have actually brought in a lot of foodstuffs from Kerala like the Nadan Banana fritters/chips, jackfruit chips, the numerous pickles and also the fatter "Kerala rice." This is what makes this Kerala fest different since the Chef knew the flavor of Kerala can never replicated without actually bringing bits of pieces of Kerala with him.<br />
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Paprika Cafe is a spacious set-up at the ground floor of the hotel. Known for their expansive Sunday brunch and numerous Fests, they usually have something up their sleeve every month. For the Mappila Fest, they've setup traditional looking stalls that replicate the best parts of a Keralan experience; namely the Chai shop, the juice corner which serves up a refreshing Nannari-lemon based sharbat called "Kullukki" which literally means "shaken," the ice gola shops found on the beaches where fruit syrups are mixed with ice and served up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Kullukki' being made. A Nannari lemon sharbath.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Food</span></h3>
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It's a buffet setup where they've spread out dishes in groups of 4 or 5 at each table. Started off with the Fish pathiri which is basically shredded fish stuffed in pastry and deep fried. It was just okay since I felt the fish filling was dry. Would be better if juicier. The Kozhi Varattiyathu (means dry) was nicely done, spices were tempered and it quite hot from the chilli as it should be. Cheera Naracha Vada looked quite similar to the Paruppu vada filled with spinach too. I forgot to try this one.<br />
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The dishes that impressed for me were the Kozhi Kuruma which was made with a combination of ground cashews n coconuts. Very mild and thick would go well with plain rice. Then there was the Chemmen Maanga curry (prawn raw mango) which impressed with the superbly fresh juicy prawn swimming in that mild spiced curry with the slight astringency of the raw maanga. This is a classic preparation and I wished there was a bit more flavor of that raw maanga in it. The Calicut mutton biriyani impressed with its authenticity. Prepared in the Kozhikodan style without over spice-usage, small grained rice cooked perfectly and with a different spice combination that includes fennel, it was a welcome change from the usual biriyani found here. And oh, the fish pickle they've brought in from Kerala is excellent! There are many vegetarian pickles to choose from as well.<br />
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I served up some of the plain rice and topped it with the Chemeen Maanga curry with sides of the Beef Mulagittathu (Kerala style chilli beef) and an appalam. Ideally it would be a Pappadam which is the Mallu version of the appalam. Eating the curries with Rice or Puttu is how its traditionally done and this was quite homely and nice. A touch of the excellent fish pickle made things even better.<br />
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They were serving up small sized stacks of Puttu which were being steamed up continously. Didnt try them since they are quite filling usually but other bloggers said it was good. Puttu can be eaten with any number of Veg or Non veg sides like the Chicken Kuruma or Vegetarian sides.<br />
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There were appams being made fresh and you had the option of adding an egg, mutton or chicken bits to it to zing it up. Most opted for the egg but I tried the mutton and it was nice. Mild spiced titbits of mutton sprinkled on top. Appam was well-made but I expected more from the mutton topping.<br />
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I missed out on the exotic looking Coconut elaneer payasam which was served in the coconut shells. Paprika Cafe usually has nice desserts. This time I got to try the fresh black forest cake which looked tempting. Gulab jamuns, a carrot halwa, Mysore pak were the other sweetmeats I was able to lay hands on. Although the items were good, the desserts section could be expanded.<br />
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Besides the Kerala fare there is also a Continental section at the side where more dishes are available for tasting! So the spread is quite huge and there are some nice dishes like the Roast chicken which was excellent with a flavorsome soy based sauce, lasagna and more.<br />
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At rs 1399 per head, Mappilla Kerala Fest is priced very nicely being a Five star hotel. The spread is quite vast and the dishes have a fair bit of authenticity to them as mentioned. So worth a visit! On only till May 20th.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">n reaching the location, honestly was underwhelmed with the size of the joint. It looked tiny with only a few tables inside. But then, never judge a restaurant by its looks as long as it serves great food, its cool. Ambiance was ordinary with a few tables n plastic chairs but neat. Seating for about 20 people at most with additional space upstairs.</span></div>
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Belgium it seems is one of the 6 founding members of the European Union and until now a nation that only existed in my school history texts. We studied that Belgium is known for its diamond trade and later after watching superb movies like In Bruges, I knew that Bruge at least has some amazing ancient architecture and canals along with beer that's drunk inspite of the chilly weather! So it better be good I assumed! This event was attended on an invite, the food is on-the-house.<br />
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Now the Consulate General of Belgium has collaborated with the Hyatt Regency to give Chennai its second taste of the best they have to offer namely it's food and beer. Belgians take their beer very seriously, so much so that the each kind of beer has to be served in its very own custom shaped glass. They've brought in glasses from Belgium to serve the guests! Spotted the Consul General of Belgium to Chennai, Mark Van de Vreken him, correcting the bartender on using the right glass! The event was held at The Arena, at Hyatt Regency, Chennai. There was an outdoor setup adjoining the building while guests could move inside if needed. We were served up some White wine and Processco while waiting for the event to open.</div>
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The brands brought to Chennai specially for this occasion are Chimay and Delerium which are both world class beers according to a simple Google search. Until now, the only Belgian beer I've tasted is Hoegaarden, an easy to gulp, refreshing wit beer. But Chimay being a Trappist beer brewed by actual monks in a monastery has quite a bit of history to it as well. Belgium houses 6 of the 11 Trappist beer brands produced in the world! And they are known to be excellent brews. </div>
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Sipping into the Chimay 'Rouge' I was blown away by how smooth this beer seemed to be while packing in 7% of alcohol. Belgians like their beer strong and many of them breach even 10% alcohol. The Delerium came in a pretty ceramic bottle and served into a pale blonde color. They said it ferments in the bottle from the yeast added later on leading to the hazy transparency. With a nice head, this strong beer's (tripel) full flavors and fruity aroma was a delight to have while swaying to the Belgian music being played. People were already starting to dance away in sweet delirium. The second type of Delerium (Nocturnum) was a dark ale and malty with creamy foam topping the beer glass. I've never had a dark strong ale before except stouts so this was enjoyed without much thinking. By now, the Delerium part of the beer made sense! These are great tasting beers that are very strong as well, so you better book that cab to return home cuz you'll be surely sloshed with two or three bottles if drunk quick! </div>
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<i>The Mussels in Belgian white beer sauce and crunchy celery</i> was also a dish I could identify with since Malayalees love mussels prepared with masala. This one was delicately flavored with the flavor of mussels coming through. I loved the salt profile of this dish served in the shell itself. </div>
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This resto-bar looks quite inconspicuous from the outside during the day time although it has a huge board announcing itself. On entering the place, we were greeted with pretty chilled interiors and a dim lighting, like a typical bar. Not complaining, no one wants very bright lights in a bar after all. The ambiance reminded me of Diff 42 nearby in the same area. Since it was only around 1 pm, the place was quite deserted understandably. Being a pretty new bar, they are just getting started with things.<br />
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Speaking to the Chef after the meal, he mentioned that he was trying to serve dishes without an overdose of spices and had chosen to give a continental twist to most dishes for this reason. This visit was on-the-house.<br />
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We were brought a Garlic bread starter at first which was crusty n got devoured quick. While waiting for starters to arrive we tried a cocktail each. Being a rum lover, I opted for the Planter's Punch (dark rum, angostura bitters, lime juice, simple syrup.) This was done well, packed a real punch from the dark rum and was great to sip along with the sides.<br />
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The Chicken Filo made from filo pastry came next. Extremely delicate and buttery it was a yummy side-eat, albeit a bit rich. A mutton kebab reached us next. This was a bit firm and not served piping hot but the flavor was still all there. A staple bar-eat. The bar is yet to start preparing beef dishes in the menu.<br />
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Next came an interesting dish. This was a Chicken Angara Kebab which was baked with a fluffy egg white topping! This was lower on spice than expected, the chunky chicken pieces were nicely cooked through and went superbly with the Hoegaarden beer which Evoke has on tap if Im not mistaken.<br />
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The vegetarian dishes like Chilli idly was well-done. Crunchy without overpowering spices but a lil oily which is okay. This isn't health food anyway. The Crispy vegetarian dishes were impressive too being served soon after preparation.<br />
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We were brought a nice chicken dish (Caribbean chicken) which again impressed me with the juicy meat and the olive on top was a nice touch on the palate.<br />
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A thin crust chicken pizza was brought. It seems its a pizza based on a dosa as the crust was that thin! It was good enough with a decent sauce and no untoward toppings.<br />
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The other drinks I tasted were the Long Island Ice Tea (LIIT) which was good. Decently potent. The final cocktail was the house special, an "Infused Tea" made with 3 vodkas infused with Chilly, Star Anise, Ginger, Orange and topped off with a shot of beer! This one was a huge drink and could probably be shared by 2 people and still get you a bit tipsy. This one's not in the menu so ask for it if you wanna try it!<br />
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Last week we got to try creations by the chefs at Novotel's newest Chennai property - the Novotel ibis. This hotel named "Novotel ibis" would be the first in Chennai that has both the 5 star Novotel and the ibis hotel operating in the same premises. This event was attended on an invite.<br />
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The hotel itself is ideally located for those in the OMR stretch populated by offices. It looks sleek from the outside but there are more than 300 rooms on offer here! Dining happens at the in-house restaurant, the Square which we were shown around. It's a neat, modern looking cafe slash all-day restaurant where families and business guests can lounge while working.<br />
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A nice breezy portico opens out with more seating. There's an elaborate buffet section as well. The hotel has only recently begun operations since a few months. T<span style="text-align: left;">hey have started catering custom menus for corporate group dinners etc.</span></div>
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We got seated at a long dining table with Chef Muthu Kumar, the creator of this tasting menu right beside us to walk us through the menu. The other invitees were Sara Koshy from Baketales and Nitin Chordia from the chocolate start-up, Cocoatrait! The topic of conversation was mostly on food and the food industry and these knowledgeable people had plenty of nuggets to share as we munched on the 3 courses.<br />
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First off the amuse bouche arrived which was Tandoori Papad with sides of brown onion sambal and Tomato/coriander. Being a tasting menu the papads were small in size. The sides were both savoury I loved the brown onion sambal with its hint of sweetness.<br />
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After polishing off the amuse bouche, we were served Dimsum next. A green vegetable dimsum and the other was broccoli and cheese. Both were just right, the roasted chilli and tomato dip giving that zing. I enjoyed the juicy, mild-flavored dimsum without the dips.<br />
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Now we were heading to the meat of the meal with the Gosht Gilafi Seek kebab being brought on. Must say the Chef's careful attention to the dips paid off. The blueberry yoghurt dip went wonderfully with the meat adding that fruity, yoghurty touch to the yumminess. Kebab was well-made!<br />
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Next came the prawn roll, a huge prawn straightened out, surrounded with a crisp layering and served innovatively in a shot glass with its crunchy tail sticking out! This was good ol' comfort food which is always appreciated. The Thai chilli sauce was a good pairing to the fresh prawn.<br />
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The Chalupa which came next, I was tasting for the first time. It was brought in many small buckets hanging on a bamboo frame! Plus one for the provoking presentation! This was a lovely dish, perhaps the best of the evening because of the sheer flavors from the Mexican spices! It comprised roasted veggies including refried beans (more about refried beans in this post!) tossed with a potent spice mix that somehow reminded me of India as well as Mexico! There was a polenta based, thick nacho to accompany the vegetable mix. I found myself eagerly seeking more spoonfuls of this with a bit of the added sour cream and nacho for crunch.<br />
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Next up was the Chicken Flower rice served on a bed of wafers! Interesting presentation with the rice coating the meat balls! The flavors were just right.<br />
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We were brought Chicken burger next, made two ways and served in a covered wooden tray. One half was made with pulled meat while the other half had a crunchy inside! Loved the pulled meat burger which had that lightly sweet, spicy sauce that made it delicious. Since we had delayed eating the burger for a while while chatting, the crunchiness of the other half was almost lost.<br />
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Lastly the main course had a thoroughly Indian addition with a rustic touch. There was ragi roti and millet roti accompanying Murgh Makhani and Gosht Roganjosh. Both were delicately spiced and went well with the rotis which were a little tough to be expected since its millet-based.<br />
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The dessert section had us impressed with the Soft centered chocolate cake and a Chilli Jangri served with side of whipped Philadelphia cream and macerated strawberries! The chocolate cake was decent, very fresh n even crisp but not overly indulgent while the Jangri and cream combo went well together. The touch of heat from from the chilly inside made us sit up and take notice! There were bits of paneer and a berry compote on top of the Jalebi! All-in-all a lovely dinner where the Chef's experience could be seen. The food was yummy "fusion" cuisine taken to a correct extent!<br />
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The next wine was a non-bubbly or "still" wine; the Folonari Pinot Grigio. Delicately flavored with citrusy notes and a "bright" acidity that even I could note. The other aspect was the crispness owing to the fermentation in steel tanks. By now we were slowly realizing that wine can get us high easily. 😸 </div>
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For the whiskey lovers, A2 has some great brands from Japan like Nikka.<br />
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This being my first visit to this illustrious multi-level restaurant, I was eager to explore what the "Flying Elephant" has to offer the Chennai audience. This event was to introduce us to the new menu being brought out by the Park Hyatt team and was on an invite.<br />
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The interesting name is surprisingly a reference to Lord Ganesh's lore. Once you step into the restaurant, your eyes are sure to be kept busy with the variety of sights this place has to offer. The setup is eclectic and refreshing to say the least.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he first item to arrive on the table was a rousing loaf-like Focaccia that reminded us how scrumptious well-made bread actually is. Warm, delicately crusted and topped with hints of Italian seasoning, we couldn't help ladling the smooth salsa onto the fresh bread slices and chomping away.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">S</span>eeing pickled olives in an Indian gravy definitely piqued my interest and I was expecting a standout dish here. The Zaitooni khumb achari gravy was tasteful by itself, but the briny olives were a brilliant addition to it. We had the choice to have this with the jasmine rice and the flying naan but the rice proved to more well-suited.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>his one was more a flatbread than a typical naan. An indulgent twist to the usual placid naan, it had quite a bit of chatpata flavors with cheese added on! Beautifully risen as well. Good enough to be be had on its own!</div>
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All-in-all a very good dinner with stand-out dishes! Combine this with the amazing ambiance of this place and you've got a nice evening to look forward whatever be your taste.<br />
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Khader Nawaz Khan (KNK) road is host to most of the top brands across Chennai. You'll find posh outlets like Haagen Dazs, Amadora and the like along the row of restaurants in this area. Wallace Garden is the area parallel to KNK and is equally good. Robusta Kitchen is located surprisingly right above the famous Sandy's Chocolate Laboratory. Having been invited here to try their menu, it was interesting to try a vegetarian menu as a change. (Usually stick to my preference of non-veg)<br />
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Robusta Kitchen is on the second floor with some tables overlooking Wallace garden. The place being very new was still occupied by lots of guests. It seems its already quite popular with the vegetarian crowd as we saw some big groups eating too. There's the usual 4 seater tables which can be joined together in case you're a bigger group. That's what they did for us.<br />
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So without further ado, lets talk about the food! The restaurant gave us the choice of ordering what we wished from the menu instead of a set-menu. This is good because shows that they can cook any dish in the menu confidently.<br />
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The menu needs a note: It's full of differently spelt items! A bit hard to read honestly because of the spelling and capitalisation but they have a simple explanation for every dish so it's fine.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A</span>fgHAAN' Sexotikka: This funnily named dish packed quite an impact on all of us. From the lightly smoky paneer enhanced with the flavor of green and red peppers, the silken soft paneer was a delight to bite into. The paneer dishes at this place were all made with very fresh n soft paneer, so they were all a delight to have.<br />
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Considering the meaning of this revamped resto-bar, the Wharf 2.0 does good justice to the tag. It reminded me of the Goan shacks I'd recently been to about a month back although those were much larger this one was elaborately constructed.<br />
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We chose a table with the best view of the beach and the Chef presented us with a set-menu for the noon.<br />
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While waiting for the first dishes to arrive we decided to try a cocktail from the coastal themed cocktail menu. I ordered the Beach Punch which was just what I needed in the balmy setting. A slightly strong mix mellowed at the top with coconut cream and Malibu, adding to the coconuttiness! Remember to give this one a good mix if you want the taste to be uniform though because of the plentiful ice. It was served in a lovely hammered brass mug that somehow suited this drink.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pretty cocktails we tried! CW from top: Beach Punch, Hurricane, Big Wave and Sunkissed</td></tr>
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The Amuse Bouche came in soon enough, surprisingly it was balls of rava with a green garnish! Interesting twist.<br />
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Now the menu itself was themed on the elements; Air, Earth, Fire but water was missing in our menu although it's represented in the restaurant's menu.<br />
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The chef decided to surprise us with what has to be their Southern house favorite, Sutta Kozhi Milagu which had that lovely lipsmacking home-made spice flavor and the chicken supremely tender; a fresh, well-made dish. Sutta Kozhi means "Roasted chicken."</div>
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Another Wharf 2.0 Special that made its way was the Panko Crumbed Calamari with Walnut Thyme Spiked Aioli. Calamari was well-enclosed in a thick a super crunchy shell of panko crumbs. A nice crowd-pleaser and scrumptious to pick off one-by-one with the aioli.<br />
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Next came the "Fish chunks in an elephant garlic & mustard spice combination" (Inspired by Fire) which was nice enough, the chunks of fish were quite big so that they could be skewered easily without coming apart. A light mustard bitterness accompanied the fish. Would be a healthy eat to munch on with a chilled pint!<br />
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The Corn Marinated chicken lemon pepper and celery Buerre blanc (Inspired by Air) with its smoky peppery outer layer came with a satisfying sticky/smoked rice.</div>
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"Chocolate." This simple word holds a special place to most humans. Yes, humans! Coming to think about it, no other non-essential, non-addiction forming food has pervaded the Earth to the extent Chocolate has. Most of us have memories sneaking a taste of that melted Cadburys in class, waiting eagerly until a classmate distributes some for their birthday or best of all, a relative or friend giving you that ziplock bag filled with bits of heaven from "foreign!"</div>
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Curiously, this infatuation with chocolate silently dies down once most of us "grow up" although we still appreciate a nice chocolate anytime. Indian adults at least can be excused if they thought chocolate was a delicious, nutritious but ultimately simple sweet one pops into the mouth. Why is that I wonder. Perhaps the answer lies in our ignorance of chocolate's true complexity, a glimpse of which I got at this session.</div>
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Chocolate's story begins from the soil in which it is planted, to the place where the cacao tree grows, then the story moves on to how the harvested beans are treated and processed, who exactly processes them (is it by the farmer who cultivated them or is it transported to be treated by another company or person? It's usually the latter). In fact, innumerable factors affect the final flavor of the Cocoa powder and hence the chocolate we eat especially when it comes to fine chocolate which uses organic ingredients. You'll understand a few of these once you're done reading. The session itself was a lot more detailed!</div>
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So when I got an invite to check out the fine Chocolate appreciation session by L. Nitin Chordia at Intercontinental on the ECR, I forced myself to go even though I hadn't slept the previous 36 hours! I'd heard earlier about Mr. Nitin, India's first certified Chocolate Taster and he seemed the ideal person to solve chocolate's mysteries.</div>
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The event was held at Intercontinental Chennai which is a resort owned by the the IHG group one of the largest Hotel chain brands in the world. Being a first time visitor, the place is certainly one of the most interestingly designed hotels in Chennai if not the most. The plain, grey walls of the entrance completely hides its interior which reveals itself in stages. The resort is no more than one storey tall but is spread across a large area.<br />
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Once all the participants had arrived, Nitin started off the session with the aid of slides; it was very interactive too. The first half of the session was to be the informational one where he explained in detail, the processes and stages that transforms the Cacao fruit to its final form: cocoa powder! He explained the chocolate we eat today is a concoction made from a proportion of Cocoa powder, cocoa butter, sugar and various other flavorings either natural or artificial.</div>
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In dark chocolate, the proportion of cocoa powder to sugar would obviously be higher upto a maximum of 99%! He warned that one needs to slowly work their way up to such intense chocolate variants to truly appreciate their taste. In fact, in today's tasting session, 76% was the highest cocoa content among the 12 chocolates we sampled! Mr. Nitin started right from the basics to make sure we understand not just the history but also the "geography" of the present day Cocoa plant. This is important since Cacao beans sometime take on the flavor of the surroundings in unexpected ways!</div>
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Theobroma Cacao (scientific name of Cacao tree) is essentially a water guzzler and hence can survive only in certain select areas around the world, one of which luckily happens to be in Kerala, in India! Not just that, the tree also requires shade and hence needs to be planted amidst existing trees! All this means that if one were to start developing empty cultivable land for Cacao, it would take at least 3-5 years for the shade-trees plus 3-5 years for the Cocoa tree's harvest itself for a total of around 10 years! Whew! This was just one of the innumerable facts about the process that we learnt in the course of this session.</div>
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However the main growers of Cacao are from countries in South America and Africa. Nitin's selection of chocolates hence were primarily from South America with others hailing from African countries and India as well.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span>nce the fruit is harvested, the Cacao beans are removed, allowed to mature/ferment for a specific time and then dried usually out in the open. The maturation period is critical and lets the actual flavors associated with Cocoa develop. Only then is roasting done to yield what we know as "Cocoa" beans; note the difference in spelling. Cacao is the raw form while cocoa is the processed resulting edible product.</div>
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Nitin pointed out that once the Cocoa bean is cracked and grinding begins, the all important cocoa butter begins to separate out. This cocoa butter is later added during the chocolate making process and gives chocolate that "melt-in-the-mouth" quality because surprisingly, cocoa butter melts around our body temperature! He asked us to be aware that so called compound chocolate (which is used in baking by most local bakeries/bakers/the variant sold in Ooty and hillstations!) hardly contains any cocoa butter and substitutes various cheaper fats instead. I've been aware of this fact myself and it was good to see him emphasising it. Besides being noticeably lower-grade in taste, compound chocolate is also not good for health and should be avoided.</div>
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It was very interesting to slowly but surely notice the subtle aspects that Nitin called out! He told us to engage all senses while tasting chocolate and that meant to let the chocolate rest for a few minutes at room temperature, hold it in one's hand so that it starts melting and then start by noting the smell before placing it on the tongue. He discouraged biting the chocolate, a mistake most people do that leads to us missing out on lots of the complexity that could otherwise be noted; like mouth-feel, initial and ending flavor notes and so on! So it's not just about purchasing a fine chocolate, one has to know the right way to taste it!<br />
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I was really curious how this would taste. I assumed I probably wouldn't like it after having a taste of the emulsion. But that was the first impression. Paired with the Chocolate stuffed ravioli and a good lashing of the acidic grapy emulsion, I was still doubtful until I bit into the ravioli. And then it was magic. The astringent chocolate cutting through everything and rounding it out felt just right. An impressive dish using the chocolate to great effect. The banana chips in thin striped form however, didn't add a whole lot, taste-wise at least to me.</div>
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A hearty dish that I thoroughly enjoyed, just the way Chef Indrajeet probably intended. It was the most familiar dish to me I admit. The red wine jus made bites all the more juicy while the filled mushroom in the chicken with bits of potato made things yum indeed. A simple yet profound dish whose choice in this line-up is a nice touch.</div>
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This dessert is one served usually at Intercontinental but it summed up the day's chocolate theme perfectly! With every texture represented, a fitting ode to this "Food of the Gods!" Masterfully plated, a mouthful of this dessert carefully eaten is remarkably balanced inspite of having bold flavors.</div>
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Started off with soup, Tom Kha Gai from Thailand. Known for its intense flavours, the pungent aroma and sharp taste from galangal and bites of lemongrass stalks made its fresh presence felt very strongly. It definitely woke me up in a New York minute!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>here were also "dirty" burgers on offer along with hotdogs! This seemed interesting; I was eager to try it! Asked the chef what the difference between this one and a normal burger was. She said a dirty burger is one that isn't shy to mess you up while eating it. :D And she was quite right, since taking a clean bite of this fella was quite hard, ingredients going all over the place (this was predicted)! Looked compact on first glance with a fat chicken patty coated with melted cheddar cheese, topped with a gently fried egg with runny yolk(!mmm) and thinly sliced jalapenos n tomatoes. Simple and deliciously done like a good burger should be. I gobbled it up even though I was planning to have only a bite!<br />
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Main Course is composed of very many dishes since there was focus on quite a number of cuisines. There was Vegetable Tagine from Africa, Paella from Spain, Fish n Chips from England, Ginger Lo Mein Noodles from China with Choy Sum Vegetable curry to accompany. </div>
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From the desi pot, there was Muthu Patty's Nenju Elumbu Sutta Curry which is basically a roasted masala Mutton breast dish! Looked perfect in the pan and tasted great too. The meat peeled off easily and the "dry" masala coated every cranny of the Nenju elumbu (rib-bone).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A</span>nother plate full of continents worth of cuisine were loaded on. This one had a lovely veg eat; ladiesfinger which I am usually unenthusiastic about in a super crunchy flavourful avatar! It was coated in Bhindi masala and fried to crispness. Unexpectedly mouthwatering this one with flavors of dried mango coming through in the masala.</div>
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I even took a portion of Ham, Pork and Cheese sandwich which was superb. Cafe G's breads are usually lovely (from the last visit during its inauguration) and this was no different. A bite revealed the tenderly crunchy bread giving way to slices of buttered ham and pork whose flavors need no mention for meat-lovers. Could snack on those all day!</div>
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Finally it was the turn of the desserts and although being dangerously full now, made a valiant effort to try many items. Cafe G's cakes were excellent last time and they maintained that yummy standard with the superbly moist, German chocolate cake with lots of buttery cream. The white chocolate eclair (real name was different) were a few melting bites while another superb dessert was the again, indulgently moist Date cake that I carved the first chunk off. Top this with the warm caramel sauce for unbridled deliciousness! There were also ice creams available in their own spot along the counter. Dessert section is self serve so you can pig out in peace without judgment! One of the stations were churning out fresh hot jalebis which I tried too. This was very juicy and crunchy just the way I like em!</div>
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The icing on the cake was the waiter who approached with a setup containing "fire-paan" around leaving time. I was feeling too full and satisfied to be scared of it this time. So tried it! A second staff lit up a bit of mace in the paan leaf that contained all the other paan ingredients and pushed the burning paan into my mouth while closing the leaf just in time! Whew! The burning mace actually made the flavor of spices quite pronounced and certainly different. Left with a warm feeling in the tummy and mouth.<br />
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Price of Buffet: 1199 plus taxes.<br />
Festival duration: 22nd Sep - 2nd Oct, 2017 (Only dinners)<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Chilis is opening its second outlet in Chennai today (22nd, Friday) at Phoenix market city, Velachery. I got to try few of the dishes they are known for like their Chili, the beef burgers and some other nice items. Was one of the bunch of bloggers who were invited to taste their menu on-the-house. Read on to know what and how to order for the best experience when you visit the new Chili's! This is the first time I'm trying the Chili brand so do keep that in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Chili is a dish associated with Tex-mex cuisine and is a mix of ground buffalo meat cooked with spices used in the Americas specifically Terlingua, Tx. Having never tried it I was eager and it was surprising to me that it tasted like a less spicier soupy version of Beef Kheema. :D The spices were mild so anyone can handle them. Any Chennaiite that is. There was a good quantity with lots of ground meat and topped with cheese bits! Personally I would prefer it hotter</span></div>
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If you're a Chennaite from Kerala like I am, you will know that many of the dishes found in Keralan eateries in Namma Chennai feature at least some items from the Syrian Christian's kitchen. I remember simple Kalpaka restaurant (this was the go-to place before the currently popular, higher end Kerala restaurants came along) had a dry beef dish called Syrian beef fry which we used to religiously order every time we had their nice lunch meals. In between bites of delicious chunks of beef, you'd get a nice bite of coconut as well. So when I heard that fellow food blogger and home-baker Sara Koshy had got an opportunity to design a food festival around Syrian Christian fare, I was obviously eager to try it. Attended this event after a nod from Sara herself.<br />
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Sara has worked with the Chefs at Hyatt over a period of several months, recommending and fine-tuning recipes from renowned cooks (some of whom she personally knows being from the Syrian Christian community) to come up with this spread. Here's a link to <a href="http://www.baketales.com/2017/08/creation-of-food-festival-making-of.html" target="_blank">her account of how it came about</a>.<br />
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Hyatt Regency has an expansive space where you can have a lovely time. I'd been here during their Sunday brunch earlier and loved it. The restaurant Spice Haat aims to recreate the bustle and sights of the numerous bazaars!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A</span>fter settling down comfortably, I took a walk around the big serving area and two cooking stations to get an idea of what to try. There are dishes from the festival and also other items on offer so be sure to choose the items from the displayed menu-for-the-day.<br />
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The cooking station makes you fresh Appams, thick Kerala parottas and even Puttu! You can either wait to be served (recommended) or quote your table number (ask your waiter your table's number) so that your order can be brought to the table.<br />
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I started off with the delightfully light Kozhi malli charu (soup), that soothed with its non-imposing character. "Malli" is coriander and charu means "light" so it was just that; a lightly spiced chicken broth with hints of coriander.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">M</span>oving headlong into the maincourse, I loaded up the first plate with one of the most anticipated dishes, Beef Ularthiyathu, Naadan (from Kerala) banana chips, Sharkara Upperi (banana cut into thick pyramids and coated in jaggery - delicious!) and a lamb curry which I later found wasn't part of the Kerala festival.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">Delightful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_moolie" target="_blank">Meen Moilee</a>. - a must try.</span></i></div>
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The deep Fried fish too arrived in a while coated with a delicate crust of blended spices, however the salt levels weren't perfect. If I was home, I would be pairing this with rice meals which is an ideal combo! Or you could have it all by itself!<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><i>While waiting, I served myself another plate with the Chicken biriyani, Fish Moilee and Lamb Chukka which was placed on the Appam station. </i></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcTtYoM-6_0_T9cQ6PuY71xUA08dMsryaTh87fxRoXvEYuucJD8doWE5T9YC9m5BWKCYAs317dIORXl6oM97f4t4P8LoUsxBQzAGoRJiW4bFyhFXSALyriXSt1lnh7NrJR0Txq0bUOHw/s1600/IMG_20170820_210222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcTtYoM-6_0_T9cQ6PuY71xUA08dMsryaTh87fxRoXvEYuucJD8doWE5T9YC9m5BWKCYAs317dIORXl6oM97f4t4P8LoUsxBQzAGoRJiW4bFyhFXSALyriXSt1lnh7NrJR0Txq0bUOHw/s400/IMG_20170820_210222.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">F</span>ish moilee was excellent, medium-thick, very subtly spiced with that lovely amalgam of coconut milk and fish flavors that make this one of the best dishes out of Kerala. Moilee can be eaten with Appam, string hoppers ghee rice or plain soft bread. I would have loved if plain soft bread was available to eat this with since that's how I usually have it.<br />
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Mid-meal, a swig of this lightly salted, tummy pleasing "Sambaram" - Kerala's version of buttermilk helped me ease into the wide Keralan spread.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">B</span>eyond <span style="font-size: large;">M</span>adras; the festival's name makes you wonder. Pondering more deeply about it makes one venture into the philosophical. To go beyond Madras, one needs to <i>know</i> the quintessential Madras. Indeed, the festival seems to want to present the essence of Madras in a more contemporary form that will be appreciated both by those unfamiliar to the tastes and aromas of Madras and those whom the city has nurtured.<br />
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Stepping into the understated hotel early on a weeknight gave me some time to explore the interiors. There are lovely artpieces to be found every few steps along the corridors from artists like Seema Kohli. I spent a few minutes trying to discern deeper truths from them in vain before entering the restaurant for more carnal pursuits of the culinary sort. Being early on a weekday, the restaurant wasn't busy.<br />
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The deep hued tones throughout and wood trimmings sets a classy feel for having that placid dinner. Beyond the first seating area, there's a wider even more relaxed "dining room" with comfy sofas that could host bigger numbers. Most of the decor in this section has origins in the textile industry because of a link between the owners and that industry apparently. There's a huge "tapestry" made entirely of spools of threads!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he Eat East Street Carnival by Salt Co. 531, Radisson Blu presents street cuisine from the lanes of Thailand, Japan and Korea. The carnival is on till August 22nd. Attended it recently on an invite. It's also Salt Co. 530's second anniversary.</div>
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The restaurant (Salt Co. 531) has a bustling ambiance and there was variation in the kind of seating. A high ceilinged dining area with a more private space as one enters and to the left. You can also opt to sit outdoors overlooking the mesmerising swimming pool. So there's definitely some choice as far as seating is concerned.</div>
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The festival seems to take the street food exploration seriously with some pretty quirky interesting dishes found only in the respective countries like the Korean Kogo which is a breaded Hot Dog that's been fried to yummy crunchiness or the Korean Meat balls tossed in slightly sweet sauces. The Kogo was very snacky n made the common sausage much more interesting a bite. Fried squid was done just right.<br />
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As soon as we arrived we were brought a plate of the Sirloin beef, grilled and cut into bite-sized pieces along with a plate of the Ika Geso Karage (squid) which was basically medium breaded and fried. The squid was fried just right and tender, some may like to dip it in the mayo or just eat it plain like I did. The meat (Sirloin beef) was served twice once at the start of the meal and once later. First serving was good although the meat had a firmness to it, the salt levels were perfect. However, the second serving was too done to my liking and slightly charred on the underside . Definitely give your preference of doneness while ordering the meat dishes so you can have it the way you like it.<br />
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In the meantime, we were thoroughly entertained by a surprise visit from a magician who had quite a few card tricks up his sleeve, literally! ;-) <span style="text-align: center;">Hope he is there throughout the festival to entertain guests mid-bite!</span><br />
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<b>Details</b>: The carnival is on till 22nd August. Priced at 1799 nett.</div>
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On a humid Chennai evening (aren't they all?), a bunch of us were gathered at Courtyard Marriott, Anna Salai to sample Chef Sanjeev's curated dishes for the new introduced menu. This particular hotel apparently has the honor of being the first "Courtyard" by Marriott in our country.<br />
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Reading about the brand, it seems to cater primarily to the business traveller but sitting in the expansive atrium of this hotel where Paprika Cafe is located, the ambiance could lend itself to the informal too albeit with some dissonance. The whole of the lowest floor is an extended brunching area with sofas placed along the periphery serving as lobby seating. I could see an elderly gentleman having a leisurely time with his grandkids who were wolfing down burgers and some couples having a quiet dinner.<br />
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The starters consisted of Kolkata Kathi rolls, Gilafi Lamb Seekh and good ol' Tandoori chicken.<br />
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Tandoori Chicken was everything it should be; tender, juicy and with that delectable spice rub.<br />
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The main course was a nice mix of the quintessential dishes across cuisines spanning continents. There was Nasi Goreng from Malaysia, Mushroom Risotto no prizes for guessing where from, Fish Pollichatu from Kerala and Butter chicken and Nalli Roganjosh from the North India. We were also served steamed chicken momos outside of the set-menu. A curious mix of dishes but one representing their wide menu. Not sure how many of these dishes are available at the buffets or if it's only available a la carte.<br />
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First off was the Nasi Goreng which had a bulls-eye right on the top of the rice and was served with prawn crackers and a peanuty skewered chicken. The chicken was delicious and I found myself munching on those prawn wafers. Most of us weren't in the mood for eating the rice with the egg yolk so we just tried the rice with the chicken n other accompaniments. A good main course. Perhaps the team can ask guests how they would like the egg to be cooked in this dish.<br />
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The Mushroom Risotto was well-made too with the simple yet fulfilling flavor of the arborio rice and cheese coming through. However, my friend who was sitting next to me and has lived in Italy said the cheeses in Italy made a huge difference in this dish.<br />
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The final main dish on the menu was the Nalli Roganjosh. Keep in mind, unlike the usual Roganjosh made with mutton, this dish uses "Nalli" which is lamb bones. The slow cooked Nalli yields a marrow rich gravy that is lip-smackingly delicious when done right. And Chef's version was pretty darn good it was a loose gravy, flavorful and aromatic.<br />
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Awadhi Biriyani: Lovely, delicately spiced there wasn't anything to fault with this. Only problem was I was full by now so only a few spoonfuls of it. Also, the butter chicken dish wasn't served.<br />
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Walking along the streets of Royapuram the first time, I was counting the seconds until I found a nice snack shop or the other in one of these small lanes. Just when I was losing hope, I cross this small eatery. I was about to ignore it thinking they were the usual street Chaat shop, but I went back to give it a second look. It was a shop that made primarily Samosas! That delicious crispy evening snack that is filled with masala/salted potato mash.<br />
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Samosas - Flaky and yum.<br />
Owner - busy at work with his son<br />
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Somas - snack with a sweet rava filling<br />
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I got just two Samosas (rs 10 each), one Channa (rs 25) and a Somas (rs 10 each) parcelled. It was only after 90 minutes that I was able to open up the packet in the comfort of home and taste these. But they held up excellently.<br />
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The Samosas weren't very oily and tasted very good owing to the good crunchiness and nicely spiced potato innards. The Somas' filling was like a hard rava ladoo and good too. The fact that everything was freshly prepared was easy to taste. Channa curry was also very tasty with some onions chopped and sprinkled. I refrigerated it and ate it for breakfast the next morning! </div>
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Not many people know that there's an entire hotel with 26 rooms and a restaurant hiding in plain sight in Phoenix Mall, Velachery. Justa Hotels' Chennai avatar is the very interesting Design Hotel. This was the second time I'd visited the hotel and like the first time, I was super impressed by the Hotel's architecture and aesthetics. The first time was during a food walk at Phoenix mall's restaurants which famous foodie Kunal Vijayakar had explored with us.<br />
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The Hotel has a separate side entrance for itself at the mall with its own elevator and baggage screening facility. If you're trying to find the entrance from inside the mall, it may prove to be a task since it's not very prominent.<br />
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On entering the place, not unexpectedly, the design n decor is what strikes you at first, right from the hallways that lead to the guestrooms to the traditional yet modern interiors. Each hallway has a completely different theme and needs to be seen to be appreciated. The Maya hallway especially is one that's aptly named: "Maya" means illusion. I felt mildly uneasy from the effect it had. Very impressive design work! I am told even the hotel rooms along each hallway are designed thematically.</div>
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Kozhi Varuval was also served up with menacing looking chillies but the spice level was not high. Although the spice mix was decent, the overly tart flavour of fresh tomatoes (excess tomatoes/ needed more cooking) disappointed. But it was freshly made and the onion rings that accompanied had a unique coating which had thick yoghurt blended in. Nice touch.<br />
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The Chicken and mutton Chettinad gravies shared the same base and were tender and nice enough to eat with the barottas and ghee rice topped with well-fried onions. The mildly flavored Nadar style mutton korma was better suited to go with the ghee rice of course and went well it did.<br />
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The dessert session was lively and Chef Suresh was hands-on, preparing the elaborate plated versions of Mango Pannacotta and Baked Yoghurt. Both of the desserts were very nice indeed with every form of mango showcased from the raw diced to the baked and pureed form. It was hard to stop eating spoon after spoon.<br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">So what's so special about this place you ask? Aren't there tons of organic branded stores selling like hot cakes now?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5</span> Senses restaurant housed at The Westin at busy Velachery has lots for you to take in the moment you step in; that's once you stray past the restaurant's first section. With an undulating dragon overlooking one side of the main dining section's side and the other section a cage-like enclosure, the ethos it evokes is definitely one of the Orient. The central cage like construct hosts a few tables that draws all attention. The lighting is lovely.</div>
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Earlier a pan-Asian setup, the restaurant has decided to showcase predominantly authentic Chinese (Sinchuan in particular) cuisine and held a tasting session for the new menu which I attended. </div>
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Note: Should state at the outset that my palate isn't very nuanced in tasting authentic Chinese cuisine, but I do my best to offer an objective view of the menu. <span style="text-align: justify;">Also in attendance was fellow blogger and talented home-chef Sara who's more </span><span style="text-align: justify;">knowledgeable about Pan Asian cuisine and posted her views on <a href="http://baketales.com/2017/05/new-menu-at-5-sen5es-westin-velachery.html" target="_blank">her blog</a> weeks ago. As I'm late in posting this, I'd gone through her post before and echo some of her opinions as well. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Being the opening night, the new menu was ceremonially unveiled after a short speech by Chef Yatendra Rawat to the waiting guests. Chef Rawat spoke about capturing the essence of the Sinchuan province with dishes that brought out defining flavours or preferences of the region.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The new menu's signature dishes were different from the dishes to be presented. I saw duck on the full menu and it immediately reminded me of the amazing Peking duck dishes I'd seen online. This was Cantonese roasted duck which unfortunately wasn't in today's presentation but is available for separate order.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">After all the waiting I was raring to sink my teeth into some succulent meat! Meat was represented by Braised spare ribs and Saliva chicken! Yes, you read that right! I almost did a double take seeing that! Apparently Saliva chicken is a hit in China and it is known to make mouths water! Well, now my mouth was watering while waiting! The dish was quite different to what I expected what with the loose marinade subtly hinting of the Schezwan peppercorns' potency in a delicious way. Can see why it would get the juices going. The meat used was devoid of fat and helped mop up the juices. Spice level would be mild for the much abused typical Indian tastebud. Bold move by the hotel and Chef to highlight such a dish and it definitely pays off.</span></div>
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The Braised spare ribs had a healthy ratio of meat in it without too much of fat and had me chomping at it. Fork and knife lay forgotten. The meat had a little bite to it which I feel was deliberate. Not as memorable as the previous dish but was good.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">By now, the vegetarian dishes were also being served and I decided to try the Tofu and Spinach dumpling and the Honey glazed lotus stem. The dumpling was fresh and moist with the predictably bland yet healthful innards which I spiced up with some assorted sauces. Honey glazed lotus stem was finger licking good! Lots of sweet, tangy crunchiness. This was the first time I was trying this vegetarian dish and it sure did surprise me.</span></div>
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Lemon coriander soup was light with sharp twangs of the oil floating. Not sure what the oil contained. The meal was turning out to be quite interesting!<br />
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Main course presented itself with the Double cooked braised lamb, Salt & pepper quail, Fried snapper Sichuan style, hot garlic eggplant. Double cooked braised lamb was tender, very thinly sliced and easily eaten with just a fork! Lamb meat lovers would appreciate the lack of overpowering spices in this one.<br />
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For dessert again something unexpected. It was Frozen mango yoghurt with blood orange coulis - going with the theme of the dinner, not indulgent in terms of fat but lean and healthful. Crackling mango yoghurt interrupted by the strong citrusy notes of the coulis. I lapped it up. There was something very satisfying about this one!<br />
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All in all a very well put together meal by Chef Rawat. Every dish tickled the palate and was interesting too. That said, I feel there could be more theatre to the dishes themselves since the restaurant is named 5 Senses after all. Would have been lovely if all the five senses were engaged more in some way. Will be interesting to see if they come up with something in this regard in the future.<br />
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I've tried their momos twice before home delivered through Genie app but wanted to try it on location for once. First visit was a few days before. Couldn't get a seat at 12:30 pm. Place was full of the college crowd who occupied all the seats before I could get one. So I decided to takeaway a Chicken Chowmein (rs 90) and fried chicken momo (rs 100). The chowmein got a bit firm because of one hour travel time. Momos were delicious as usual but lost some crunch again.
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Second visit was at 4 pm on a Thursday, thankfully there were vacant tables. About 25 people can fit in at full capacity.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A</span>mbiance is chilled out, with bamboo walls and a photograph of the Dalai Lama amidst at one end. Felt like I was sitting in some cozy noodle tuckshop in Tibet if not for the Chennai heat!
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It's different here. No need to feel bad taking time to choose. Once you've chosen you need to write your order on a piece of paper and hand it over to "Chotu" the single waiter who takes care of all orders here!I ordered just a fried chicken momo for 100 bucks. If you want takeaway you can call and inform them to keep it ready.
Now there's a tiny trapdoor in the wall connecting the kitchen and seating area. It suddenly slides open when you least expect and a hand pushes a plate full of momos which the waiter then delivers to the table.<br />
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After a 20 minute wait, Eight suitably plump, piping hot just-fried momos glistening in oil were sitting pretty on my table. They surrounded a bowl of dangerous looking red chilli dip that bore resemblance to molten lava! First bite into the momo and I was within reach of Shangri-la but the burn of the chilli dip kept me grounded! Crunchy outer shell filled in with yummy juicy steamed chicken filling. What could be better? Other than the oily coating the momos were excellent. The chilli dip ground with sesame seeds is very spicy but perfect for eating the momos with provided you can handle the spice. Order a cold Pepsi if you are planning to finish that dip! 15 bucks for a glass I think. Perfect!<br />
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Also took away an order of Tso-Tse Mein (beef -rs 85) which is soft noodles topped with gravy of choice. Chose the soft noodles instead of firmer chowmein because it tastes almost the same after travel time. It was pretty good for the price with a huge serving of the gravy (adequate, well-cooked meat). But the momos are what this place is excellent and known for! Chowmein eaten there is also recommended by some regulars!<br />
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Tso-tso mein - soft noodles with beef side.<br />
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Chowmein - A favorite among the regulars. Eat on location though.<br />
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The beef gravy was generous with small but plentiful tender beef pieces.</div>
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