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Wo Lahore featuring Avtar Gill
“Wo Lahore”, directed by Atul Satya Koushik deals with the story of a big joint Hindu family in the backdrop of the Indian struggle for independence. The director manages to recreate that era when Hindu Muslims lived in harmony, but with their reservations in place. The cast was pro and the celebrity TV/film actor Avtar Gill drew crowds as the narrator. “Wo Lahore” was a decent weekend watch.
Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge – Connaught Place
Wagh Bakri has started another Tea Lounge at Outer Circle, Connaught Place. The outlet is spread on two floors and has modern interiors. Tea, as usual, is great here. CP doesn’t have too many tea options (barring Cha Bar and tea stalls on Shankar Road). Thus, this is a most welcome addition in this zone. We look forward to many more outlets in NCR.
Happy New Year – 2016
The Hudson Cafe – A small wonder
The Hudson Café at Delhi University’s North Campus area serves American cum fusion food. This locality is a hub of pocket friendly restaurants and these guys by all means are among the front runners. The food is tasty, prices reasonable, and to top it – their hospitality is outstanding. We went for dinner on a recent weekend and all in all, it was an awesome experience. We give this place brownie points for their sparkling restrooms. We will not think twice before coming to The Hudson Cafe again.
Gharwali – Hindi play
To celebrate the 100th birth centenary of the famous Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai, a play based on her story Gharwali was staged at India Habitat Centre. The play, directed by Shuddho Banerjee, questions the ideas of sexual freedom, role of marriage and other associated issues in the Indian society. The actors are amateurs but the storyline, direction, songs and dances compensate. All together this is an apt Saturday evening watch.
Teatotaller – Top Tea Places in Delhi NCR
Winter is here and so are the chai wallahs at various markets, crossings, nooks and corners. Their aromatic decoction has warmed many a winter mornings. In the last few years tea has graduated to cafes and bored of coffee, many have changed allegiance. No wonder the tea cafes are experiencing growing patronage all over NCR. We have been trying these out – for our benefit – and yours too 🙂 Here’s our report.
Krackerjack Karnival – Why do “bade log” have all the fun!
Krackerjack Karnival transformed JLN Stadium into a fairy land. The festival was one of the few events solely held for children. The cartoon characters like Chhota Bheem and others were available to meet and greet little fans. The fair had game shows, performances, workshops, rides, food and merchandise for children as well as their parents. In tune with the season, there were bits and pieces of Santa everywhere and it seemed that Christmas had an early start in Delhi.
FLYP@Mtv – New kid on the block
We were recently invited to the launch party of FLYP@Mtv. This is the latest kid-on-the-block in Delhi’s club/pub/live music scene. They served a wide variety of fusion food and deserts that had some Indian twist. Among the cocktails, the coffee based “Tall dark and Irish” is a must try. Most importantly, the warmth and hospitality of the waiting guys won our heart. Their outstanding enthusiasm made us feel much at home and we may just go back to FLYP if we want to feel pampered.
Mohiniattam recital by Jayaprabha Menon
Mohiniattam, Kerala’s graceful classical dance, enchants Delhi audiences with Jayabrabha Menon’s soulful performance inspired by Lord Vishnu.
Unwind at Adda by Striker
Striker is a popular name among pubs and breweries in Delhi NCR. Adda by Striker, after garnering a decent reputation in Gurgaon has opened a new branch GK 1, N-Block market. This was the venue for a recent Zomato Meetup where we were invited. Frankly we did not think much of the cocktails. However, some of the snacks were nice. But the desserts, Choco Mud Pie and Tres Leches Cake, were surprisingly tasty and positively sealed the experience for us.
Tamasha – Story of a storyteller
Tamasha by Imtiaz Ali stars Ved (Ranbir Kapoor) as a man trapped in a mundane corporate job with a passion for story telling. He meets Tara (Deepika Padukone) who becomes the medium bringing transformation in his life. We know many around us who, given a choice, would have been in a different profession. The film is for them. Notwithstanding its flaws, Tamasha is an honest and enjoyable effort and a must watch for the die hard romantics.
ELF Cafe & Bar – Hauz Khas Village
The ELF Cafe & Bar is located close to the entrance of the Hauz Khas Village but you might just miss it among the more prominent glow boards on that building. It’s a spacious lounge area and seating arrangements are also available on the balcony. One can have a bird’s eye view of the busy HKV gully from here. The food is just about OK. If you are in that area and can’t find a footing at the other places, you may give this place a shot.
“To Bait Fish withal” – The Merchant of Venice
Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice” is perhaps one of his most read works. Dramatech staged this all English play at LTG Auditorium and this was directed by Renu S. Chopra. The performance was decent and given the lawlessness that we frequently encounter around us, the play had an instant connect with the audience. This rendition of “The Merchant of Venice” was an apt weekend watch.
Kebab Gali – Kebabs & Biryani in South Delhi
Kebab Gali as the name suggests serves Mughlai food at their outlet at Vasant Square Mall. They have some dining space but one can make out they mostly survive on takeaways and delivery. Their Dahi Kebabs are delicate and delicious. The other items that we had – biriyani – chicken tikka etc. were decent but spicy. We were redeeming a voucher gifted by Zomato but the Kebab Gali guys were not very forthcoming on this.
New Delhi Palate Fest 2015
The huge New Delhi Palate Fest was organised at PSOI Cub, Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri. The event comprised a huge agglomeration of stalls by almost all big names in the hospitality industry. The visitors were terribly spoilt for choice in terms of quality and variety of food. The program was peppered with sessions by celebrity chefs and music by live bands. The turnout was stupendous and the Traffic Police had a trying time in handling the cars in that area. The Festival establishes that Delhi is still unarguably the food capital of the country.
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