Date: 29th October
Venue: Courtyard by Mariott Downtown Gurugram

Winter is here. The morning fog is a testimony. The evenings are chilly. And the appetites have opened up for gorging on rich and sinful food. Give n that winter is the season for variety in vegetables, fruits and not to mention the season of major Indian festivals, it is the time to binge.

We spent a leisurely evening at the outdoor seating at Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Gurugram over a lavish dinner. “The Courtyard grill” is back with a kitchen in the open along with a well stocked bar. The live musicians only enhance this already perfect setting.

We were with a bunch of friends and started our evening sipping our scotch and mocktails over some delicious starters. For non vegetarians it was ghee roast chicken bruschetta and gilafi seek tacos while for vegetarians it was palak patta chaat and charcoal bharta bunny chow. Now about this bunny chow, well it was the star dish in our opinion. Hats off to the chef to make something so uniquely tasty out of brinjals. Highly recommended.

For main course while there was soya chaap and veg kebabs for vegetartians, we hardcore carnivores had a gala time with king prawns, half spring chicken and barrah kebab. The show stopper here was pork ribs rechado – melt in mouth pork ribs that left the bone effortlessly and was glazed to perfection.

The limited menu ensured the focus on taste and quality and almost no confusion to the palette. The dessert apple jalebi with kesar kulfi was a perfect end to this delicious dinner.