Journalism of Courage
Hello Sunday
Enjoy a sumptuous Sunday brunch at Frangipani (Ambrosia Resort & Spa) from 12 noon to 4 pm. Stuff yourself with the wide selection of veg and non-veg starters,soups,salads,main-course dishes and desserts. For the experimental,there is Cream of cauliflower soup and Chicken burnt garlic soup. The health-conscious lot can binge on fresh salads such as Green salad with mango vinaigrette and Spicy eggplant salad,among others. Main course has old favourites such as Dal palak tadka and Paneer kadhai. For desserts,one can choose from stone cold ice creams and a delectable Kesar phirni.
Ice Ice Baby
Best Brew Pub at Four Points by Sheraton,Nagar Road,is celebrating June as national ice tea month. With an assortment of ice teas such as Pan-jas-tea,Bull tea and Barfila chai on offer,the pub is set to make your chit chats brew into more intimate conversations.
Go Bengal
Taj Blue Diamond is hosting a Bengali food festival from June 6 to 17 at its restaurant,Mystic Masala. Evoking the spirit of Bengali cuisine,Chef Somesh Srimanis menu has Kosha mangsho (lamb cooked in Bengali masala),Maccher paturi (fish in mustard steamed in banana leaves) and the quintessential Machcher jhol (a home-style Bengali fish curry with potatoes and cauliflower). For vegetarians,he brings Narkel-posto boda (shallow fried coconut-poppy seed patty),Palongshaker chochori (home-cooked vegetables and spinach) and Mottorshuti diye sona moong dal (moong dal cooked with green-peas tempered with ginger and cumin).
Chinese Whispers
Are you a fan of Chinese food? Get ready with your chopsticks and head to Westin at Koregaon Park for La Mian food festival. Watch Chef Zhang Rui Xiang pull and twist the noodle dough to craft La Mian handmade noodles. Enjoy his trademark style of cooking and pick from a selection of hand-pulled and sliced noodles in mouth-watering selections of seafood,pork ribs and scrambled eggs. No need for the vegetarians to lose out on these epicurean delicacies,as you can relish your pick of noodles in fried bean sauce and tomato broth. The La Mian festival is on till June 23,6:30 pm onwards.
French Kiss
After enticing foodies from east Pune on Boat Club road,French patisserie Café La Bouchee dOr has opened its second outlet in Aundh. Located at Clarion Park,behind Gaikwad petrol pump,the café is a treat not only to the palate but also to the eye. It offers a range of authentic French baked products from delightful cakes to flaky croissants made using traditional artisanal techniques. Indulge in a Framboisier cake made of real crushed Belgian raspberries and French chantilly or the Dome-passion,a Belgian dark chocolate mousse dome with a passion fruit burst inside.
