When Chef Ravitej Nath, Executive Chef, The Oberoi Gurgaon, visited Japan, he was taken around by his hosts to a merry-go-round of fabulous dining, from a 5 am sushi breakfast in an unpretentious stall outside Tsukiji, the world’s most famous fish market in Tokyo, to 200 year old restaurants that sell nothing but hot-pot. On…
You could be in a drawing room when you visit this charming, well-appointed room that is a combination of Good Earth taste and Ritu Dalmia’s food. On the face of it, it is a winning combination. It is tucked away in Good Earth, Khan Market, on the second floor and has an interesting patterned ceiling,…
French, in its simplest, most uncomplicated avatar Overlooking a park, it is a tiny piece of Paris in our chaotic city. The dainty tables and chairs are exactly as you’d find them in Paris: effortlessly stylish and the opposite end of the spectrum from grand and showy. Both times I have visited, I have seen…
Montreal meets Mehar Chand Market French restaurants have never been success stories in Delhi because of the perception that they are only about haute cuisine, a concept that dogs Delhi’s dining public. Chef Nini is French, but it’s about comfort food in warm surroundings, and it’s from Montreal anyway. Modest Mehar Chand Market is going…
Modern European food, simple elegant settings and plenty of parking! What do you get when two prominent chefs open their own place? You get this gem of a restaurant with a chef-driven menu. Next door to the now defunct Chilli Seasons is this extremely attractive restaurant in shades of coffee and crème. So far…
World food, progressive Indian Surprisingly good food in an unlikely spot Tucked away near Lifestyle on the second set of escalators in Ambience Mall, you are likely to miss it altogether because of the slightly obscure location. Once inside, it looks like a teeny bopper’s hangout: none too comfortable chairs, a colourful open kitchen, a…
La Bodega Cuisine: traditional Mexican Intro: After the city’s collective palate has been inured to Tex Mex, here comes the real thing Atmospherics: stylish surroundings that combine a Mexican touch with an international sensibility. White walls with an adobe finish, brightly coloured stencilled motifs, no nonsense comfortable furniture and best of all, plenty of books…
The original Le Cirque in New York is an Italian-owned iconic restaurant that has been around for more than 30 years. The ‘marriage’ between Leela Palace Delhi and Le Cirque is a fortuitous one. The grandeur of the palace-like hotel is perfectly matched by the gravitas of a fine dining internationally renowned restaurant brand. Approximately…
Lebanese A cozy restaurant in Connaught Place for the refreshing flavours of Lebanon Thus far, Lebanese food in Delhi has been a misnomer. This is the real thing. In the block opposite PVR Plaza, on the Outer Circle is Delhi’s newest outpost of Lebanon. The country is usually spoken of in conjunction with Jordan and…
Fuss-free Punjabi The full house from morning to night tells its own story about the popularity of this brand I have visited the branch at the DLF Place in Saket more than once. It is the one restaurant that is consistently full, which says something about the unbeatable combination of realistic prices plus choice of…