Mumbai- the financial capital of
India is buzzing with activities. And this summer was really an eventful journey
for us foodies here! Big brands opening doors here for the first time, lots of
high profile charity events, openings of restaurants with unique regional
cuisines and launching of uniquely desi products! Zouqh has seen it all and
today, armed with a glass of chilled buttermilk, let me pen down a few of the
cute events I was a part of in the last few months.
The first meet I was a part of was that of Jiwa Ata. Our humble wholewheat flour got a makeover with the third generation flour miller scion, Raghav Gupta. He created well balanced wholewheat flour which had a proportion of dehydrated vegetables, other wholegrains and salt. Though I am of the view that a roti/bread should only serve as the carbohydrate part of our regular meals, and fresh vegetables along with the carb should make it a balanced meal, but I do agree that the taste and the feel of a multi-grain roti is upped manifolds with addition of dehydrated vegetables! And the outlet in Bandra served us their roti rolls, easy indian fast-food, which is supremely healthy. The flour mixes are priced at a premium range of 85 to 150 INR/kg. The packets are available online as well!
The next was the fun ice cream making event at
Hokey Pokey! I especially loved the fun of chilled ice cream, in the blazing
heat of May. And the good quality of the ice cream shone through in each bite. I
had great fun there and our flavours were taken as part of their signature
creation menu! So the next time you walk into a Hokey Pokey outlet, ask for our
creations and let me know how you liked it.
Kithcen
Aid along with Vikas khanna invited us for his latest book launch at the super
classy Art-D-Knox showroom in lower parel. The event was really mismanaged with
no one having a clue of where the location was. The food served at a book
launch of such a big celebrity chef was a big disappointment too. But the book
‘Hymns from the Soil’ was for the keeps. Priced at 1200 INR a copy, the big
book of vegetarian journey though India was definitely a big thumbs up. I
highly recommend it to people new to vegetarian cooking, to lay hands on the
book. It’s a fine mix of desi food and videsi flavours, definitely a worthy
try!
Smile
Foundation too extended a few invites to me and my family, which we loved and
enjoyed thoroughly. The Cook for a Smile at Grand Hyatt was a lovely way to spend
the Sunday afternoon. Hosted by Smile's Goodwill Ambassador Vikas Khanna and supported by PepsiC0 and Kitchen Aid along with Grand Hyatt, it
was a beautifully managed event for raising funds for nutrition of underprivileged kids. In the unique cook off, all senior board room members of various companies came together in a competition on the lines of masterchef! These boardroom leaders came forward to pledge their support
towards nutrition for better literacy and each of the participant took the onus
of ensuring better nutrition for 50 kids from Smile Foundation. The surprise auction of my dream machine Kitchen aid stand mixer was the best part. I pitched high, but lost the auction by 2000
INR! We also attended Ramp For Champs from Smile Foundation, and little guy
Ansh enjoyed the show a lot!
Dunkin
Donots opened their gates in Mumbai this summer and that created a major halla.
Burma Burma, a quaint little vegetarian eatery along with tea room too got inaugurated last month. Yours truly missed both these huge events. But my colleagues
raved about them non-stop, and that tells me both these places are super for
feasting!
Sigh!!
Zouqh had quite an eventful summer this year. Lets see what monsoon brings with
it for zouqh to taste! Cheers!
Related Articles- Other events of this summer that I have already blogged about:
No comments:
Post a Comment
We are always eager to hear your take on food, my way!!!