Anyone for Monk Business ?

Ah a lazy sunday. A non brain stretchy movie and then a nice long lazy lunch with some of my favorite friends. What could be more bliss ? Anyway in one of my trips down to Dilli was taken to Monk which is somewhere on the Jaipur Highway. Monk is one of those uber cool decor which ever so often have more attention being paid to the ambience rather than the food. Thankfully the food was pretty decent. The cocktails were first rate (Watermelon martinis !!!). Oddly enough the food is served in combinations. Viz any main course meal is complete by itself unlike in Indo chinese where you order the rice and then a gravy. Much like in China the monk system works brilliantly as you get a more harmonious combination. Monk also has a incredibly good soya sauce. A good soya sauce enhances your dim sums and ilk so much that I can't complain. Anyway all in all Monk was a good experience.

The Travelling Belly - Part Deaux

Vera Vera Vera Good Vera Pizza. Oddly enough the pizza is probably the least of the dishes here. Pizza done amazingly well wrinkles and all. One of the best Risottos I've had even though it was vegetarian. Good Pastas and awesome desserts. Best of all they also do a decent wine list which in Gurgaon non five star is supremely amazing. Away from the malls and not so crowded as the location is slightly odd. Thats two good reviews for Delhi restaurants perhaps I'm going a soft in old age.....

The Travelling Belly - Part 1

In case anyone is bothered apologies for the delay. Work has been slightly insane and posting has not been helped by some incompatibilities between Opera and blogger. Wonder why. Anyway this is part 1 of my travel eating in Delhi. In which the intrepid stomach wanders over to Karims in Old Delhi.

Being in Delhi for a wedding meant the usual. Eg land up late and discover the baraat has not yet landed. And then wait like a moron for the groom (Who might be one of the few people you actually know at the wedding). Then finding a convenient car boot bar and get drinking. And like in Delhi people get irritated at not getting their favourite drink in the boot of a car. Wonder how much longer before some one converts a Qualis into a travelling bar for weddings along with the baraat band and caterer.

Thankfully this was a ex colleagues wedding which meant I did know people other than the groom. It also meant there were like minded people who were completely sick of their social obligations and wanted to get the heck out of there. In this case it meant 3 of us going down to Karims in Old Delhi. And the best part was one of the trio was a newbie to Karim

The food at Karim's was as usual excellent if slightly marred by the presence of a drunken bunch in the table next to us. Thankfully K's has little patience and they were soon shut up by the staff.
We had the usual shammis and botis and bheja and mutton and all of it was supremely excellent. Dunno what they do with the tandoori rotis but they're good enough to be a stand alone. The regret of not getting really good mutton in Mumbai is exaggerated when u have mutton @ Karims. Then when you're done with the food you end up with a divine phirni. Oh blisss....