Wasabi on my mind

I Japengoed on Saturday last. Good food, decent decor but nothing really stuck in my mind. What makes a memorable dining experience is something that I need to resolve. I think I have somewhat of a reverse snobbery bug where the worse the decor the more I enjoy the food. Enough already with this goop.

Quick review about Japengo - Nice Sushi, very very good wasabi, highly impressive Beef noodle soup and good Nasi Goreng. But somehow nothing about the entire experience made me want to go back again. If anything else the Beef noodle soup was the standout experience. There were other items which seemed interesting but for the life of me dont know if I will ever be back there again.

Also they don't have a liquor license which is a shame. If ever there was a need for some good sake or wine then their food deserves it.

In sum good food, good service, price is what you'd expect to pay in this area....

Brittania On My Mind

oh Brittania. Imagine a restaurant thats open from 11.30 am to 3.00 pm (or till food lasts) Monday to Saturday. Does not open on Sunday and never in the night. Brittania is all of this and still serves the best Irani/Persian/Parsi food that I know of.  To have the mutton berry pulav is getting as close to paradise as possible. My recommendation is to go with a group of 3-4 friends and then do the time honoured thing of ordering multiple dishes and sharing. My recommended menu at brittania is as Sali Boti (Lots more Sali nowadays which is not something I like), Mutton Berry Pulav (Chicken or Veg is also good but somehow Mutton ranks right up there), Fried Bombil (It's done the Bawa way here and done insanely well), Patra Ni Machi (Dunno if it's a daily thing) and then some Mutton Cutlets. (Warning that of late the cutlets are served with a very tomatoey gravy which detracts. If I wanted tamatar gravy would go to a bloody Punju joint). All of this has to be washed down with Duke's Lemonade. A Mangola is permitted also but Lemonade is bliss. The upside of going with 3-4 people is that you eat very well as well as can sample the best of Brittania. If perchance the berry pulav does not appeal (Hey it takes all sorts) the mutton dhanshak or the prawn curry rice is also highly recommended. Last but not the least is to wrap up things with the Caramel Custard. Its insanely great.

Deli delicious Ast

Apologies for the long delay but been a bit tied up. Quick round up of places where I have dined in this period. Will get a review together whenever I can
Excellensea
Brittania
Indigo Deli x 2
Sharada Bhavan
Ananda Bhavan

Suffice it to say that life has been good dining wise.....

Brun Maska and Chai

The sweet pleasures of Mumbai life. The bliss of having chai and brun maska is something which I miss. And having a classic Irani close by is double bliss. The minor pleasures of walking in. Going to the regular table (Oh the bliss of actually having a regular table) and having the waiter bring you the chai. And it is so much more blissful when you are all aglow with the healthiness of having walked a kilometer to have it. Nothing beats it. Not even the incessant inaneness of bratty mothers screaming for their kheema pav or inflecting their baby gossip on you......

Idle Thoughts of a bored stomach

Having spent 3 years plus away from Mumbai I returned about 3 weeks ago. In the recent past trips back have always been revisits to the same old places since the time to explore was minimal. But and this is a extremely big but now that I am back (hopefully for good)there seem to be very few places to explore. The food scene in the BMC limits seems to be dead. What gives ?

Live Life Food Size

Since life in Delhi is so very boring decided to write about my food experiences. Considering that this blog is being written in Mumbai makes it even more surreal. I used to have a system whereby all great meals would have the bills pinned up on my board. But given that a lifetime of sinning is beginning to catch up with me and my few friends that seems so so ephermal. A blog might just be the best way for me leave a memory....