A restaurant on a racecourse might sound like a strange thing, and the smell of a stable hanging about as you sit outside to eat might not be the most appetising of olfactory stimulants, but Olive has a certain rustic charm to it that romanticises candle lit dinners next to horses. Now if only horse steak were on the menu….
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January 6, 2012
Olive, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai
January 6, 2012
The Table, Mumbai
It’s one thing when one person recommends a restaurant. It’s an entirely different matter when in the space of a day several people recommend the same restaurant. Having had some fabulous Indian food, a light and funky lunch seemed to be the deal of the day, and I’m always a sucker for fusion/cross-cultural food, so it wasn’t too hard landing up The Table, a light, airy and very comfortable restaurant, just minutes away from the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai.
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January 5, 2012
Peshawri, ITC Grand Maratha, Mumbai
As far as restaurants in India serving the cuisine of the Northwest Frontier (geographically, modern day Pakistan, Afghanistan and North India), there has, historically, been just one name – Bukhara. A restaurant of legendary proportions, having served presidents and noblemen alike. However, for seasoned gastronomes, the word is that Bukhara is now stale, having served the same food for over 30 years, becoming overpriced, and lacking in the same top notch quality that once rose it to fame and placed it amonst the 50 best restaurants of the world many years ago. Luckily, there is a solution to most problems, and this one comes by the name of Peshawri.
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January 4, 2012
Neel, Mumbai
The brief was simple. The need and urge for good Indian food was strong. The friend was advised in advance, the ball in their court. The choice of court was blue. Blue as in Neel (or Indigo to be exact). Neel as in Mumbai. A restaurant on the racecourse. There seemed to be another. I would eventually sample that too, but on this occasion, a crisp winter evening (it was 20c after all!) and the first night in Mumbai, it was to Neel our chariot rode.
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