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We are honoured to be featured in the 8th edition of the Directory of best blogs of India in not one but two categories- lifestyle and fashion both.

The listing is in alphabetical order and recognised the niche in each category. The link is given below

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We are blessed to have made till here and hope to go on woth quality work as this is what matters. When time and patience reap results… lofty goals… lofty dreams coupled with lofty actions maketh a vision so beautiful… #loftyspectrums

Thankful to my Goddess- my Mom for giving me such ideals and vision always and belief and faith in myself n my capabilities.

Yours truly,

Anuja Pandey & Lucky

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Staycation at Shangri-La Fitness goals & health club

June 19, 2018

Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru

At Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru, health and wellness are more than just a short-term indulgence; they are a way of life. Keeping this in mind, the hotel’s level 3 was designed to be a fully equipped dedicated wellness floor that caters to all its guests’ health and wellness needs. It treats guests to a variety of experiences that takes them away from their busy schedules to an environment of peace, calm and healing.

Last weekend We had an opportunity to stay in this lavish property that is nestled in the heart of the city. We had an amazing time starting our Saturday with some exotic and delicious Mediterranean lunch at Caprese. The platter was delicious with cheese and meat along with exotic fruits and salads sprayed with aromatic olive oil. And yes, then I headed to room to take a siesta for after that I had to go ahead n work it out.

Hence it’s always a great idea to spend a weekend unwinding here, though in the heart of the city yet so relaxed and tranquil. And I chose to spend some quality time exercising and swimming, sleeping eating and repeating at Shangri-La.

This oasis of tranquillity features an outdoor temperature-controlled swimming pool and a hydro-thermal experience encompassing a steam bath, sauna and a Jacuzzi. The wellness floor also has a state-of-the-art gymnasium equipped with Technogym ARTIS and ARKE series, the unparalleled, highest-quality gym equipment. In addition, guests can benefit from personal training sessions tailored to their unique fitness requirements.

All the facilities of CHI, the spa and health club are nestled in one floor. This time my #staycation focussed on the physical training and a swim and then finally dinner in the room. When it’s Anuja coming for staycation she makes sure she goes for a spa session at CHI.

In addition to the CHI spa, the wellness floor has a 24-hour Health Club with a variety of cardio machines, including treadmills, cross trainers, upright bicycles, recumbent bicycles and stair masters, all with a touchscreen offering TV services and Internet connectivity, along with top-of- the-line equipment from Technogym’s Kinesis, ARKE and OMNIA series. Professional trainers provide guidance and ensure that training is conducted in a safe manner.

With the launch of Technogym’s “Wellness on the Go”, users are able to enjoy the wellness lifestyle wherever they are – in the gym, at home, at work or outdoors – and stay connected to their world and their training. With an integrated Android interface, users can work, give interviews and hold conference calls digitally while training.

Other facilities on the wellness floor include a sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, relaxation room and a heated lounger. Also available is a kids’ pool and an outdoor pool, with a depth of 1.2 metres and a length of 25 metres, making it ideal for both leisure and training.

The swimming pool is open to in-house guests daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Non-residential guests may also access the pool and other facilities through yearly or half-yearly memberships.

Health Club membership is available for individual guests, couples, families of four (a couple with two children aged up to 16 years old) and for groups of five members or more. Swimming pool membership is available for individual guests and couples.

Guests may relax and rejuvenate at the CHI spa from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Non-resident guests may access the club from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. The well-equipped gymnasium is available to in-house guests 24 hours daily.

Have u had a #staycation yet in this plush luxury hotel, if not then go ahead and book your weekend folks.

Summer Lookbook #005- The Royal Wedding Look

June 10, 2018

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With the season of awards nights, model hunts and beauty pageants, and derbies, the fact that you look suited to the occasion and wear appropriate outfit ( specially if you are invited as honourable jury) holds quite an importance.
The current summer lookbook series is specially been loved by all of you so I really wanted to include a regal look that could suit such classy occasions too.
The recent royal wedding of #princeharry and #meghanmarkle has upped the fashion quotient and stands as an inspiration to millions. Of course, it was only #priyankachopra who got to attend the wedding but we all stand astounded and inspired to make some British fashion statements this season.

So my summerlookbook #5, {click #anujasummerlookbook for more looks this season} is a very Brit looking dress with assymetrical cut to it and a ruffle ( yes, ruffles are here to stay). What I love the most about it is it’s bishop sleeves, that make this pastel powder blue dress so elegant. Its one of those dresses that doesn’t expose any inch of your skin and hence is an class act. I paired it with pink lipsticks and pink pumps in a typical British fashion when even the toes are not exposed (only if I could have been a part of such a royal affair since I’m all set).

I’m wearing pastel pink coloured glass beads set that I had recently picked up from #murrano glass factory in #italy.
If only I had done my hair in a bun or some fascinators I think we are ready for a derby or a fashionable night.
My location was amazing and it suited my mood with the aroma of hot brewing chocolate while it was drizzling as I looked outside the window panes in #nemmabengaluru – its the #fabellechocloates boutique at #itcgardenia. In fact, I loved reading few concoctions too; only how I wish they were love potions and I could be with my beau who is not in town these days…♥️

=Outfit Details=
@camlaspain
Pumps @Steve Madden
Location @ITC Gardenia
Pc @david
I’m wearing on my lips @bobbibrown

Yours Truly,
Anuja Pandey

Hope you enjoyed the post! Click #anujasummerlookbook for more looks this season.

Farzi Café- illusions of fusion

June 5, 2018

Farzi has many connotations and I yet remember how my Mom was amazed to hear this name few years back, as this means ‘illusion’. “Why the name FARZI”, was the question that made us curious to try out the food there. I remember how both of us went to enjoy a meal there. It was a delightful experience to see how amazingly Indian flavours from various parts of india were infused into the global cuisine. These recipes were presented in a suave fashion with amalgamation of global cuisine into Indian desi classics, in a very contemporary way in totally a rocking, chic ambiance with some high energy music. That’s when mom told me,”you know why this is Farzi, because they create illusions…”. This is the gastronomical delight that Farzi Café brings in with some dose of everything in its recipes, the innovative menus with some inspiring artistic presentation on quirky plates and serving bowls [in the various shapes of rolling pin, pestle and mortar etc bring back to us the memories of an era that is being forgotten in the rut of todays life, the time of our grandmoms when the preparations were thorough and servicing style was so rustic and traditional].

Yes, Farzi is an illusion wherein we think its so global, and hip and chic while it, at the same time amalgamates and fuses cultures within food and music and a lot more in preparation, spices, innovation and the beautiful presentation. That is Farzi Café Unplugged for all of you.

Last week it has launched its new menu which is so unique and droolworthy. It was a happy bunch of few influencers, food writers, bloggers and enterpreneurs for this delightful lunch that went on for hours, and how we all loved eating the delicacies over discussions on the dominant flavours and other good stuff ( a good bunch makes for a good lunch and good times always). Thanks @Sheetal C for inviting us and being a lovely host, you simply rocked and thank you @Rekha Ghosh for being around and looking after us, your presence always brings about a new surge of energy in the environment.

@Suresh Hinduja, the popular food critic for this new menu and he told me what spices {or read seeds} ‘panchphoran’ is composed of, you can send in your guesses and we will surely disclose it to you…!!

The farzi café new menu is artistic and so original. I am totally ‘farzified’ by the regional recipe of south marrying north in recipes like charcoal appams with paneer bhurji with a imparting it such a unique flavor, the charcoal giving a modern look and feel to the otherwise an Indian recipe at heart.

And then another chartbuster was the khichdi risotto that took my heart away. I realized how my love for risotto and khichdi could be satiated at the same time. I must take this recipe from Mr. Suresh Hinduja soon.

The Italian balls made with daal and chawal were another show stealer.

The new menu at Farzi Café

Soups & Salads

Avocado mint Gazpacho, Jeera namak para (Chilled Avocado soup flavored with Jal Jeera, Garnished with Savory Lavash)
Curd rice tikki chaat, Dragon scoop, Besan pearls (Curd rice patty layered with Sweet yogurt, Mint & Sweet chutney in a clay pot, garnished with dragon fruit scoop)
Mini Raj Kachori, Crispy okra salad, Chutney foam (Mini shells with sweet & sour pumpkin topped with sweet chutney foam, crispy okra salad)

Small Plates

Paniyaram scotch eggs, Desi ghee hollandaise (Take on classic scotch eggs with a Indian twist quail eggs stuffed into a Crispy rice batter bowl)
Panch phoran paneer bhurji tart, New pickle onion (Scrambled cottage cheese Flavored with Panch phoran Into a tart shell)
Desi Curd Poppers, smoked tomato chutney (Mouth Melting curd poppers with Indian spices, Served with Smoked tomato Chutney)
Dal Chawal Arancini, achar, Papad, chutney (Italian rice balls made with Dal & Chawal Served with achar, Papad and Chutney)
Harrisa spice Paneer tikka, Tadka Cream (Mellow Cottage cheese marinated with mild chilli spice served with Tempered Mayonnaise)
Black sesame chicken Tikka, Sesame Ash (Tender cubes of Chicken leg marinated with black sesame paste garnished with sesame Crumb)
Tandoori bacon prawns, Tadka mayo (Indian Take on classic Bacon wrap prawn with Tandoori marinade & Smoked in clay oven)
Tempura fried prawn, Nimboo mirch air (Tempura fried prawn tossed in homemade sauce & Served with Lemon & Chilli Foam)

Mains

Keema Anda Pao, Masala onion (Re Inventing classic Keema Anda pav with a Farzi twist)
Paneer Ghee roast appam, Podi dust (Cubes of panner cooked with south Indian spices served in a black carbon appam)
Dal Khichdi risotto, Papad crisp, Achari butter (Yellow lentils cooked with Arborio rice served with lentil crisp and Pickle butter)
Ratatouille Bhaji, Maska Focaccia (Spicy mashed vegetables serve with buttered Italian bread)
Andhra Chilli chicken, Thatte Idli, Micro herbs (Chicken cubes cooked with green chilli paste served on Flat rice sponge)
Prawn Balchao Bowl – Prawn crackers, Cabbage fogaath (A popular goad dish served in a bowl with prawn cracker)
Mutton Irachi pepper fry, Malabari Paratha (Mutton cubes cooked with southern spices & Served with Malabari Paratha)

Meetha

Flourless chocolate cake, Tanquery Mousse, Orange crumb (Airy Chocolate cake served with seasonal fruits )
Fenni Nest, Chenna balls, Flavored Milk (Nest made out of Fenni served with Sweet cottage cheese balls & Saffron flavored milk)
Peanut butter mousse taco, Banana Kulfi, Caramelized Banana (Peanut butter mousse stuffed in a sweet taco shell, Served with Banana Kulfi)
Rasmalai tres leches, Carrot cream, Rose petal net (Rasmalai made with Three textures of milk garnished with Rose petal sugar net)

This wonderful Farzi food is a delight for a food lover so whoever hasn’t tried it yet in Bangalore is surely missing on something delightful.

Savored by @Anuja Pandey

Farzi Café ub city

Summer Lookbook #001 – The Pastels

April 27, 2018

Spring-Summer 2018 has seen pastels in fashion and on ramp. Pastel or ice cream colours bring in the idea of luxury, innocence and candies. But we constantly keep wondering what to wear pastels with. This summer trend has many ways to wear it but our concern is how to combine the pastels. the cooling effect of pastels cant be denied. Some of you ladies just love it for the gentleness of the pastel colours for they are such a spring staple. While others love it for they look positively incredible when pared with other interesting trends of the moment.

How to pair pastels :

Monochrome for they look incredible if worn from top to bottom. One could wear a crop top with a skirt and still wear the heels to in the same tone as it immediately elongates and brings the focus to the visage and exposed skin.
Colour blocking – sweet sophistication is when you wear a pastel and bright hue of same colour in two pieces. So same colour and different shades, you could go for bright pants and pastel top and you achieve a look that is bound to draw attention.
Popping on neutrals – think of a white outfit with a pale pink coat. It gives the whole thing a touch of summer, a sweet affair to remember.
Always a great idea to wear bright makeup with mascara when you go minty, or pinks, or bubblegum colours to retain the barbie doll look.
Wear a polka dress with a pastel shade with some bandanas if you are in casual mood.

While its good to keep up with the trend, its always good to keep an eye on what suits your personality. Going ahead with just a pastel bag or shoes is also enough to make a statement.

While you buy the pastels keep in mind the skin tone so you know what looks great on you and wear this trend everywhere, in office, for a lunch with your girls, or for a date, they just make you look so feminine.

So ladies, have a fashionable summer!!!

With yours truly,
Anuja Pandey

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TataSky “World Screen” Launch

April 2, 2018

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So, before the weekend approaches we were already in for a treat from the biggest DTH service in India, Tata Sky the launch event for TataSky World Screen… and guys this made the approaching weekend much enjoyable and I was already looking forward to reaching back home to get glued to my TV set to watch the TataSky World Screen.

Movies are my passion and that’s what is being catered by the “World Screen” where almost all the world language cinema is showcased and that too without any ad breaks…so yippeeee!!!! you can grab onto your large tub of popcorn and sit for hours together if you love world movies the way i’m mad for it…

The content is in multiple languages apart from English, for example, Arabic, Portugese, German, French Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Israeli,,,to name a few. Moreover all the movies you can watch with English subtitles, so seeing the whole world at your fingertips with your preferred language was never so easy.

You can of course watch it through your already existing Tata Sky STB or if you want it can be accessed through Tata Sky mobile app or web app (watch.tatasky.com). You can subscribe to Tata Sky World Screen from the link below https://www.tatasky.com/wps/portal/TataSky/services/tata-sky-services-entertainment/tata-sky-world-screen

Not only you can watch the movies but also you would be able to watch a lot of TV series from around the world.

The launch event was a fun event with the Stand Up comedian Arnav Rao playing with his words and making it funny for his audience, accompanied by the chilled mocktails and beer served along with hot and juicy starters. Followed by the preview of the World Series content of some sitcoms and movies which made the evening complete and a pre cursor to the great weekend ahead.

As Arun Unni the CCO of the Tata Sky rightly said…. “Subscribers can watch great content from around the world as great stories have no language barrier”

Ms. Lalitha Kumaramangalam at – ThinkBig summit 2016 Chairperson of NCW

November 22, 2016

Ms. Lalitha Kumaramangalam took over as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women w.e.f. 29th September, 2014. She is a graduate in economics honours from St.Stephens College, Delhi University and Masters in Business Administration from Madras university. She speaks many languages fluently owing to her great family background. She belongs to powerful, illustrious political family, comprising Governor, Cabinet Ministers, Army General and Members of Parliament.

Ms. Kumaramangalam is a prominent political leader in her own right, who has been working relentlessly for decades for the empowerment and advancement of women belonging to the vulnerable and under-privileged sections of society.

She runs an NGO named Prakriti (in Indian Samkhya philosophy, Prakriti, or the nature, signifies woman). She has worked on issues dealing with healthcare, HIV/AIDS prevention and worked with dis- empowered communities like truckers, sex-workers, the LGBT community, migrant and construction workers, SHGs and urban slum women.

Recently she was at the ThinkBig 2016 Summit Inaugural ceremony in Bengaluru and addressed the gathering of women entrepreneurs and commanded all the attention, owing to her frank and impressive speech. Her speech stirred the audience and her words on condition of women in rural and sub-urban India made us realise the mammoth task of empowering them. They need to be heard and listened to and this is a moral obligation of us, the privileged sections of society, the educated lot, to reach out to them. In her speech she told how men in her life, have been the pillars of support and usually it’s a man who stands behind a woman who does well and breaks from the chain of ever present prejudices and suppression.

ThingBig summit was radiant with the presence of such truly inspiring lady who is so honest and transparent in her ideas and actions. The message that we gathered was that we must, as a society, be steady in our actions towards the upliftment of underprivileged women and be a guiding light, be their voice, and not just be a flicker of hope for a while which gets exhausted as soon as there is rough weather. Here is a short conversation with the stalwart who commands attention and respect as she speaks, Ms Lalitha kumarmangalam.

Place- BIEC Bengaluru,

Date- 14 Nov 2016

ThinkBig 2016 Summit- Asia’s largest summit for women entrepreneurs

November 18, 2016

If you can dream it, you can achieve it.- Zig Ziglar

Investing in women’s economic empowerment is an investment worth millions as it sets a direct path towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth. Women make enormous contributions to economies, whether in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs, or working as employees from home or in industries.

WEConnect International’s fourth annual ThinkBig Summit is Asia’s largest women entrepreneurship and economic empowerment platform. The main goal of ThinkBig 2016 was to connect women-owned businesses with public and private sector opportunities that could dramatically impact the growth of their businesses. The Summit enabled almost 4,000 dynamic participants to engage in two days of inspiring and interactive sessions.

This is Asia’s largest platform for women entrepreneurs connecting women owned businesses with public and private sector opportunities.

This is an age of innovation, ideas, initiatives and knowledge exchange. #Thinkbig #weconnect gave an apt platform to network, share knowledge, and get to understand the know-hows of business.

Bangalore saw the women entrepreneurs come together like the roaring waves of the ocean at the thinkbig summit 2016. This path breaking initiative was organised by WeConnect International and supported by government of Karnataka. This thingbig summit is surely one which would be remembered by all and appreciated for providing an apt platform to women entrepreneurs where they got a chance to connect, learn, network, Exchange information and ideas, about the latest schemes that have been taken out for the economic upliftment of women. The various panel discussions which were held over a Period of two days were extremely informative and useful. Women joined this summit which almost seemed like a movement for economic development globally. We could see that women from all over the world and our own country, including tier two and three towns, also joined the summit, thereby making it a complete success. This platform served as a source to very many useful informations. ThinkBig saw the launch of the website of ‘Karnataka ladies Association and manufacturers Park’ ( K -lamp) to boost the business prospects of women from Bidar, Yadgir, Bellary, Raichur, Koppal and Gulbarga.

Another programme for women with no previous entrepreneurial background, for start ups was also unveiled, where the IIM-B will give a capsule course to the chosen bright ideas for start ups and this is backed and sponsored by Goldman Sachs, as announced by the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Bunty Bohra.

There were seminars and various panel discussions on such programmes which are there to support women entrepreneurs . The idea of the discussions was to enlighten about what measures are being taken for the upliftment and how they could use it if they have knowledge of the same.

In fact UNDP also threw light on its project Disha which is the new and innovative idea. It is an effort to tackle lack of information, direction regarding entrepreneurship in the segments of our society where Internet and access to knowledge is restricted and less. So the aim of the project is to give right information to the right people by guiding them to right direction, at right time, thereby enabling them to become successful in their endeavours which they otherwise don’t for the lack of information.

To empower women entrepreneurs government of Karnataka is coming up with four exclusive women’s parks at Ramnagar, Bellary, Gulbarga and Dharwad. These are planned keeping in mind the requirement of women entrepreneurs. These will be equipped with the state of the art civil, financial and social infrastructure as announced by CM of Karnataka Sri Siddaramaiah. State government also offers 50 % grant for Sc/ST for setting up industries.

Weconnect International certifies and gives the “women owned businesses” a recognition and also connects them globally. Hence WeConnect , ThinkBig summit provided a right approach and also a platform for the public-sector, government sector, private companies and industries and entrepreneurs to come together and look for sustainable way to bring social and economic empowerment of women for complete transformation. The panel discussions on building partnership, on economy and technology, on human rights and business ethics, were absolutely mind-stirring as so much of knowledge exchange and Idea sharing happened in these dialogues among the Panelists and the global audience. Everybody, from grassroots level to the creamiest layer., had something to ask, inquire, suggest and talk about.

There were discussions where personalities like Lalita Kumaramangalam, who is the chairperson of National commission of women, Elizabeth, the CEO of Weconnect international, Bunty Vohra, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Jenny Grieser who is the senior director for women’s economy empowerment for Walmart, Dr. Priti G.Adani, chairperson for Adani foundation, Ratna Prabha, addl. chief secretary of government of Karnataka, were actively pronouncing and delivering messages and supporting the cause of the coming together for this summit. The representation from IKEA, AWAKE and also many other NGOs was also there in strong number.

The presence of big names like the Amazon, Shop clues, Walmart, the various consulates from world over, the specialists in their fields and a lot many from every walk of life made it a very successful and fruitful event.

The beautiful cultural shows by artists from various states and parts of our state too made it a very colourful event. Women from smallest of towns and villages, from the self help groups, to the biggest of industries, everyone enthusiastically participated in putting up exhibition and stalls of their products

Hence WeConnect ThinkBig made it an apt ground to solve, resolve, suggest, network, connect and evolve for women in business and otherwise. The smiles on so many faces make me more modest, the success stories of women from Rural backgrounds inspires us and stories of women who go on struggling without any support and despite failures, is something that commands respect from every woman who is Cocooned, loved and respected and inspires us to take a path breaking initiative to extend the similar support to such people who don’t get any. For with rights also come duties, if you have right over something then you also are obliged towards someone.

I am proud to be associated with the WeConnect international and ThinkBig 2016 as the blogger for the event. It makes the belief of a she in herself stronger for the ones who are unsheltered, unprotected and yet the Shakt, the inspiration. At this Summit, women took back knowledge, networks, ideas with them along with the belief of dreaming big, thinking big, and acting big with the ThinkBig 2016.

I will be posting the video chats with a lot many of women entrepreneurs and influential personalities hereafter.

Fusion- antique jewelry with western outfit

November 13, 2016

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Fashion is all about experimenting. We all have been wearing antiques with our lehnga, saree, anarkali and other ethnic dresses but this wedding season let’s give it a twist and add some fizz to your look. So c’mon girls whether it’s your wedding or friends wedding, gear up in high fashion. Anyway prints are big time hit and off shoulders add the sizzle to it. So it is another wedding in the family and I choose this printed skirt for my model with lots of color thrown into it and electric blue giving it the jazz. I paired it with one of the antique sets , the navaratan chokar set with big jhumki earring. This is the statement piece of jewelry which is very interesting and you surely would be the head turner this wedding season. Braiding is back so you can avoid the tongs or straighteners for all the havoc they do to your hair.

To change the look and go a little more simpler you could just wear a chandbala which is so interesting. So girls go have all the crazy fun with this minimalistic look for any Mehndi ceremony or any day party. Happy wedding season

=Outfit Details=
Makeup- Charu Mati
Dress designer- Mutiyaar by Ridhi Arora

Model- Khushboo
Photography by – Vedansh Pandey

Styling, direction and written by- Ashish Dubey

Taste of Puglia- Sheraton Grand Gateway

November 12, 2016

Bene, the Award winning signature Italian Restaurant at Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway offers an exclusive range of divine Italian food. Presently the Bene is hosting traditional, rustic south Italian food festival called the “Taste of Puglia” and it will go on till the 13th of this month. Chef Giuseppe is the Head Chef at Bene, Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway’s signature Italian dining venue. An enthusiastic and pioneering chef, he brings his diverse expertise to the culinary aspects of Bene for this food festival with his specially curated menu which is so typical to homes of the south of Italy.

The Sundays see a lovely concept of laying the Grandma’s table wherein a table for 18-20 people is laid and is loaded with delicious delicacies. You may not know a lot of them but this is how traditionally Italians in their rustic set up used to get together and eat, drink and make merry, singing out songs and playing instruments and occasionally dancing. The idea is to make merry and open your heart and senses.

Chef Giuseppe Lioce is truly an Italian by temperament and we had a lovely time interacting with him. We were invited by the very warm team of Brigade gateway for a lavish lunch and the chef created a unique experience for us with his jovial attitude and we struck a special camaraderie and he truly enlivened the dining experience at Bene. He served us some of his signature dishes but we had to start with a Chardonnay and some fresh olives stuffed with almonds which are specific to Italy. Signature bread was also served with Bene dips and olive oil.

The restaurant has a characteristic Italian/Californian style in contrast to the traditional Italian décor set in cheerful colors with natural wood and stone in a functional yet modern design.

Once you are there you choose from an impressive array of appetizers and salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, cheese, hand crafted by the Italian Master himself Chef Giuseppe Lioce all of which are impeccably flavored and are made from the freshest local ingredients together with fine imported Italian products, authentic recipes with innovative and exquisite presentations. We also did a tour of the herbs that were grown there itself for the fresh aroma it imaprts to the food. The menu features a wide selection of traditional Italian dishes along with creative house specialties with the famous Pizzaiolo, Pizza Bar that helps the guests in selecting the pizza of their choice while they have a sip of their favorite beverage.

It was a fine dining experience with lovely music playing, wine n food in ample, cheer in the air and laughter riots amongst us.

The French windows invite people into the restaurant with action, music and aroma from the open kitchen and bread ovens. Natural light, windows with a view, large and picturesque botanical arrangements and the opening to the outdoor terrace accentuate the fine Italian experience.

Bruchetta pugliese – homemade PUGLIA BREAD and its topped with fresh cherry tomatoes from the terrace of sheraton itself. Then it has sundried tomatoes, shaved aged parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil and argula leaves to imaprt that fresh flavour. This was one of the appetisers we began with.

Polpettine di zucchine- this is again an appetiser which is zucchine fritters served with chili tomato sauce and dry olives from Bari.

Panzeroti pugliesi- this is like mini folded pizza and it was so soft and deliciosly filled with stuffing of burrata cheese and tomato and basil. This just melted in my mouth.

Cavatelli alla pugliese- this is again homemade cavatelli pasta and it also looks easy to roll out but really,no. this is cooked in rich basil pesto, black olives, sundried tomatoes and creamy burrata top it and slurp. So we had two kinds of pasta,one in veg and another in non veg selection.

Orecchiette al ragu- this is homemade orecchiette pasta which chef told me how to make and is usually made in every household of Bari and I tried my hands at it. This is traditionally slow cooked with lamb ragout and left on the flame for hours together as Sundays church would keep women busy and as they come home it is already done. Then it is topped with pecorino cheese and enjoyed as a Sunday meal by all and one together. This was amazing and I love my experience of trying to roll it out, though unsuccessfully.

Pollo alla pugliese- this is chicken cooked in casserole with rosemary,fresh tomato, potato and grilled onion, and served with fresh salad.

Cocule- these are potato dumplings baked in oven with chili gravy tomato sauce, topped with salted ricotta cheese shavings and spinach.

Semi freddo al caffe- this was the dessert for us, coffee ice cream cake, almond foam, and some citrus seasonal fruits.

Freshly baked pizza in the clay oven

The food festival is on

Where – Sheraton
When – 4th to 13th of Nov

Book your table for lunch or dinner

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Marriages are made in heaven and designed in Weddingline studio, JW Marriott Bengaluru – your guide to all things weddings

October 23, 2016

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It was a brilliant Saturday noon and the launch of first weddingline studio, the first one of it’s kinds in bangalore, at JW Marriott Bengaluru. And none other but Mrs. and Mr. Boman Irani were there to inaugurate the studio. The event was a glitzy affair and the stardust was making it even more glam along with the alluring interiors of the studio, surely making this studio The one and only destination for anybody who plans to tie the knot.

Weddings are special and it is the occasion for everyone in the family to celebrate, to cherish and make it a treasured memory for the bride and the groom. It is this dream that would be turned into reality in the most unflinching manner and fashion with aplomb and grandeur and the weddingline studio would make this responsible celebration an affair to remember for the families involved, for the bride , the groom and and every guest on the list.

It doesn’t end here, since the weddings are all about communication , the understanding of the ideas from conception to eventually the delivery of the whole affair , hence there was another story too weaved beautifully in this fabric of communication and conception. And communication matters everywhere so the unique concept of this studio is that the team of directors also took a socially responsible step by deciding to support the NGO Vani by donating a part of their profits to charity. Vani is working for the upliftment and betterment of the deaf children and it is here where communication should never stop for a few unfortunate ones due to lack of association and right amount of emotional and financial investment. This is where the wedding line studio extends its arms and hugs and contributes to pull out the deaf from the darkness of eerie silence…

And thus the responsible celebration begins and innovative ideas in the form of seed grow and blossom and spread their aroma in the lives of less fortunate ones,even though they don’t happen to be the clients of weddingline studio.

Whether you’re a bride, bridesmaid, a groom or the groomsmen, whether you want to have a stag party a hen party, wedding line studio is the the right place to plan, design, curate it for you the way you would have only dreamt of.

Here you’ll find stories and themes for wedding, sangeet , engagement themes, planning checklists, the decor, the flowers, designer outfits , jewellery and trousseau packaging, gift ideas , unique menu choices, music playlists, guest dress code tips, honeymoon inspiration, and so much more.

Today weddingline is credited as being amongst the finest Wedding Consulting/Management firms in South Asia with a clientele that ranges from celebrities to some of the most renowned Families from India and the abroad.

The inaugural function was followed by some champagne and canapes .It was lovely interacting and having a tête-à-tête with Boman who happens to be one of the wittiest man in the film industry and yes, I must say what a warm gentleman he is !

Soon after this we headed to the sprawling lawns of the JW Marriott Bengaluru for the annual cake mixing event that happened in a grand manner. The staff of the hotel came marching forward with handful of trays of fruits, dry fruits and alcohol for the cake mixing. We all had an immensely satisfying time mixing the cake and soaking it up with all the stuff. The aroma of the resplendent alcohol was so sharp that it stayed with me even when I left. One of the chefs dressed as wizard came to sprinkle the spices finally and it surely felt like Christmas. We all wore the red aprons and the cute lil Santa caps as we did the cake mixing. What a festive noon it was!!

The lunch was a grand spread of all sort of grills , pan fried, Chinese delicacies et al. All sort of delicacies from everywhere in the world were served and the hospitality of JW Marriott Bengaluru is unmatched. The crew was attending with all care and made sure we had lovely time and our champagne flutes were topped with ambrosia. The tables had such a wide spread of food and the spirits were high with so many friends around and the best of ambience. This celebration at JW Marriott Bengaluru has definitely kick started the season of festivities and weddings in a grand way.

So you know where all roads will lead to now in bangalore ,yes ,you guessed it right , it’s JW Marriott Bengaluru , and with the weddingline studio you can make that special day one to remember for a lifetime. So come and fall in love with yourself and your family for curating the most special and beautiful beginning for you in association with the weddingline studio.

Your lofty ideas would be met with great efficiency at Weddingline studio, JW Marriott Bengaluru ️️

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