Finally the real beers have arrived in India!. Currently one distributor in Delhi seems to import the famous Belgium & German Beers and distribute it to beer enthusiasts across the country (if ordered).
I recently came across their advertisement in "Sommelier India", India's only wine magazine (which I always buy). In that advertisment were shown photos of the most exquisite Belgian trappist beers (Beers brewed by Monks for centuries involving wild yeast fermentation)
They have launched a website http://www.craftbeer.in/ but it's incomplete
It shows photos of "Schneider Weisse" (German Wheat beer). But there is nothing more apart from the photos on the website. They have also provided a contact number.
I need to check with my regular beer shop if they can order these beers from this distributor.
But this is the beginning of something very special! I have waited for such a long time for this to happen.
The wine scene in India and especially Maharashtra is fantastic (because of the Nashik winery revolution) but when it comes to beer most people don't even know anything beyond standard lager and neither do beer shops.
But this announcement is just the beginning of the beer revolution.
Ofcourse I am probably one of the very few who regularly buys the Indian wine magazine and must be one of the very few in the country to even have spotted the advertisment. But its a 'spark', fire will follow!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
In search of authentic Thai in Pune
The search for authentic Thai/Malaysian food in Pune ends at "Spice Island", Le Meridian
"Whispering Bamboo" in Blue Diamond comes close but I would give thumbs up to "Spice Island".
It certainly is one of the most romantic ambience restaurants in Pune
Most recently I enjoyed Penang vegetable curry (Thai-Malaysian) which was so perfect...absolutely fresh coconut milk and the freshness of brocollis, beans and more.
I also had a classic braised eggplant in yellow bean sauce. The egglant was so delicately fried and it's texture was perfect.
The nice part of the meal was the option to go for half portions which effectively means you pay 50% of the price as compared to the normal portion and you can opt for 2 different varieties of vegetables.
It's a highly rated restaurant. They have a limited menu but whatever they have is high quality. The claypot menu is also very good and is a speciality of the restaurant.
The service is excellent. Even the chopsticks are perfect!. And they have a live band singing very romantic love songs.
All in all it's a wonderful experience. It should be reserved for very special occassions but for food enthusiasts, they have to go to this place for the perfect Thai food experience
"Whispering Bamboo" in Blue Diamond comes close but I would give thumbs up to "Spice Island".
It certainly is one of the most romantic ambience restaurants in Pune
Most recently I enjoyed Penang vegetable curry (Thai-Malaysian) which was so perfect...absolutely fresh coconut milk and the freshness of brocollis, beans and more.
I also had a classic braised eggplant in yellow bean sauce. The egglant was so delicately fried and it's texture was perfect.
The nice part of the meal was the option to go for half portions which effectively means you pay 50% of the price as compared to the normal portion and you can opt for 2 different varieties of vegetables.
It's a highly rated restaurant. They have a limited menu but whatever they have is high quality. The claypot menu is also very good and is a speciality of the restaurant.
The service is excellent. Even the chopsticks are perfect!. And they have a live band singing very romantic love songs.
All in all it's a wonderful experience. It should be reserved for very special occassions but for food enthusiasts, they have to go to this place for the perfect Thai food experience
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