Kebabs with Turkish spices, steamed hilsa, cauliflower sandesh... Once
perfected in the kitchens of Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral mansion
Jorasanko and relished by the Nobel laureate, these dishes have made
their way to a city restaurant in Kolkatta.
From celebrities like singer
Usha Uthup to percussionist Bikram Ghosh to commoners, many have been
sampling these delicacies at 6, Ballygunge Place for the past week as
the festival coincided with the 70th death anniversary of the bard.
"What
better way to pay homage to the great man than to offer food of his
liking to people," said S. Ramania of 6 Ballygunge Place.
"We did
a lot of research before preparing the dishes. We consulted several
books, including that of litterateur Pragya Sundari Devi, which dealt
with cuisines cooked during the time of Tagore."
Food
Tahitian coco prawns
You fork into some Tahitian coco prawns, admiring the wafer thin coating
while taking measured sips of the island runner. You catch yourself
smiling at the tribal mask on a wall, waiting for it to smile back. And
you know it's the rum working, and the Afro-tribal settings, and the
retro music.
Welcome to Jolly Rogers. Perched on the 10th floor of a Gurgaon building, this 220-seater eatery guarantees some exquisite food apart from a good time.
Introduced as a French Polynesian place, the one-and-a-half-year-old restaurant is fast adding Mexican, Italian, Lebanese and Indian cuisine to its already thick menu.
Welcome to Jolly Rogers. Perched on the 10th floor of a Gurgaon building, this 220-seater eatery guarantees some exquisite food apart from a good time.
Introduced as a French Polynesian place, the one-and-a-half-year-old restaurant is fast adding Mexican, Italian, Lebanese and Indian cuisine to its already thick menu.
