Tag: Mumbai

Wandering Foodie!! 


Aren’t we always wandering around for food? May be not always,But most of the time ? A start up,Focusing on giving the Direction to the foodie,by making them experience food &Lifestyle of a particular region by targeting the basic and the important part of any living culture through their food.

From organising walks to giving them not only the talks but also the taste and flavour of a culture of Mumbai and Nashik Widely popular and covered in the press too,A start up by the two Rahul Patil and Vinod Sarma worth a consideration for exploration .

Are you still wondering? Or ready to become a wandering foodie

Art Fest !!! 

Day 1 -1st session -Designing. a sucessful brand

This Sunday ,one of its kind “art fest “concluded at Modart international Mumbai branch it was a 3 day event from noon-evening ,sessions were organised with the best in the field of art ,whether they were from art direction &production,Digital media agency or Art illustrators .the speakers were not only from India but international too ,with a good response for the 1st time .The event concluded with students asking for not just give us more,but how did you manage this event in just a short while .The event had a speaker from Dominic Republic ,Tomas pichardo an artist who had done so many interesting piece of art & animation.Art illustrator Saurabh Sadanand who’s honest opinion were humorous throughout his session .And then last but not the least The topic designing a successful brand had the 3 day event kickoff to a great start . The event also had topics ranging from how photography & Graphics connect ,How E-commerce the present and future of India can implement graphics & design in it .And many more .For all those who missed it .Have missed how you could fall in love with filmmaking ,Art & Design once again.

Day 3 speakers doing interactive excersie
speakers on the 2nd. day

Lets go Social !!!

Social’s ,heard so much about this place ,from so many people but hadn’t ever been to one yet .Last evening post the press conference of India’s next topModel we the team of production house ,wanted to go to a chilled out place and enjoy some drinks and so here we were at socials the entrance bright orange like a small security cabin and as you enter a large garage with brick walls around ,the wiring seen around ,office chairs , canteen stools ,old chairs and off course sofa around .As I looked around, I noticed there was a patch of white ,painted between the brick wall to “project ” important events and matches from the globe .Well this is just the ambience/atmosphere .The food was with a twist again ,with “vada Pav ” concept was inspired for the Shammi kebab Pav ,the Ice tea was served in a long bowl ,that’s not all the kitchen had the tea pots like the ones available in the street sellers ,the bottles hung upside down on open shelf with the other cutlery around and the cocktails were served with creatively especially the one with mirror and agarbatti and lime .
A very relaxed place to hang out .

ThE bOmBaY CaNtEeN visit !!!

The Bombay canteen, after being rejected twice for no space over the last month, this Saturday we decided to just land up without booking  a table hoping to get a place. Right from the time we entered, our childhood memories were revived, from the”kismi” chocolate, which this generation has no clue about to the roohafza bottles used for water, the ambience was a little posh, the twist in food with meethi thepla’s used for tacos to the twist in Rasagulla with coffee, made me feel first that this would be the case if i was visiting somebody, who’s way of living would make we wonder and point out at how cheap the bottles were, or that they are still learning to cook and want to be  part of the society hence trying to impress us with these tacos .
The bold choices can only be tried at hotels and restaurant because we are courageous and want to try something new when we visit a new place, but if we were suggested to experiment at home we would use terms like are you Crazy ?
Bombay canteen this Saturday had the ambience too set like a old canteen with music from the 80s playing and everything else was also interesting the Hinglish names on the menu ,the twist the taste and the setting .

Kala Ghoda 2014

Kala Ghoda

The 15th Kala Ghoda Festival concluded on sunday the 9th February. Being the last day of the nine day long festival there were thousands of people who visited  Kala Ghoda   in  South Mumbai , to either see the performances of Farhan Akthar or to see the creativity done by students,and todays youth .I had been to the festival last year too and was amazed by the efforts put in by the organiser and team in displaying some interesting things from best out of waste,electronic waste .A brief history of the festival.its inception in 1999, the Festival has grown in stature and popularity, attracting visitors and participants from other parts of the country, and the world. The Festival is organised by the Kala Ghoda Association (a non-profit organisation that states its objectives as “physically upgrading the Kala Ghoda sub-precinct and making it the Art District of Mumbai”) and curated by teams handling each of the sub-festivals.Its held  usually around nine days long either  in late January or early February.The sub-festivals feature the visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature, lectures, seminars and workshops, heritage walks, special events for children, and a vibrant street festival. Entry to all events is free to all (only restricted by the size of the venues) . Venues include The  Jehangir Art gallery , The National Gallery of Modern Art  , the David Sassoon Library , Max Mueller Bhavan, Elphinstone  college , the K.R Cama Institue, the M C Ghia Hall, and the street area of Rampart Row. Rampart Row is closed off to vehicular traffic for the duration of the festival, with the entire area becoming a street Mela , with food stalls, artisans selling their creations, artists who sketch instant portraits, street art installations and the like. In recent years, the Festival has expanded beyond the Kala Ghoda crescent, with events being held in Azad Maidan  and Horinman Circle  as well.