The Imperial All Set For a Wholesome Mother's Day!

The Imperial celebrates 100 years of Mother's Day with delightful offerings across restaurants and at the Imperial Salon

11^TH May 2014: Mother's Day is the perfect occasion to show your mom how much you appreciate and value her. It is one such day when we get to say a 'Big Thank You' to our mums for all that they have done for us. It is a day when we want them to feel absolutely pampered and blessed. So this Mother's Day, share priceless moments with your mum as The Imperial gears up to shower her with a delightful bouquet of offerings with special discounts and packages, celebrating 100 years of Mother’s Day across their restaurants & The Imperial Salon :

Let her indulge in a fabulous Brunch Buffet at 1911 while you feel satiated that you are at the right place to make her spoilt for choice. High fashion cup cakes with personalized messages, home grown soil free 100 % organic micro greens combined with a health station filled with a fine selection of healthy juices extracted live, leave you asking for more and promise to excite you to take your pick on a blazing hot day. The lavish buffet has much more to offer.

Uniquely designed chocolate nests with dainty eggs notify the genesis of life and pay an ode to motherhood while accentuating emotions and leaving the mouth-watering flavors in your mouth.

The buffet would be thematically designed by the expert team of chefs with lots of candles for a feminine touch to celebrate the occasion and make all the mothers present, feel special. Chef’s special Amuse Busch offerings would be served complimentary to all guests at the buffet. So this is your time to give back to your mothers and make this day truly special and memorable for them. Enjoy this unique brunch with your mothers while The Imperial creates lasting memories for you, one of it is the unusual souvenir from The Imperial- a specially designed Chocolate jewelry.

This special Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet at 1911 is priced at INR 3200 + taxes ( includes a special Mocktail as a welcome drink for all accompanying mothers)

The priceless memories get more enchanting with

·        20% discount on cakes and pastries at La Baguette

·        20% discount on High-Tea at the Atrium.

·        20% discount off Diamond Magnetic Body Ritual – 90 mins (Spa Gift Voucher valid in SUFI room at The Imperial Salon for 1 month and not to be used in conjunctions with any other promotion).

·        20% discount off Caviar Signature Hair Ritual – 90 mins (The Imperial Salon Gift Voucher valid for 1 month and not to be used in conjunctions with any other promotion).

·        20% discount off on Sufi products at The Imperial Spa and Salon and The Imperial Boutique.

To make your booking for this Sunday brunch  at 1911 call 41116602/03 and for any other queries call 23341234/41501234

Brunch Buffet Timings: 12:30pm to 3:30pm

Mother's Day Special Monkey Bar Breakfast

A Fabulous offer for All Super Moms from Monkey Bar

A Breakfirst offer you just can’t beat!

Delhi May 2014: This Mother’s Day, please dont mess up her kitchen trying to make her a special breakfast! Ditch the dishes and the hot stove and let Monkey Bar give your “Super Mom” the best Mother’s Day treat ever with the Monkey Bar Breakfirst^©. 

So hop over to Monkey Bar at Vasant Kunj and get ready to kick-start your Mother’s Day celebration with a complimentary meal for your Super Mom! A delicious indulgence “on the house” awaits her. 

Earl of Willingdon

There’s something for every mother at the Monkey Bar Breakfirst^©.  The Cereal Sundae with house-made MoBar granola with loads of pecan, dried cranberries, wheat, bran, oats and honey served up with delicious lemon- yoghurt is a must for the health conscious mum, while The Earl of Willingdon -a traditional English breakfast with eggs, grilled tomatoes, pork sausages, baked beans and toast is perfect for the big hearted with appetites to match! 

Pizza Omlette

Red Velvet Waffle

The Monkey Bar Breakfirst^© menu lists almost everything that her heart desires for the best meal of the day!  Dig into a delectable set of eggs done just right, from the Pizza Omlette, or try the ultra sinful To Brie or not to Brie, a fully loaded mushroom, goat cheese, thyme and brie omlette, indulge her sweet tooth with the Red Velvet Waffle with Cream Cheese and Almond Praline or try the Cinnamon and Toffee Pull Apart Buns for a heady mix of flavours. If she craves something spicy, do not forget to order her, their take on the Misal Pav or the piquant Chilli Cheese Vada Pav. Pamper her on her special day with a Chandon Mimosa, or a Banana Nutella Smoothie or a cup of steaming hot coffee! 

Monkey Bar promises you this will be the best Mother’s Day ever with a super indulgent breakfast so you can take her to the movies, treat her to a spa or then hang out shopping. What more could you ask for to kick start the very special day? So kids…  Get ready for the Monkey Bar Breakfirst^©- Only on Sundays from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm.

What:  Mother’s Day Special Monkey Bar Breakfirst

Where: Monkey Bar, Plot No 11, Pocket C 6 & 7, Commercial Complex Vasant Kunj

(Adjacent to Kotak Mahindra Bank and Mini Cooper Showroom),New Delhi- 110070

When: May 11^th, 2014

Time: From 10:00 am to 12:30 pm only

• Offer available on food only, conditions apply

Sumptuous & Satiating-Saturday Dimsum Brunch at 19 Oriental Avenue, Shangri-La Eros

The lovely view at lunch time at 19 Oriental Avenue, Shangri-La Eros

Dimsums, those light and flavourful pouches of healthy wholesomeness, the stuff good food is made of, are no dumplings to be relegated to snack food level. If done right and done creatively, dimsums can pack a whole punch, making them a complete meal. Steaming out of their bamboo baskets in transluscent purity and meticulous dexterity that is all but evident, dimsums sum up a fair deal in terms of taste, balance and good sense.

Dimsums originated in the Canton region of China but today are popular across much of far-eastern countries, right from Singapore to Thailand to Japan. Each country has adopted them and modified them to local tastes, thus adding interesting new dimensions to this food item.

19 Oriental Avenue, the Pan-Asian restaurant at the Shangri-La Eros, winner of Times Food Award 2013 for 'Best Thai' has now introduced a sumptuous Saturday Dimsum Brunch with a stunning collection of the steamed snack that has surely evolved into a full meal avataar, what with so many people today opting for lighter, healthier options when it comes to eating out. How many times have you been to a typical buffet lunch, gorged on the variety of food and come back feeling sick, telling yourself never again. This is where this Dimsum Brunch scores, for not only do you taste a whole variety of flavours, diverse ingredients and innovative combinations, but the extreme fineness of the dimsum wrappers and almost negligible oil used, keeps the experience light. 

The Japanese Robatayaki Grill

Spend a lazy Saturday afternoon relishing an exquisite selection of steaming dim sums and unlimited offerings of the finest beverages at this exquisite specialty restaurant. The restaurant’s Chinese culinary master, Chef David Leung, has painstakingly crafted the Dim Sum Brunch menu. Guests can embark on a gastronomic journey and indulge their palates in a diverse selection of vegetarian and non vegetarian offerings. Piping hot trays of dumplings, executed by deft hands, fly out of the kitchen and offer you a large selection to choose from. 

Cottage Cheese with Pok Choi

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Spinach, Mushroom and Corn

Vegetarians can relish Spinach, Mushroom and Corn, Cottage Cheese with Pok Choi, Spicy Radish Glass Noodle, Assorted Asian vegetable with Sichuan Chili, Water Chestnut with Lotus Stem, Baby Corn with Asparagus Thai Chili Paste, Assorted Fresh Mushroom with Spring Onion, Morinaga Tofu with Fresh Chives.

Chicken & Shitake with Chives

Pounded Chicken with Red Curry Paste

For non - vegetarians, Chef David is offering Snapper Suimai Tobikeo, River Sole with Bonito Flakes, Tiger Prawns with Kafir Lime Leaf, Chicken and Shitake with Chives, Traditional Har Gow, Traditional Suimai with Pork, Prawns and Tobikeo, Sichuan Chicken with Spring Onions, Pounded Chicken with Red Curry Paste, Minced Pork with Leeks, Pounded Lamb with Chinese Seven Spices, Minced Lamb with Black Pepper, Minced Tenderloin with Togarashi, Pork Loin, Bamboo Shoots and Coriander Roots. 

Thai & Japanese Starter Samplers

While the dimsums are truly scintillating, the best part about this Dimsum Brunch is that you can sample a whole lot of oriental, exotic food right from the rather adventurous array of Thai and Japanese starters that will awaken your taste-buds to the much in demand Sushi and Sashimi to Robatayaki Japanese Grill and Japanese Steaks.


I personally tried a whole lot of Japanese food, knowing what a healthy cuisine it is. From a savoury Japanese egg custard to an array of seaweeds with wasabi to the unique Japanese buckwheat noodles that are had with a delicious watery, soy sauce and herbs, with no oil at all!

Japanese Buckwheat noodles with an assortment of Sushi

Japanese Savoury Egg Custard with some Salmon & Octopus Sashimi

19 Oriental Avenue also offer a delectable selection of Bao’s in the DimSum Brunch such as Shimeji with Corn Bao, Pan Fried Vegetable Bao, Enoki with Spinach Bao and Barbeque Pork Bao. 

Timing: Every Saturday, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm 

The packages are as follows: 

2100 plus taxes with a glass of beer, wine or soft beverage 
2600 plus taxes with unlimited cocktails, wine or beer 
3000 plus taxes with unlimited champagne 
1454 plus taxes with a glass of soft beverage, for kids below 12 years (kids package) 
For reservations, call: 011 4119 1919

Chef of The Week: Rajeev Janveja

Rajeev Janveja

Rajeev Janveja, Corporate Chef, Lemon Tree Hotels, is directly responsible for all the 25 hotels that fall under the three brands- the Lemon Tree Premier, Lemon Tree Hotels and Red Fox brands. He is also accountable for the group’s upcoming hotel projects. Rajeev’s key mandate at Lemon Tree is to develop food concepts that cater to the mid-market business traveler who is looking for unique food experiences.

During his illustrious career, he has launched many quality restaurants like the Machan and Ricks at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi; ARENA, an international all day dining at the Taj Deccan and the iconic restaurant Thai Pavillion at Vivanta by Taj, Begumpet. He was closely involved in the renovation, planning and opening of the Indian restaurant Masala Bay at the Taj Land’s End, Mumbai.

Rajeev has been a part of various high profile food promotions across the world and has participated in cookery sessions in countries like Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia and France. He has also featured on cookery shows on Star TV and Sony TV. Rajeev is also the proud recipient of the ‘TATA Award for Business Excellence’ for achieving operational excellence at the all day dining restaurant Paradise Lounge, at Taj Deccan Hyderabad.

With a career spanning over 29 years, he brings with him a rich and relevant experience of launching exciting new restaurants and food concepts, with his energies currently focussed on establishing the all new 'Republic of Noodles' at Lemon Tree Premier, Aerocity, New Delhi. Here's a chat with him:

1.      What is the latest addition to your menu?
Banana Wrapped Fish In Balinese Spices

2.      The hottest selling item on your menu?

Banana Wrapped Fish In Balinese Spices

3.      One dish you are extremely proud of creating?
Dum Achari Nali Gosht

4.      Which is the oldest dish on your menu?
Mhad Noodles

5.      Most expensive dish on the menu?
Pot Roasted Spare Ribs And Javanese Duck

6.      The dish on your menu that gives the most value for money
Mhad Noodles With Grilled Chicken

7.      The best thing about being a chef?
It’s a lovely way to keep everyone’s palates happy.

8.      The worst thing about being a chef.

To satisfy everyone’s perception of food.

9.  The best home cooked dish you enjoy. Who cooks it?

Murg Ka Bharta. Made by my wife of course. And Strawberry Pancake by my daughter.

10.  If you were not a chef, what would you have been? And why?

There is no doubt in my mind that I would not have been a chef.

11.  One chef you really admire and look upto?

Bade Mian- Md Shafiq who taught me cuisine.

12.  What’s the USP of your restaurant?

The USP Of RON lies in the vast variety of Pan-Asian food it offers to its diners under one roof .

13.  How did you adapt the cuisine to the local tastes? 

Based on the feedback.

14.  What do you like about the city you are in?

Delhi is in love with its tastebuds and Delhites adore their food, are experimental and don’t hesitate to try. This inspires and challenges me to deliver a variety of cuisines.

15.  How have food popular shows influenced and inspired people about food?

These shows have brought recognition to the chefs by common man & made them household names.

16.  One guest you wish to be able to create a dish for. Who would that be? And what would you serve him/her?

Vir Sanghvi- Create the old dishes from my mother kitchen Haveli, which are difficult to find.

19.  Your food mantra?

Cook happily and serve happily

20.  Would you like to share a special recipe or two with our readers?

Sure!

Satay Kai - Chicken Satay

Ingredients:

-    Chicken Supreme (30gm) – 5 Supremes

-    Curry powder- 15 Gms

-    Coriander Roots Paste - 10gm

-    Lemongrass Paste - 10gm

-    Coconut milk - 15ml

-    Sugar - 8gm

-    Cooking Oil - 10ml

-    Bamboo Skewers – 5 nos

-    Salt – to taste

Method:

-    Combine all the ingredients expect chicken to make a marinade

-    Rub the marinade to the chicken supreme’s and keep it refrigerated for 3-4 hrs

-    Insert the supreme’s into the bamboo skewers

-    Grill till golden brown and serve with peanut sauce

15th IIFA AWARDS TO FEEL THE SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Two-time Academy Award Nominee and Two-time Golden Globe winner John Travolta to attend

America is all set to witness the unique convergence of Hollywood and Indian Cinema, as IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) rolls out its Green Carpet in Tampa Bay. The Award Winning Actor John Travolta is set to make an appearance at India’s biggest celebration of cinema, the 15^th Videocon D2H IIFA Weekend and Tata Motors IIFA Awards later this month. The actor will also receive a special honour at the Awards ceremony, being the ‘Most Popular All time International star in India’.

John Travolta    Pic courtesy: Wikipedia

The superstar’s presence at IIFA is symbolic to the coming together of the two distinctive film industries. Travolta will grace the extravaganza extending his support and appreciation of the Indian Film Industry and its spectacular influence world over. 

An iconic name in Hollywood, John Travolta has seen staggering success as an actor, singer and dancer. Travolta has starred in numerous eponymous blockbusters including Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Grease, Swordfish, Face Off, Broken Arrow and Ladder 49. 

The multitalented star has been nominated for the Academy Award twice and nominated for 7 Golden Globes. He went on to win 2 Golden Globes including one for his performance in the critically acclaimed film Get Shorty.

The third day of the Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend (25^th of April) will see the IIFA Magic of the Movies and Technical Awards. Held at The MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, it will be a night of music, dance and awards, with performances from Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Farhan Akthar, Pritam, Bipasha Basu and a special musical act by the Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The 26^th night, the Tata Motors IIFA Awards will see performances by Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Siddharth Malhotra and Deepika Padukone among others. Tickets for both shows will be available at www.ticketmaster.com

 The 15^th IIFA Weekend & Awards will be celebrated in Tampa Bay, Florida from the 23^rd-26^th of April. This will be IIFA’s debut in the United States.

'Republic of Noodles' now in Delhi, at Lemon Tree Premier, Aerocity

The sparkling lobby of Lemon Tree Premier, Aerocity

Lemon Tree Hotels - India’s fastest growing chain of upscale business and leisure hotels announced opening of  its award winning pan-Asian restaurant- ‘Republic of Noodles’, at the newly launched Lemon Tree Premier, Delhi Airport.

Republic of Noodles-tranquil environs

Republic of Noodles welcomes food lovers to a dining experience like none other - one that promises you an unforgettable journey through a world of flavours from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Burma.  

First launched in 2009 in Goa at The Lemon Tree, Amarante Beach Resort, Republic of Noodles (RON) has over the last four years, built an enviable reputation as one of the most authentic pan-Asian culinary experiences on offer in India. I had sampled the original at Goa a few years back, when we had reserved our last dinner of that holiday at the beautiful Amarante at RON. It had been a spectacular end to a great holiday. I am not a big noodle(read carbs) fan but the tastes and flavours there were unique and scintillating. Frankly it was the first time I got so excited with noodles in my culinary journey! The most authentic curries from the pan-Asian region add tot he allure of RON. The brand has expanded since.

Today, there are eight RON outlets located across the Lemon Tree properties at Goa, Jaipur, Bengaluru (2), Hyderabad, Aurangabad and now Delhi.

Republic of Noodles at Delhi has an understated elegance, accentuated by its traditional and contemporary Indonesian and Thai artifacts, that blends the modern with the traditional. Located in the alfresco area, overlooking the poolside, Republic of Noodles welcomes you with its deep orange and wooden brown hues exuding the earthy spirit of South East Asia. The parquet flooring together with the white walls and the bamboo flora compliment the theme of the restaurant. The subtle lighting infuses the interiors with warmth that is both welcoming and sophisticated.

The menu boasts of the most interesting selections of South East Asian cuisine. It innovatively blends the many flavors and textures of this region. Beautifully presented dishes, made from the highest quality ingredients and accompanied by our signature hot sauces promise to set your taste buds on fire. Be sure to cool off with our extensive selection of spirits and wines and make it the perfect evening out.

The restaurant serves traditional noodles -Indonesian Bamee Goreng with Vegetables and Kecap Manis, Bangkok Style Phad Thai Noodles with Wok Seared Prawns and many more, stir-fries that include Bamboo Shoots with Pickled Chilli, Minced Chicken with Chilli Garlic and Basil, Fish in Homemade Roasted Chilli Paste among others and clay pot curries from various regions including Jungle Curry of Chicken and Vegetables and Green Peppercorn, Pineapple Curry with Prawn and Lychees and the must try Yellow Curry Fish with Coconut and Tamarind, that are not typically found at other restaurants of the same genre. The signature hot sauces and accompaniments, made in-house, accentuate the flavors of each preparation.

The dessert selection at RON is as eclectic as its main spread and a meal here cannot be complete without trying its delectable desserts. For the sweet- tooth’s, the signature Water Chestnut Rubies and Longan in Coconut Milk is definitely a must have and my favourite. 

Sweet Red Azuki Bean Pancakes or a choice of natural ice cream in flavors typical to the region like Tamarind, Wasabi, Kaffir Lime, Green Tea, Orange and Lemongrass is just as enticing.

Chef Rajeev Janveja

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Rajeev Janveja, Corporate Chef- Lemon Tree Hotels said “We are delighted at the opening of our award winning restaurant in Delhi. The restaurant offers an eclectic menu and is designed to appeal to people who enjoy the entire experience of pan Asian cuisine. Republic of Noodles brings a completely new level of the pan-Asian dining experience to Delhi and we look forward to welcoming food enthusiasts on this exotic journey across South East Asia”.

Republic of Noodles in Goa has been adjudged one of Asia's finest restaurants by The Miele Guide, a regional guide book to restaurants in Asia. It has been awarded the Times Food Award in the category of 'Best pan-Asian Restaurant in North Goa' for the year 2010 & 2011 and was also nominated in this category in 2013.

The restaurant has 92 covers and is open from 12 noon to 15:00 hrs for lunch and from 19:00 to 23:00 hrs for dinner every day. An average meal for two (exclusive of drinks and taxes) is Rs.1800.

For reservations call: T +011 44232323