CLASSE` by THE COOKING CULTURE

From the vegetarian capital of the world ‘Gujarat’, comes the first vegetarian fine

dine, ‘Classe’ by The Cooking Culture’, serving course wise sit down meals. Aromen

Group along with partners SRK ventures brings this brand to Pune after the success

of two popular restaurants in Ahmedabad and one on the cards in Hyderabad.

Great meals and a unique experience is what defines this gorgeous place.

The concept being - to create a beautiful and

memorable dining experience showcasing cuisines from across the globe.

Western fine dine combined with warm Indian Hospitality in gorgeous sophisticated ambience.

The décor echoes this concept with dark wood panelled walls, low lighting, scalloped

lattice screens and some innovative mesh curtains that can be drawn to give each

table privacy.

The minimal cement flooring and touch of greenery lend an earthy impact to this plush place.

A plated course wise meal with

each course being a discovery of colours, flavours, textures and cuisines.

They have kept the portions small to keep the meal exciting, satisfying and yet constantly

piquing guests’ curiosity.

Formal dinners are in 10, 15 and 21 courses with a short 7

course option for business luncheons.

This is the only restaurant across the globe to

serve a 21 course vegetarian meal. (wow,,, trumpets)

The 10 course meal plan has a prescribed set

menu format comprising of the most loved dishes and also has an option of selecting

the menu from Ala carte offering whereas the 15 course meal is a chef’s tasting

menu and the 21 course meal is a grand tour menu. Meals are served on prior

booking in dining areas designed for privacy (do remember to book)

They also boast of a hygienic , glass walled show kitchen so you can have a peek and see your food being cooked.

Exclusive experience with

luxury of conversation, interaction and a relaxed meal in a luxurious ambience

without the hassle of choice, ordering, serving and decision making- Classe culture in a nutshell.

That's so true, cause all we had to do was get an appetite and just relax, sit back enjoy the ambience service and amazing food.

We were served a 10 course meal, so why don't you guys have a look at what I ate and dine with your eyes with me.

Nibbles while you wait for your food.

I loved it and couldn't stop having the hummus.

Course 1 -

Blood Orange

I really loved it, great to sip on throughout.

Lots of lime and lemon - perfect tangy and sweet.

Course 2

Smoked Cheese and Paprika soup.

I loved the soup- cheesy with a smoky effect and undertone of paprika.

Course 3

Chana Masala Wonton

Deep fried wontons on a bed of chana masala with mint and sonth.

Nice crispy wontons went so well with the spicy chana masala with a hint of sweet from the pomegranates.

Favourite chaat dish has to be their in any veg meal.

Course 4

Cottage Cheese Pinwheels

Cottage cheese stuffed with mash of cheese and tomato concussed.

I loved it, it was so rich and heavy. the rich texture of cottage cheese as well as cheese went perfectly well with the tomato flavours.

Course 5

Taro's Nest

Fresh vegetables cooked in holy sauce on crunchy noodle nest.

Course 6

Parmagiani Ravioli

Homemade tomato, ricotta and wild marjoram ravioli cooked in saffron cream sauce.

Utterly delectable - such delicate flavours and fine texture of the Raviolli- melt in the mouth with an after taste of saffron lingering on your senses.

Palate Cleaner

Course 7 and 8

                                          two Indian rotis with an international twist with two

vegetables

Clay pot roasted cottage cheese cooked tomato and bell peppers.

Mausam ki khaas tarkari - seasonal fresh vegetable sabzi.

Everything was  really delicious and well prepared.

Course 9

Hyderabadi Biryani  with boorani raita

This was one of the show stoppers.

One of the best veg biryanis I have had.

The taste was superb, the rice was filled with aroma, masalas and balance of vegetables.

I completely loved it.

Course 10

Saffron Almond Soil

It was one delightful treat made from the crumble

of saffron and almond biscuits.

Soft on every bite oozing with flavour especially when paired with the crumble and soil.

With these delicacies and huge spread we concluded the night with happy hearts and over filled stomach.

It was indeed a beautiful experience.

Definitely will make one great date night ;p

Thanks a lot for having me over Classe and Carpe Diem team.

So whenever the taste pangs crave for some utterly delicious veg fine dining with an unique ambience, warm hospitality - I know where to head to and the best thing its easy on the pocket too with fuss free dining without having to decide who is gonna order and what...- life saver :)

Cuisines : European, Asian, North Indian, Mexican and many more

Fine Dine and Vegetarian Only

Timings : Lunch: 12:00 to 15:00 & Dinner: 19:00 to 23:30

Other Detail:

 Prior Booking Mandatory

 Proper casual or formal attire

 Valet parking available

Hope you had fun reading.

Until we meet again you go and experience Classe and its awesome food.

xoxo

Bhakti

Teddy Boy Time

A new feather in the already fancy cap of the Baner food scene and one of the few rooftop restaurant in this area - Teddy Boy is sure lighting up the Baner Skyline.

The name as well as the restaurant itself is inspired by the Teddy Boy movement of the 1950's. This Delhi gastro bar brand is the brainchild of Priyank Sukhija and has a happy vibe with a fun and trendy water hole for the young and restless at heart.. The partners of Atithya Dining Hospitality have brought this brand to Pune; offering the guests a finely honed aesthetic, elevated bar and gastronomic experience.  A Sister concern of The Flying Saucer, this was also looks equally promising and enticing.

The place is divided into two floors with an indoor outdoor experience.  The lower floor has a modern English pub vibe with lots of seating and mood lighting. Whereas the terrace gives the bird eye view of Baner with glitzy night life, moonlight streaming in and a clod breeze billowing with comfortable seating and a beautiful setting. This rooftop venue can accommodate upto 350 patrons at a time. The 13,000 square foot, spacious place plays with shades of black and wood, along with colourful crockery and quirky furniture. Keeping true to the 1950's theme the ambience is retro with pop wall art and the staff too dressed to the hilt with suspenders and bows.

Chef Doyel Sarangi from Master Chef was brought on board to design and deliver the fun fusion Teddy Boy menu. The food is an amalgamation of the old and the new. The west meets the east with bursting yummy flavours and beautiful presentation. The place boasts of finger licking starters and finger food. Comfort food rules the roost.

They have their own in house DJ spinning non stop awesome tracks mainly mixed retro set. The lounge bar definitely has some great music , ambience and food.

The drinks are not at all behind in any way and keeping that a constant is Felix Eleson is an acclaimed mixologist, with 11 years experience in inventing and serving some amazing cocktails and mixes. His experience and exposure make him a connoisseur of wine and an encyclopedia of drinks. Teddy Boy also has a Banta Bar where they custom make dilli style Banta drinks!  yummmmm

The drinks sure were show stoppers have a look and exclaim in wonder .. pretty they can get ..

Mucho Melon

Stunner isn't it !!

Passion Mango Martini Cocktail

This was one of my favourites of the evening.

Must try

Apple Cinnamon Mojito

Winner of the night hands down.

Let the flavours settle and enjoy the goodness and amalgamation of flavours.

think apple cinnamon flavoured water and then add some spirits and voila you have awesomeness. 

Must Must Try..

Now hold your breath just for the beer lovers... they have a beer soup just for you in veg as well as non veg. I couldn't stop slurping on it (though I don't enjoy beer at all)

Creamy, with chicken, onion and but of course beer spiced with herbs it was delectable.

Must try

Teddy Fiery Prawns

For the grill and Tandoori lovers

Smoky Wings

I am a fan of all three above and loved it. Well marinated, well done and flavoured like your favourite Tandoori chicken - desi style.

Potato Skin Chaat

Another favorite of the night.

Just couldn't stop having this...

carts and carts of this just literally disappeared.

so well presented, the potato skins were crispy and went so well with the desi dips especially I loved the yogurt dip apart from the mint and imli (tamarind one ).

Must try..

Loved this ride ;p

Kulchas filled with aloo chaat, chicken and mutton coming my way. It was like a marathon between the three, the veg one finished first with chicken just behind it ;p

Kasundi Chicken

for the mustard lovers.

chicken satays dipped in a bed of creamy mustard dip tasted lovely and looked gorgeous.

The chicken was perfectly done and the mustard dip packed a good punch.

Tortilla Mushroom Nachos

These were yummy, the mushroom topping was really tasty and complimented the tortilla nachos perfectly. it went really well.

Must Try.

And the trucks parcelled some veg Papad rolls.

The stuffing is not your average masala papad but more. Surprisingly tasted really good.

There wasn't any room for Main course but the heart still wouldn't listen.

We gorged on some yummy Mutton Rogan josh, butter Chicken, Kumbh mutter hara Pyaz.

loved every bit of it.

Must Try - Kumbh mutter Hara Pyaz for the little button mushrooms flavoured along with green peas perfectly.

Mutton Rogan josh was on point, tender pieces of mutton in a rich gravy.

The Night ended on a perfect note with the Chef's special Deconstructed Rasmalai Tiramisu.

Small Juicy Rasogollas in cream, Mascarpone, chocolate and the base was yummy spongy chocolate biscuits.It was an ultimate treat. This was my favourite dessert for the night.

Golgappa Choco shots.

I was really excited for this.

Puris filled with choco dipped bundi with salted condensed milk.

Fried Choco noodles with ice cream

The night went on watching the buzzing lights passing below and me gathering my thoughts lounging lazily in the comfortable setting.

This Retro bar with its bright colors, youthful concept and great design will surely make Pune fall in love with it. The retro 'teddy' vibe, comfort food, quirky plating and mixology fit the bill.

The amazing views are a huge PLUS! 

Timings: 5.30 pm- 1.30 pm

restLocation: 9th Floor, Deron Heights, Above Ranka Jewellers, Baner, Pune

Contact: Sanjog - +91 9168654499

Email: puneteddyboy@gmail.com

Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teddyboypune

Twitter: (@TeddyBoy_Pune) | 

Instagram: teddyboypune

Do give it a try with family and friends.

Let me know how your experience was.

xoxo

Bhakti

Special Thanks to Teddy Boy and Carpe Diem for hosting me.

P.S Bhakti Diaries was invited for the tasting session by Carpe Diem however the thoughts expressed are completely based on my experience.

Besan Ladoos for Diwali

Diwali is completely incomplete without sweets. In Maharashtra its the very famous Faraal - Diwali delicacies which are sweet and savoury which is must in Diwali in every household.
Sharing the recipe of one of the yummiest and most loved Besan ladoos from this delicious collection of Faraal.

Besan Ladoo Recipe

Ingredients

4 Cups Besan
1 Cup Ghee (or according to your requirement, till you get that desired consistency)
2 Cups Powdered Sugar or according to taste
1 Tspn Cardamom powder
Dry Fruits to garnish (optional)

Method

Dry roast the Besan in the pan for about 10-12 minutes continuously stirring it on low flame till  it starts giving a nutty aroma.
Make sure its not getting burnt and is evenly brown.
When the Besan changes colour add the melted ghee.
Again low roast for 6-7 minutes continuously stirring.
Once the ghee starts leaving the Besan add the sugar and continuously stir to mix it up all evenly.
You have to be very cautious that the Besan is not getting stuck and burnt.
Once the sugar is nicely mixed. Remove it from the flame. Let it cool down a bit (warm enough) and start shaping the dough into medium shaped balls.
Garnish it with Dry fruits.

Your Ladoos are ready to be devoured.
Simple recipe which is completely delicious.

Check the video here of how I prepared them.

Hope you enjoyed ...

Stay Tuned for more Diwali Posts.

Thanks for reading.

Happy Diwali !!

Lots of Love...

xoxo

Bhakti

Shizusan -The Ramen Diaries

Its Ramen time for Pune as the hipster mascot Shizusan after the success of his 'Around the world in 9 Sushi' has got us some ( to be precise 5 each of veg and non veg bowls) tasty slurpy Ramen with

'The Ramen Diaries'

pic courtesy - Shizusan

Now Wait a minute it is not your ordinary traditional ramen but Shizusan has lived upto his true signature pop style inspired by his travels and created unique ones.

These off the beaten path ramen bowls have the all the traditional compositions but with a twist making them extra special.

why don't you hear it from the man himself - Kartik Ganesh.

I was invited for the pre tasting of the menu and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was one fun night with good company slurping on yummy Ramen.

10 Bowls of Goodness.

Look at these fun facts, quite amazed myself.
:P

Refreshing Virgin Mojitos
I always love these at Shizusan.

Did you know according to the Ramen culture the louder you slurp the tastier is the Ramen.

Lets just slurping loudly without further delay, should we ? ;p

Kimchi Ramen

The Kimchi Ramen is made with rice noodles submerged in a broth made from gochujang stock and is topped with beans, roasted corn and kimchi. This was definitely one of my favourites, the broth was so good went down with an aghhhh appreciation and endless slurps.

Must Try !!

Shanghai Chilli Chicken Ramen

For those who enjoy the ‘Chindian’ fare, there’s the Shanghai Chilli Chicken Ramen – a bowlful of your favourite hakka noodles in a spicy garlicky chilli chicken broth topped with cubes of chicken, peppers, pokchoy and cilantro. I loved this too however it could have been more flavourful found it a bit bland for its ingredients missed the punch of the chilli. However this is the only ramen for the chicken lovers. Must Try again !!

Tom Yum Ramen

So colourful isn't it.

transformation from the hearty soup to pop ramen with a good kick from the bird eye chillies and tanginess from the kaffir lime. 

Seafood Ramen

Loaded with Squid, Jumbo Prawns, Tuna, Basa- Feast for the sea food lovers.

Miso and Shitake Ramen

This was good especially those who love the shitake mushrooms, the broth was flavourful and overall it was very comforting and nice. Must Try !

Peking Duck Ramen

For the Duck lovers soul. This one left everyone wanting for more.

Peking Duck Ramen is a ramen version of the famous Peking Duck from China and has a sweet & salty hoisin broth with egg noodles topped with crispy sliced Peking duck (of course), fried wonton noodles and spinach. 

Must try!!

Malaysian Laksa Ramen

This one is my most favourite, creamy and so flavourful.

It Reminded me of Burmese Khowsuey with a twist here and there.

All the ingredients in the bowl went so well together complimenting each other.

Comfort food at its best especially in Rainy season.

Must Must try!!

Laksa Ramen – a bowl of creamy laksa broth with al dente eggless noodles topped with mushrooms, mustard cress, tofu, red radish, crushed peanuts and crunchy fried noodles.

Bangkok Ramen

Thai Green Curry with rice noodles and tenderloin.

Some at the table really loved this.

Shanghai Ramen

This came with bamboo shoots and shitake mushrooms. (not my favourite exactly)

Classic Ramen

The Classic Ramen with udon noodles in a velvety, fatty, umami tonkotsu broth topped with sliced pork belly, crispy bacon bits and nori squares. (failed to impress)

Ended this feast with some desserts for the soul. I never can get enough of their chocolate mud pie - soul satisfying and so sinful.

pic credits - Shizusan

It was indeed an amazing time with great company and some yummy food.

Thanks for the Shizusan Team and Carpe diem for an amazing evening and having me.

Its pouring outside and what a great time to slurp on these brothy noodles. So head over to Shizusan this weekend, that's where you might find me too.

Have a Great weekend !

Until we meet again.

Stay happy and Stay Cheerful!!

Much Love

xoxo

Bhakti