ani-da-dhaba --> barrista --> pecos --> koshy's!
It started with meeting up with Khatri (a cute crazy whacko who she met at a darling friend's wedding and it was quite enuf to know him for 10 mins to know that this would be a great friendship!) and Mommyyy aka Shekhar aka Mum! (ahem! long story here.. tell me when you wanna hear it!)
Mum called up and was like 'Motee' (aka yours truly), I'm hungry! Yours truly sets open the gates of her dhaba to cook for a veggie... ! It's simple stuff... yellow dal, aaloo ki sabji n rice! It had been long since such simplicities had engulfed my life! :)
The nice hearty meal found us ready enough to walk the streets of Namma Bengaluru and we were sitting at the Barrista at the Barton center which can be one helluva crazy place on a Sunday! But with the sky giving us premonitions of rain and nice music playin.. the "Irish Caffe" became a must try and is now a must have the next time you are there! :)
The three soldiers trudged along and explores Bengaluru apart from food while munching on Popcorn and Masala Corn on the Cob! :) (~to each his own!)
Next stop after wading through a number of book stores and buying Dad a birthday gift was 'Pecos!' The place as usual attracts me no end! All the reviews that I’ve read about this place have described it as an Institution! It lives up to that and it’s habit forming!
The waiter with his own beer belly and a red and white checked shirt with the sweetest smile on his face takes charge of the whole floor and lets the people get lost in the music and the beer and the popcorn! Every pitcher gets you a pack of popcorns!
The choice of food complements the rustic look of the place… everything is finished to look blissfully grimy… the lampshades, the arches, the walls! The furniture is wrought iron with paint peeling off and the chairs are actually a modified barstool with the wooden surface proudly reading ‘Pecos!’
The music is a delectable mix of stuff like Dire Straits, Lynard Skynard, Eagles and stuff like American Pie! American Pie is a standard! Monday’s become a tad easier with the after glow of Pecos! :)
And then after a walk through the streets and a race that Khatri n me decide to have we end up at Koshy's! Another Institution!! :) Bare bones, basic and classic! Rustic! Old faded table cloths.. old fashioned clear glasses with borewell water… typically typically irani! A few fans scattered over the ceiling… lots of smoke from cigarettes… but it was a nice cozy warm n not stifling inside! There’s a seperation of the Smoking and Non-Smoking areas to the extent that the non-smoking is called the jewel box, has an A/c and i’ve heard prices are steep there! And yes, the use of laptops is not allowed inside the jewel box! (Mystery… any answers people? ) But true Koshy’s is smokin koshy’s with it’s claim to fame as even Pt Jawaharlal Nehru dined over there! Also.. there’s a gigantic Iron (Press) with MTV Style awards kept there.. so it had us wondering for a few moments! :)
Women in saris who smoke, women in capris and short skirts who smoke, women with 2 pigtails.. women who don’t smoke.. men with beards and long hair, men in casual shirts… men with arms around their girlfriends… all kinds of smokin and non smokin people… groups of women chattering away… groups of men enjoying their beer! It’s a come as you are, do what you want place and everybody… EVERYBODY is totally comfortable in their skin!
And that people was a foodie's tour around Bengaluru's best!
4 comments:
It was one of the most amazing Sundays I've had in a long, long time !! :)) ~hugs~
Burp!! ;)
and I wasnt invited .. and Im never invited *sulks*
mommy: :D ludviskpnks!
sam: biii...g wide Grin! :D
Arpz: this mistake shall be rectified sooooon! maafi sahiba maafi!
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