QBA: Purple Haze

Right along the Connought Place, Delhi off Bhara Khamba Road, QBA is a restaurant cum llounge bar, which houses an entire building of casual dining and relaxation..


The bar and the food menu is pretty elaborate for veggies and otherwise, including a host of cocktails out of which the Bull Fighter is a must for a trying out (very potent and refreshing). The Julep disappointed, but food was excellent and tasty.

The purple theme goes well with the excellent decor and the music does not disappoint or satisfy anyone too much, pretty mild and non-intrusive in order to have a nice conversation.

We had a blast there, both the times: with lavi and during my combined treat. Seating is huge and spacious and seems like an ideal place to throw a big party.

Check out their site at http://www.qba.co.in/

Reviews to come

A Little Italy in Chennai
QBA's purple haze
Diva for us
A TGIF without booze?
A nation of Barbeques
Shalomed..
our Dilli Haat
Big Chill review from our guest
Come-get-sum
Auroville forever

Beers till now

First a snapshot of Room No: 112, IIFT Delhi

How to Pour a Beer?

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• Hold your glass at a 45° angle. Pour the beer, targeting the middle of the slope of the glass. Don't be afraid to pour hard or add some air between the bottle and glass.
• At the half-way point bring the glass at a 90° angle and continue to pour in the middle of the glass. This will induce the perfect foam head. And remember, having a head on a beer is a good thing. It releases the beer’s aromatics and adds to the overall presentation. You may also want to gradually add distance between the bottle and glass as you pour, to also inspire a good head. An ideal head should be 1" to 1-1/2".
• Many people prefer to have a smaller head. In this case, continue pouring at a 45 degree angle as much as possible.

Celebrities we've dined with

There have been some crazy incidents with celebrities of all kinds, mainly cinema villans. :)

BNB - Raghuman
LemonGrass - Prakash Raj
Beasie Beach - Khusbhu
Taj - Kajol, Ajay Devgan (Lavi exclusive)
Pasha, The Park - Aishwarya & Danush, Chennai 28 gang
Park Sheraton - Sadagopan Ramesh
Green Meadows - Srikanth

And of course rock shows..

hmm..more from L.

hey...
not to forget:

Simbu - Move'n Pick
Vairamuthu (put kadalai) - Nageshwara rao park
Abhishek Bachanan - Taj/local tea shop
Hema Malini & Co. - Taj
Naasar - milky way
Actor Karthik - in his better days.
S.V. Shekar - Carnival (ages back)

will add more when i think of stuff...L

The Pasta we eat!!

These are some of the pasta types that we have tried and tasted over the years..A lil more or a lil less by mistake..Lavi will clear that up..Here we go..

Check the above lin for the entire comprehensive link, its loooonng..

Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes. The tiniest shapes are often used in soups, long ribbons or strands with sauces, and tubes and fanciful shapes in casseroles and pasta salads. Some shapes are large enough to be stuffed and baked, and others, like ravioli, come already stuffed.

Pasta normally is white-yellow, but other colours exist.

Common name	Image	Synonym(s)	Description
Bigoli		Bigui, Pincinelli	Large diameter (about 3 mm) and very long-cut spaghetti, made with wholemeal soft wheat flour or semolina.
Cannelloni		Gnocchettoni Zitoni, Tagliati di Zitoni, Cannelloni Zitoni, Canneroni, Spole, Sigarette, Schiaffoni	Short-cut shape, suitable for vegetable sauce pasta or casserolas
Farfalle		Galla genovese, Fiocconi; Farfalloni	Stamped " Bologna " shape, suitable for casseroles or meat sauce pasta
Fettuccelle ricce		Nastrini, Reginette, Reginelle, Fettucce ricce	Curled fettuccine (width about 12 mm).
Fettuccine		Lasagnette, Fettucce	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 8 mm), fresh or dry.
Fusilli		Eliche, Tortiglioni, Spirali	Spiral shape short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or salads
Fusilloni		Eliche grandi	Spiral shape short-cut pasta, suitable for casseroles or salads
Italiana			Pierced short-cut pasta, suitable for vegetable and clear soups
Lasagne		Lasagnoni, Bardele	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.6 x 25 mm), fresh or dry.
Linguine		Bavettine, Bavette fini, Radichini, Linguettine	Small size and elliptic section long-cut pasta.
Maccheroni		Macaroni	Hollow elbow-shaped pasta
Mezzani		Perciatelloni, Mezze Zite, Regine, Scaloppi, Napoletani	Large diameter (about 5 - 6 mm) and smooth surface long-cut dry hollow pasta
Pantacce			Short cut pasta suitable for soups or salads
Pappardelle		Papparelle	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 20 mm), fresh or dry
Pennine (Penne)		Mezze pennette lisce, Mezze penne, Mezzani, Pennettine, Pennuzze, Penne Regina	Slanting short-cut hollow shape, suitable for vegetable sauce pasta
Ravioli			Different size and shape fresh pasta, stuffed with vegetables, ricotta, cheese, meat and even fish based filling.
Rocchetti		Salamini, Caramelle	Short cut pasta suitable for casseroles or salads
Sagnarelli			This flat Italian pasta is about 5 cm long, and has a ridged border.
Spaghetti		Vermicelli, Fide, Ristoranti, Vermicelloni, Filatelli, Vermicelloni giganti, Spaghettoni	Medium diameter (1.8 - 2.4 mm) long-cut dry pasta (broken for Vermicelli).
Tagliatelle		Tagliarelli, Reginelle, Fresine, Nastri, Fettuccelle, Fettucce romane, Fiadi	Long-cut pasta with rectangular section (about 0.8 x 10 mm), fresh or dry.

Coffee?, Anyone??

I started frequenting coffee shops lets say about 8 years back... and Madras/Chennai has its fair share of coffee shops. The Coffee Days, baristas, the amethyst kinds and the rest. but of all these there is one that is sure worth mentioning... "Coffee?" its been around from the time i started coffeeing and its standard is still fantastic. their coffee's are amazing, the snacks yummy, and the location is pretty cool too. just perfect to relax, sip on a coffee, have a smoke, a conversation, play board games, read, or whatever else you enjoy doing...

I went to Coffee? sometime this month after a gap of about 2 years, and we loved it. We couldn't figure out why we stopped frequenting the place (Esp. since we have some rocking memories with the place, right peggy??)...

the best part of the whole thing is that the coffee, the food, the people (A waiter named Mani), the ambience, the set up and finally the prices are still the same!!

oh yeah, most importantly... they are upon till about 1.00 A.M.

A coupla things that Coffee? does lack when compared to the commercial coffee shops are the wanna be's and the hookah smoking crowd. but according to me, and surely a lot others, this difference is what makes it even better to frequent and just relax!!

and this place serves the best frappe in town! Ummmm.....

I will be going to this place time and again for sure... after this looong hiatus!!
and those who are always looking for a place to go and hang out, check this one out fer sure.

Address:
Coffee?,
# 10, Greenways Road, Near Music College,
R A Puram, Chennai 600 028.
Phone: 2495 7820

10 Downing Street Chennai: The place to be?

Jagdish and Arun Vasu are Co-Founders of 10 Downing Street Chennai which is one of the most happening bars in the city. They have helped lighten up Chennai’s social scene. Arun and Jagdish both run their own businesses but joined forces to start 10 Downing Street Chennai. Looking to replicate the success of the chain that has started in Hyderabad, this duo had Chennai taking notice from the very first night.

This is a brand new address for southern cities and Chennai to party the night way.

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This is their website. www.10ds.net

They have a unique way of posting pictures everyday of the people who party there on their website.

This New Year's at 10 Downing was a blast with an excellent mix of Rock, Tamil and Hindi songs.