How come Ritu Dalmia opted for Asian Food and that too fusion ?- The Italian Diva changed her course or rather added another feather to her Chefs Hat with Diva Kitsch in Defence Colony ,with amazing Asian Fusion Food from the South Asian countries.
Well just shows her calibre of a good chef - I call her the Dil Se Chef . Bindaas , Confident , Experienced ,adaptable,Innovative , well traveled - truly the Diva of Cuisines. Well done ritu for the new venture . I remember her guru mantra at a awards ceremony - Be hands on in the kitchen and travel the world to be a good Chef - well Ritu it is not only about being a chef it is a lesson in life for all of us .
Beautiful refreshing interiors ith a hint of designer touch to it - I love whites and colors .The checkered napkins were a bit out of place tho . The best you could do in so much space - look forward tot he bar section yet to open .
Ok Tigers Experience - We were five of us - Two chefs (Jatin and Julia) , An eminent food writer (Sourish ) , Me and a wife . The lady incharge (Sonali) took charge of looking after us as ritu was travelling - and man was she good :) she new service , she knew the food and she knew what we would like to sample Wow wee. She ordered samplers for us - both Veg (my wife was that day and has a bit of intolerance to soem food) and Non Veg - left the rest to her and enjoyed the samplers - Frankly speaking for foodies like us sample menus work the best - it kills the greediness in us LOL . I love the concept of Small Plates viz a viz Large Plates - makes life so much easier and eventful and yes it stops you from peeping into the next table to figure out what they are eating lol.
Hence we were served -
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Fresh Beet root with grated coconut with Gaucamole and Hazel Nuts - very innovative full of flavors with a bot of crunch from the grated coconut.
Shredded duck with Banana blossom Lychees and Larb -Fantastic - the combo of lychees in a salad definitely brought the tinge to the salad - i think Asian food is all about the flavors - proved.
The Bombras Salad - tomato peanut based - fresh juicy perfectly sour with crisp noodles very refreshing salad indeed .
we tried Two type of dimsums - Prawns a with Japanese Ginger / Chinese greens with water Chestnuts - hmm can i say like every where else.
Cold Vietnamese Rolls- Glass Noodles - Artichokes and roasted Pumpkin - this was cool - i love the rolls cold flavors crisp and every bite is a range of good flavors .
Roti Bawang - Flat Bread filled with cooked onions , Served with Sambal and Pineaple- chili Pachadi - Hmmm the flat bread of the roti was ok ok bu the green sambal curry was just too good with a pineapple flavor - excellent.
Steak and Egg - Wasabi rubbed Tenderloin picatta served with and Egg on top with Mushrooms - now we are talking - i love my steak with eggs and when i heard about this dish my heart was excited - superbly dish - nicely done beef had a slight tinge thanks to wasabi - overall great dish will be back for it again.
We tried Two Burgers - Veggie - Spicy Taro and Jack Fruit smeared with Avacado Mash , Fries and Onion Rings AND Terrayki Glazed Yellow fin Tuna Burger with Wasabi Mayo , Sambal and fries - what to say they jack fruit burger was just wow - Indian or vegetarian meat in its best form - the tuna gurger - i was a bit scared about the smell of tuna - no like - but this patty was done very well - the fries were crisp and short served in a balti .lol
Creme Brulee - Beautiful presentation - but the custard inside let me down - felt a bit off . Never mind there is always a next time .
So overall a fantastic long sampling lunch at Diva Kitsh - each dish was perfect - oh yes we had a John Dory in Miso soup which i personally did not favor missed the buzz .
GOING BACK SOON .And a must Visit for you .
Tigers Experience :
Ambiance - Soothing yet peppy and Alive - Lovely colors to set the mood right
Service - The serving staff needs to a bit more attentive and educated - the Manageress was fantastic with her knowledge of the food
Food - Divine - totally Fab. The food had perfect textures ,abundance of asian flavors for your tongue to play with
Value for money - 13000 for 5 of us with Sampling menu which is not bad at all and the second time it was 8000 for 5 of us with two starters and five main courses.
PS : while this blog was getting ready already been there twice and LOVE IT
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