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LOOKING
GLASS
MUMBAI
Restaurant
 Why
not a bit of Mediterranean flavour on the Arabian Sea? Mumbaiikars A.D.
Singh, Anupam Mayekar, Henry Tham, Martin da Costa and Sagarika (remember
the singer?) were so hooked to "casual, beachy hideaways" that
they opened Olive, a white walled, cane furniture restaurant at Pali Hill
Tourist Hotel with a garden courtyard and a rustic, mellow ambience. The
cuisine is a combination of flavours from southern Europe, Asia Minor
and north Africa rarely found in Mumbai. Meal for two costs Rs 700 minus
alcohol. For reservations call (022) 605-8228.
Food
Guide
The ambitious
third edition of the Mid-Day Good Food Guide to Mumbai, written by well-known
foodie Rashmi Uday Singh is in three parts. They list thousands of restaurants,
caterers and, for the first time, recipes from Mumbai's best restaurants.
(So you could recreate Geoffrey's famous Chicken Pot Pie and Under the
Over's Pasta Siciliana, right at home.) Singh has also listed special
cooking classes custom-made for newly weds and low-cal junkies. Another
informative section: 'Secret Storehouse' where Singh tells you how to
scout for those absolutely imperative but woefully hard-to-get ingredients
like authentic Szechwan sauce, foie gras or quail. Available at all leading
bookstores for Rs 150.
DELHI
Art Exhibition
Seventy-six-year-old
painter, muralist, sculptor and art commentator K.G. Subramanyan is more
prolific than ever. His latest series of reverse glass paintings feature
25 images from his well-established visual idiom, but in a calmer, less-busy
format. And for the first time Subramanyan has introduced script in his
work, other than his signature. See the small 11.5" x 8" works
(at Rs 35,000 each) at Vadehra Art Gallery till November 21. Call (011)
461-5368.
Restaurant
Diva, an
88-cover restaurant at M8A, Greater Kailash II, serves great Trotta alla
Diva (that's grilled trout fillet marinated in wine, dill, garlic and
orange juice), and Pollo con peperoni (chicken breast stuffed with bell
pepper and mascarpone sauce), among many other things. "It's actually
two restaurants in one," says Ritu Dalmia co-owner with Gita Bhalla.
(Dalmia also runs Vama-The Indian Room in London). Diva's ground floor
is open only for lunch and dinner, while the cafe above is an eating place-cum-hangout-open
from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.-where you can browse through the 600 or
so books lying around or play backgammon, chess and scrabble. The decor
is muted and pleasant. Meal for two: between Rs 500 and 800. For reservations
call (011) 621-5673.
Photo
Exhibition
Calcuttan
Nemai Ghosh, best known for his wistful b/w shots of Satyajit Ray, is
holding his first photography show in India-in Mumbai's Piramal Gallery
at Nariman Point. This photo sensitive collection of portraits and landscapes
also contains images from his first two exhibitions-"The Ray Suite"
and "The Performances Suite", going back to 1967. The splashes
of colour come from the sand swept district of Kutch and a slice of sport
star action from a photograph of footballer Pele, caught at the Grand
Hotel in Calcutta. On till 25 November. Call (022) 283-3737 for more information.
Compiled
by Natasha Israni, Anna M. M. Vetticad, Anshul Avijit
and Leher Kala
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