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METROSCAPE: LOOKING GLASS
DELHI
Art Gallery
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| ART TALK: Walia with partner Anupama Chopra |
It's an unusual name for an art gallery. But
then The Delhi Art Club doesn't plan to be just another such place. This
new cultural address at A-326 Defence Colony will not only host art shows,
but it will also be the venue for talks and workshops in the third week
of every month. "We want this to be an interactive gallery,"
says owner Aarti Singh Walia. On right now is a group show of paintings
featuring upcoming and established artists. In June, there will be a workshop
for 6-to-15-year-olds with Bulbul Sharma. Call (011) 464-0444/888.
Cinema
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| Scences from Aussie life: Looking for Alibrandi |
"Flicks Down Under" is not a common
experience in the capital. This festival of 12 films from Australia comes
to Delhi on its way from Budapest to Bangkok as part of a world tour.
Included in the package are films on contemporary life in Australia such
as the Greta Scacchi-starrer Looking for Alibrandi, the outback crime
thriller Kiss or Kill, and Two Hands which is about an ex-street kid.
The festival is part of the celebrations of Australia's centenary as a
"united and democratic nation" which has so far also included
a quiz contest for schoolchildren in Delhi and a national-level essay
competition. The High Commission plans to make this festival an annual
feature. On from May 23-28 at Siri Fort Auditorium. Call (011) 688-8223.
MUMBAI
Restaurant
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| Frontiers of food: Taj |
With a half-sun and crescent for its logo and
swathed in hues of orange and brown, Karma, the 95-seater resto-bar on
Hughes Road at Opera House, believes in "finding yourself",
whether it is through provocatively named "shooters" (try Bubblegum,
Adrenaline Orgasm or Pep Pill for starters, pegged at Rs 170-220) or by
choosing your music for DJ Russell to play. For its main fare, Karma offers
pizzas (Rs 190-240), pastas (Rs 180-200) and salads (Rs 80-120), runaway
favourites being the All-American Hot and the Indian Chicken Tikka pizza.
Desserts (Rs 90-110) include selections of Tiramasu and Chocolate Suicide.
Call (022) 361-7171 for more details.
KOLKATA
Restaurant
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| Karma Cola: Inside the retro bar |
Paneer and potato dishes get spiced into life
at Teej, a new restaurant for Rajasthani and Northwest Frontier cuisine.
The chefs do a mean Dum Aloo Chutneywale, a Paneer Zaikedaar or a Kofta
Jaipuri teamed with steaming bedwi puri and missi roti. The Joshis left
their native Sikar in Rajasthan five generations ago to settle in Kolkata,
but the idea of an eatery that'll serve food "from back home"
never left Teej proprietor Nawal Joshi. The restaurant has the look of
a Rajasthani haveli and there's live entertainment with every meal in
the form of puppet shows and folk singers. Meal for two (without drinks):
Rs 600-700. At 2 Russell Street. Call (033) 217-0730 for more details.
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