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| RAZZ REVIVAL: Patel takes
a bow |
What happens when 16 artists hang up their
palettes and paint brushes and don aprons and chef's hats instead? Creative
cooking or culinary mayhem? At The Brasserie at The Oberoi, Mumbai, where
artists from the fourth Oberoi Art Camp got together for a spot of competitive
cooking, there were certainly no doubts about the answer. Chaos reigned
supreme as the two opposing teams- Dali's Blues and Da Vinci's Muse-tried
dishing out Bokchoy and Mushroom in barbecue chili sauce and Chicken Stroganoff
within the 15-minute time frame of Brasseri's famed power lunches. Dali's
Blues, captained by Vikram Sethi of the Arts Trust, had a lucky edge in
gourmet artist Rajeshree Thakker while Da Vinci's Muse struggled as an
all men's band despite Trevor Saldanha of the Oberoi pitching in. The
verdict? Fun poked at the desi flavour of the Stroganoff and Dali's Blues
being declared the winner with their mushroomy fluff.
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| PALETTE TO PLATE: Artists turn cooks in Mumbai |
All of eight but not too young to party. When
Razzberry Rhinoceros or Razz, a Mumbai watering hole, celebrated its eighth
anniversary they decided to pull out all stops. The discotheque had live
rock performances by Pune's Spectrahead and Kolkata's Cynide Angel besides
Indi-pop singers Suneeta Rao and Dewang Patel doing impromptu gigs. At
the once favourite haunt of upcoming stars Salman Khan and Jackie Shroff
the eight-day bash would perhaps revive the sagging Razz crowd. The best
part of the party: drinks were priced the same as eight years back.
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| BANDIT'S BOYS: Veerappam fest at Kolkata |
Not everyone has the privilege of being waited
upon by Veerappan. Till July 1, visitors to Kalash restaurant at Kolkata's
Hotel Hindustan International will, however, get a chance to catch the
bandit at close quarters ... and place their orders for a giant thali
of south Indian cuisine. The appam festival or "Veer-appam",
currently on at the hotel, has waiters togged out like the sandalwood
smuggler (black dhoti, faded brown shirt and gun slung on shoulder), while
the restaurant has been given the look of a jungle with mini hide-outs
for diners. The ransom for lunching with the bandit clones? Rs 350 per
head.
In A Glass Of Its Own
 When
representatives of England's Dudley College stopped by to tempt Indian
students to enrol for the glass techniques, technology and design courses
at The International Glass Centre in the West Midlands, they trundled
along a shipment of the fragile stuff to prove the quality of the expertise
they boast of.
 Lurking
between the long-stemmed glasses, the perfume vials, the curvy, candy-coloured
bowls and a whimsical blue Enid Blytonesque house were a few conundrums.
The jagged spires of a cathedral or a row of stalagmites? A kernel, an
oyster shell or a well-scooped papaya? The Empire State Building or just
a really tall piece of glass? The exhibition has, according to Dudley's
local representative Sagrika Pasricha, resulted in an outpouring of enquiries
though no one has proffered the £1,000 (Rs 66,000) deposit yet.
Former student Wendy Green might encourage the signing across the dotted
line: "Working (glass) hot is an experience different from any other,
seriously addictive and to be indulged in as much as possible."
-Sonia Faleiro
Watch The Show
 Sridevi,
understandably protective, is known not to go everywhere with her daughter.
Unless she can be sure it would be a moderately benign evening; exciting
yes, but not overheated or melodramatic. Watchmakers Rado, launching another
sub-brand (this was Ovation), just zeroed in on the competent combination
of a flashy ballet dance (by the ubiquitous Jeffrey and his Hot Show Company),
a watch-highlighting fashion show (that explains the clothes) and a fusion
musical performance titled ... well Ovation ... specially composed by
ghatan player S. Vikku Vinayakam, Selva Ganesh and their troupe. Sridevi
junior smiled, clapped and looked pleased with the entertainment buffet.
As did actress Khushboo, attending her second launch within a month.
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| NIGHTOUT: Sridevi with her daughter |
TIME
TO LOOK: The watch-centric fashion show |
Later both Sridevi and classical vocalist S.P.
Balasubramanium were honoured with an award. For a while the singer was
flummoxed about why he was sharing the stage with beautiful actress ...
only later did he realise that "both were artistes par excellence
in their own fields". Now how come filmstars never forget that?
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