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METROSCAPE: LOOKING GLASS
BANGALORE
Pub
 A
bit of Celtic chic has now entered the metro. Pub Dublin, after Ireland's
capital, is about Irish toasts, beer battered shrimps, shamrock burgers
(either tenderloin or chicken), Dublin fish 'n' chips (James Joyce was
partial to these) and oven baked spuds with jalapenos. The authenticity
stretches right down to the effervescent Irish bartenders, Paul and Oshin,
who, above everything else, recommend a conventional shot of Bushmill
and a pint of Guinness (The Irish whisky for the end). The music is Irish
so the Spice Girls are not even played on request. At Windsor Sheraton
and Towers, Sankey Road. Call (080) 226-9898 for more details.
DELHI
Furniture Store
 The
invasion of smart, minimal furniture from foreign companies continues.
Interior Espania's new show room at Mathura Road (before Badarpur) displays
room fundamentals like beds, tables, cabinets, sofas and cupboards in
both veneer and natural wood. The furniture is supplemented by other home
accessories including Bauhaus teacups and angular wall lamps that stick
like grasshoppers to the wall. The Atul Dodiya paintings (below), are
not for sale, though the Sanjay Bhattacharya appeared more dispensable.
At J-3, Block-B1, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate. Call (011) 695-90-26.
KOLKATA
Restaurant
 When
seafood specialists Porto Rio opened earlier this year, veggies had to
go hungry. Last week, the proprietors decided to revamp the menu adding
starters like Coorgi vegetables and asparagus cocktail or main courses
like Cannelloni Florentine or the Kerala curry Molee. But the best new
dishes are still for seafood buffs, including tandoori lobsters, tandoori
crab seekh kebab (beats struggling with the pliers), stuffed squid and
prawn biryani. However, regulars may not be as pleasantly surprised by
the new prices, up by 50 per cent (though portions have also increased).
Dinner for two: Rs 500. At 28, Circus Avenue. Call (033) 281-3921.
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