| Indian women bartenders concoct perfect cocktail! | | Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:08:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | She flips the bottles with ease, juggles the glasses with élan and concocts the perfect cocktail to lift your spirits. Raise your toast to the Indian women bartenders. A male bastion until recently, bartending is increasingly becoming a popular career option for women in India. "In contrast to 10 years back when we had 100 per cent male domination in this field, today the ratio has become 70 per cent male to 30 per cent female," Sandeep Verma of the Institute of Bar Operations and Management here told IANS. So what is so attractive about bartending that's pulling the fairer sex towards it? "It's liberating. I enjoy partying and mixing drinks. So I decided to take it up professionally," says Angha, who has been bartending here for two years. Though not yet as popular as other career choices like medicine or engineering, bartending is slowly gaining momentum among the female crowd, especially in metros like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.... | |
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| | | Tatas target UK tech site | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:17:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Indian business giant Tata group has submitted an application to the British Government for financial assistance in setting up a high-tech research and development centre in the Midlands. An application for a regional-assistance grant was lodged with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) last week, a media report has said. BIZ/FINANCE ARTICLES Separatists belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) blew up a natural gas pipeline in Assam's Dibrugarh district Media Release The attack, the latest in a string of explosions in the state that have killed 17 people and injured 46, comes even as a two-member ULFA team is due to meet National Security Adviser MK Narayanan in New Delhi on Monday for fresh peace talks. READ MORE>> American Justice Department taking active steps to stop the piracy of films and music, including those produced in Bollywood Media Release According to US Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator Chris Israel, America is concerned about intellectual property enforcement ....... | |
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| | | Taste Testers | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:46:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | We're very fortunate to be living in Northampton when it comes to great ethnic food. Within the few blocks that make up Main Street, there is everything from Tibetan to Argentinean and even Lebanese. That amount of choice is usually only found in major cities. In order to make sense of all the different places, I've compiled some of the best ethnic restaurants in Northampton. First up is Zen Restaurant at 41 Main Street (413-582-6888). I'm going to put myself on the line and say that Zen has consistently served up some of the best sushi in the Valley. Start off with a seaweed salad, which is notable because half of the plate is a regular garden salad with a tangy shitake mushroom vinaigrette. All of their sushi is great, but be sure to try the Crunch Roll made with shrimp tempura and avocado.... | |
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| | | Indian restaurant in New York wins Michelin star | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:23:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | New York, Nov 4 : Devi, an Indian-inspired restaurant in New York, has been awarded a Michelin star in the Michelin Guide New York City 2007.A creation of Suvir Saran and tandoori master Hemant Mathur, Devi features in the second edition of the New York restaurant and hotel guide published by Michelin. The guide's restaurant ratings, using Michelin stars, are the most famous and influential gastronomic ratings."We are proud to be recognised by this prestigious organisation and to be the first South Asian restaurant in the United States to receive a Michelin star,"said Saran.He and co-chef Mathur departed from the standard fare found at many Indian restaurants and introduced diners to pure flavours, unusual ingredients and original preparations.This is a testament to how dramatically the American culinary landscape has changed over the past three decades, Saran noted.... | |
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| | | Indian Wells, California Announces Ultimate Getaways | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:01:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | Indian Wells, California's extraordinary desert retreat and world-class vacation destination, announces "Ultimate Getaways", starting at $109 in this desert sanctuary near Palm Springs, California. The main website to reach this luxurious resort destination is http://www.indianwells.org. Located only minutes from Palm Springs, this California resort oasis is the ultimate haven for endless relaxation. Here stunning mountain vistas and majestic palm trees play backdrop to some of the world's finest resorts and spas, golf, tennis, shopping and year-round recreational activities. All four exceptional resorts in Indian Wells, CA offer Ultimate Getaways this Fall: For more details and reservations, visit http://www.indianwells.org/getaway/. Indian Wells' four world-class resorts encompass spectacular 360-degree mountain views, and feature an abundance of leisure and corporate amenities: 1,416 standard, deluxe and private villa accommodations; 40 outdoor meeting venues; 36 holes of championship golf; 29 tennis courts; 11 sparkling pools; 3 luxurious spas; and close proximity to several prime tourist attractions in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts region.... | |
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| | | Indian restaurant in Washington among 20 best | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:10:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | Washington, Oct 22: An Indian restaurant in Washington is among the 20 best new restaurants in the US in 2006 named by leading men's magazine Esquire.Rasika, opened in December, is one of two restaurants from Washington that make it to the list. The other 18 are in cities such as Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.With acclaimed chef Vikram Sundaram at the helm, Rasika shot up the popularity charts in less than a year, with its signature dishes like crispy spinach salad with date and tamarind sauce, and black cod with fresh dill cooked in a clay oven."It's an honour to be among the top 20," Sundaram told the Washington Business Journal."We're a modern restaurant, a young restaurant. People come here to have fun. The restaurant is buzzing," he said.Sundaram had earlier worked for 14 years in the award-winning London restaurant Bombay Brasserie.... | |
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| | | Council appoints committee to look at West Slope Indian gaming plan | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:08:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | The South Lake Tahoe City Council is still exploring its options in how to react to the threat of a proposed Indian casino in Shingle Springs siphoning tax revenue from city restaurants, shops and motels. It appointed Tuesday a subcommittee of Councilmen John Upton and Mike Weber to gather more information on the matter, which has come under the microscope since El Dorado County opted a few weeks ago to drop its $3.5 million legal fight against the Miwok tribe and its developer in exchange for almost $200 million from the tribe over 20 years to offset the losses. The city is considering engaging the county on the South Shore city's impact or legally assisting a neighborhood group called Voices for Rural Living in its battle due to go to trial in April. But the city may do more - perhaps short of pursuing its own lawsuit.... | |
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| | | American pie | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 3:11:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | As you may already know, there are more Indian restaurants in Britain than any other, and chicken tikka masala has pipped roast beef to take its place at the top table of the country's favourite dishes. A fillip to the nation's enthusiastic embrace of cooking from the Indian subcontinent ... Except for one thing: chicken tikka masala is not actually Indian. It's British. The CTM has been invented purely for our discerning taste buds. Which brings us rather neatly to the latest offering from Cadillac. A premium, midsize saloon that's been designed specifically and uniquely for the European motorist. And, just as most Indians will never get to round off an evening's largering with a plate of bright-orange chicken tikka, so most Americans will never get to park their bee-hinds in the front seat of a new BLS.... | |
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| | | Restaurants get face-lift ahead of Games | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 1:06:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | A NUMBER of medium and small restaurants in Doha have embarked upon a beautification drive to capitalise on the huge inflow of sport lovers expected during the Asian Games in December. Inquiries made by Gulf Times with some operators found that several restaurants, especially those catering to Arab and Indian clientele, have launched a modernisation campaign. "Even some of those restaurants started as recently as a few months ago, are chipping in money to give them all a better visual appeal," said an Indian hotel owner. Asked if there was any directive from the municipal authorities to do so, one of the hotel owners said the authorities had already instructed the restaurant operators to keep their premises clean and hygienic through a municipal order issued earlier this year.... | |
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| | | Zagat Releases 2007 New York City Restaurants Guide; Telepan, The Orchard and Urena Top the Newcomers List | | Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 3:13:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | Zagat Survey today released the results of its new 2007 New York City Restaurants survey. And the winners are: Telepan for Top Newcomer (followed closely by The Orchard and Urena); Le Bernardin for Top Food; Gramercy Tavern for Most Popular; Daniel for Decor and per se for Service. This year's Zagat guide covers 2,014 eateries based on the experiences of 31,604 locals, who ate out an average of 3.4 meals per week. The typical restaurant was visited by five to six Zagat surveyors every day of the year. Top Newcomers: With a whopping 222 newcomers (yielding over 20,000 new seats) in the past 12 months (versus 102 closings), there's a plethora of new options. Among the top rated are the "innovative but unfussy" Telepan, the "delectable" Orchard, and "adventuresome" Urena. Here are the ten top rated newcomers: Paying More and More and More: At $39.43, the average bill for dining out in New York is up 5% over last year -- nearly double the inflation rate over the last decade.... | |
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