Month: July 2014

The FPD Buzz: Citibank Chef’s Table Week – Jul 14-20, 2014

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Citi Chef’s Table Week will run across Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai from July 14th to July 20th. This one-week culinary event is now open to all credit / debit card-members giving diners a unique opportunity to experience a six-course customized chef’s tasting menu as well as interact with the Head Chef of some of the finest restaurants in Bangalore.  Customers can enjoy exceptional signature dishes as well as off-menu specials as part of a six-course Chef’s Tasting Menu experience. These bespoke menus are priced across restaurants at INR 2,000 in Bangalore, (taxes and service charge extra). GH Mumm Champagne and Jacob Creek Reserve wines, will be available by the glass or per bottle at half the restaurant’s wine list rate.  Here’s a list of participating restaurants:  Alba ( JW Mariott Hotel Bengaluru) Blue Ginger (Taj West End) Dum Pukht Jolly Nabobs (ITC Windsor) Edo (ITC Gardenia) OKO (The Lalit Ashok) Ottimo (ITC Gardenia) Rim Naam (The Oberoi) Riwaz (The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore) Yauatcha (MG Road) Zen (The Leela Palace Banaglore) Blue Ginger and Edo are on …

Geek is the New Cool @ Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park (Sarjapur, Bangalore)

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  Somebody finally decided to design a place where Bengaluru’s techie community can feel right at home. The Aloft Hotel (part of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Inc) at Cessna Business Park mixes technology, architecture, art and music to create a cool new space that appeals to the social, tech-savy global-traveler. It literally takes geek and makes it cool! Conveniently located in the emerging IT hub of Sarjapur, bang in the middle of a tech park, it already spells business. But who said business needs to be boring? (Re:Mix Lounge, the Cessna aircraft suspended from the ceiling, Tactic – the Boardroom) If you’re the type who likes to work hard and party harder, Aloft has figured out your needs. Hash out your business plans for the year in their board rooms called Tactic or if you’re focused on developing your own cool app, ‘In-touch’– their 24 hour fully equipped, gizmo loaded office space will help. If you prefer working in a less formal setting – their lobby called the Re:Mix Lounge is a quirky mix …