Friday, October 24, 2014

Re-visiting Cup O’ Joe. With MORE FOOD involved

Serene. Idyllic. Quite. Peaceful.

Now adding – Great FOOD.


For those of you who read my earlier blog about how great my first experience was and what a lovey place this is would realize I dint get into the food details too much so we decided to go back to try out their fare and help complete the experience.


It’ s rare for a place to get almost everything right but I think in time to come, most people will agree that Cup O’ Joe is almost there. Not just a great relaxing ambience and the right place to hang out with friends and loved ones but their food and pricing will add the icing on the cake.

This time we were 2 couples and had an opportunity to try out their drinks, starters and most importantly had our share of their heavenly mousse which has always left me spell bound. So much so that I threatened to kidnap the chef who makes the mousse.

The place is not overly priced and gives great value for money.

Because this is a first time initiative for the owners, the food is getting better with time, experience and feedback.
What I like about the food – HIGHLY CUSTOMISEABLE to your taste buds. They are very flexible to making the dish as you like it, more or less spicy and hence be sure to specify how you like your food. In today’s dining experience it is not common for a chef to cater to individual tastes buds but they do it here with ease.

Here are some pictures of the dishes we tried with our experiences.

We started off with some tasty chillers:
Oreo Chocolate Smoothie on the left and the Lemon, Orange and Pear on the right

I had the Oreo Chocolate cookie whiles the others ordered a Lemon, Orange and Pear smoothie.
As promised they customise food here for you and the missus wanted a spicy mocktail so the chef concocted one for her right here with the salt rimmed glass et al. 
Not in the menu but you can ask for it.

The customised spicy mocktail. Every sip set the taste buds on overdrive but delicious indeed.



For starters we went for their house special, the nachos with cheese sauce which is a must have here. It is supremely tasty and cheesy and 1 is not enough on a table for 4. Only because we liked it sooo much.

The other starters we had was the panner tikka and chicken wings.
The flavours were great but the chicken wings were not as spicy as one would hope so do remember to ask for it to be spiced up if that' s what you like.
Main course was a pasta which had the flavours just right.
Paneer on the top and the chicken wings at the bottom
And to top it all is the Chocolate Mousse. You will never believe that is eggless.
YES eggless. And because it is possibly the best I even enlarged the picture so we can all crave for it even more. 


I look forward to going back there again soon.

Do invite me if you go, I would love to have their desserts again and again!







Monday, October 20, 2014

My Experience with Honda and the #AmazeLongestDrive



Imagine a car built, not just for its Looks or its Styling.

Not just for Endurance or Performance.

 Not for Speed or Mileage.

But a car built to do what a car must do. DELIGHT you while you travel, yet not burn a hole in your pocket.

 A car made to take the hits and bumps. A car made to take the heat that’s India’s Summer. Yet enjoy the cool winter’s breeze that’s sweeps across our beautiful country.

As a friend of mine who drove the Amaze said, it is so smooth a car and so easy to drive and navigate on narrow and crowded Indian streets, it felt like I was controlling it with my mind more than my hands.

Yes folks, that indeed is how the Honda Amaze really is. The name does not let you look for adjectives beyond itself. A drive in this car, will truly leave you AMAZED.

To take their point further – Honda is Driving the Amaze across the length and breadth of India to showcase its superiority in every aspect.

1 Amaze car. 250 towns in India. Over 23000 kms.


What more does one need to fully appreciate how well this car has been designed and built.

The Amaze Longest drive is an initiative by Honda to showcase not just the performance and quality of the car but also help bring into focus the amazing experience one will get when they traverse across the roads India.
 Yes it also highlights the infrastructure problems we have but what it does most is inspire you to get in your car and plan that road trip you are always thinking about but have never done.

Go see India in a way you never imagined, all in the comfort and safety of the high performing Amaze.

Click here for details on the Amaze Longest drive - http://amazelongestdrive.com/ 

Bunny Punia taking us through his experiences
I had the opportunity to interact with Bunny Punia, the man behind the wheel for this amazing journey and he had nothing but praise for the Amaze and its capabilities. This past weekend the #AmazeLongestDrive reached Bangalore and we were invited not just to meet and greet Bunny’s team as well as some happy customers but we also got a chance to drive around the Amaze in Bangalore and feel for ourselves first hand, the sheer comfort of driving this car.

Driving the Amaze


As a car enthusiast who has driven cars of almost every make, including automatic gear shifts, I can tell you, that the ease of driving this on Indian roads is uncomparable. We took it for a long drive through Bangalore traffic to simulate as real life conditions as possible and the feeling at the end was that nobody wanted to get out of car and wanted the drive to just go on and on and on to maybe another 23000 kms.


#AmazeLongestDrive


One set of interesting stats – The Amaze is Honda’s fastest car to reach over 1 lakh units and has more awards then one can count on your fingers.
Click here to see some stunning pictures of India as taken by the Amaze team on the 


There are also some pictures from our meet that show cases how much fun we had at the event and look forward to more interactions with Bunny and his team.
The audience having a good time

RJ Rapid Rashmi waiting to engage the audience 

Bunny in the Amaze


The Amaze being flagged off


And lastly, waiting to send more time in the drivers seat in the Amaze J