tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post1129821257917951382..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Food review - Spice MarketJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3943458175583566542008-12-04T03:02:00.000+05:302008-12-04T03:02:00.000+05:30Hi,The Spice market is too expensive and the servi...Hi,<BR/><BR/>The Spice market is too expensive and the service terrible. You can read my review here<BR/><BR/>http://delhi.burrp.com/establishment/review/9yi_6l9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19177874556328253962008-07-28T11:59:00.000+05:302008-07-28T11:59:00.000+05:30OMG! 3K for a meal for two with no alcohol to boot...OMG! 3K for a meal for two with no alcohol to boot! This is as expensive as Olive kitchen and bar! :P<BR/><BR/>BTW the initial description reminded me of visuals of Mistress of Spices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44315176757241132482008-07-15T08:31:00.000+05:302008-07-15T08:31:00.000+05:30thalassa_mikra: well, the ganna looked like that (...thalassa_mikra: well, the ganna looked like that (but then it would, wouldn't it!) but the kebab wasn't as brown, and more seekh-ish in appearance.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26440204633877044182008-07-14T19:19:00.000+05:302008-07-14T19:19:00.000+05:30That ganne ka kabab is intriguing. I cannot think ...That ganne ka kabab is intriguing. I cannot think of any dish similar to this in Indian cuisine. <BR/><BR/>However, there's a fairly well-known Vietnamese dish exactly like this called chao tom, which is shrimp paste wrapped around sugarcane sticks and grilled. Did your kabab look like this? <BR/><BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/98152150/thalassa_mikrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942716364297839680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-91439001636258410472008-07-12T07:38:00.000+05:302008-07-12T07:38:00.000+05:30Wow you get to go out for doing food/restaurant re...<I>Wow you get to go out for doing food/restaurant reviews with your spouse??</I><BR/><BR/>Anon 2: well, actually, as I've mentioned at the beginning of the post, I <I>don't</I> do restaurant reviews normally - thus missing out on many of the perks of the food beat. But I do get loads of free books, if that makes up for anything!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-42058934951299659322008-07-12T07:35:00.000+05:302008-07-12T07:35:00.000+05:30isn't Rs. 3000 outrageously expensive for 2 people...<I>isn't Rs. 3000 outrageously expensive for 2 people - considering no alcoholic drinks?</I><BR/><BR/>Anon 1: I should have clarified something. The review format was such that we were required to order 2 appetizers, 2 main courses, 2 drinks and 2 desserts. In practice, this was way too much for us to cope with and we couldn't finish everything (even though we had been fairly hungry going in). So the Rs 3000 for two people is actually misleading - that's why I've clarified the food quantities at the end. Most people I know wouldn't elect to have 1 solid appetizer + 1 main course + 1 dessert each at a restaurant.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-49877403940638020912008-07-11T20:58:00.000+05:302008-07-11T20:58:00.000+05:30Wow you get to go out for doing food/restaurant re...Wow you get to go out for doing food/restaurant reviews with your spouse?? Lucky man, I want a job like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-83310461700415160372008-07-11T18:08:00.001+05:302008-07-11T18:08:00.001+05:30Hi- please delete my earlier comment on whether it...Hi- please delete my earlier comment on whether it is really worth Rs. 3000 - just reread the article and found that you had already mentioned that food is not value for money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-88060406296202158422008-07-11T18:04:00.000+05:302008-07-11T18:04:00.000+05:30forgive my ignorance - isn't Rs. 3000 outrageously...forgive my ignorance - isn't Rs. 3000 outrageously expensive for 2 people - considering no alcoholic drinks? <BR/><BR/>sorry again - but is the food/experience really worth it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-45524189112927217762008-07-11T11:18:00.000+05:302008-07-11T11:18:00.000+05:30Rahul: oh yes, at lots of places - among them Thai...Rahul: oh yes, at lots of places - among them Thai Wok (in Mehrauli, not sure if it's still open though) and Ego Thai (New Friend's Colony). My favourite is probably Chilli Seasson (that's how it's spelt) in the Lodhi market, but it isn't a particularly cheerful place these days and seems to be perpetually empty. Superb Nasi Goreng though (yes, I know that isn't Thai technically). Then there's the Bangkok Degree One in Sainik Farms, very close to where I live - they do an excellent Khai Yudd Sai (omelette containing minced chicken and vegetables) and fish cakes.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-629611141235907472008-07-11T10:26:00.000+05:302008-07-11T10:26:00.000+05:30"Despite many opportunities I’ve mostly shied away..."Despite many opportunities I’ve mostly shied away from doing food reviews, the chief reason being that I like to be able to simply enjoy a good meal without having to analyse or make mental notes about it (it’s bad enough that reading books and watching films is no longer as relaxed as it used to be). "<BR/>Interesting! I love to talk about food/movies/books etc.,but I guess at the time of the experience, one should be able to switch off the critical faculties to enjoy it fully.In my house it was forbidden to criticize food while eating,at the dining table.You could do it after finishing though.<BR/>By the way,have you had good Thai in Delhi?Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600228969911790479noreply@blogger.com