tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post7389858078378030296..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Bombay notes (emphasis: food)Jabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61748405132741719442008-02-21T05:36:00.000+05:302008-02-21T05:36:00.000+05:30I really like Bombay and the food experiences it h...I really like Bombay and the food experiences it has to offer! Britannia is nice but I have a soft spot for Cafe Ideal - the place is so quaint and their 'laganu custard' simply to die for! Note there was no mention of authentic street food - 'ragda pattice' or vada pao or bhaji pao. And the street-side toasted sandwich packs in more stuff inside it than a filled to bursting ambassador!!<BR/><BR/>You might also like to browse the second hand books outside Churchgate - overpriced but worth a look anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-48135742438846572622008-02-20T16:53:00.000+05:302008-02-20T16:53:00.000+05:30The next time you are in Mumbai you should definit...The next time you are in Mumbai you should definitely make a visit to Jimmy Boy (which is currently my favourite Parsi restaurant). Their Jardaloo Sali Boti and Keema Pav surpass even Britannia's, difficult though that may be to believe. <BR/><BR/>And if you're in the Fort area on a Thursday lunchtime, make your way to Cafe Ideal and have the prawn patty there.Zuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361382987130240066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-85000748529334540362008-02-18T19:55:00.000+05:302008-02-18T19:55:00.000+05:30Jai, I cannot believe you stole my itinerary!I'm e...Jai, I cannot believe you stole my itinerary!<BR/>I'm even more dismayed that we agree on so many points (Mahesh, Churchill, Britannia et al)<BR/><BR/>Oh well, I shall be in Bombay soon, albeit briefly.<BR/><BR/>J.A.P.J. Alfred Prufrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446127543417759542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44779796836040319832008-02-15T16:52:00.000+05:302008-02-15T16:52:00.000+05:30Defending the honour of a great metro by anthromor...Defending the honour of a great metro by anthromorphising and insulting a dead cat with a few grammatical errors thrown in? Ten on ten for chauvinism, zero for imagination and a minus for Mumbai's educational system. <BR/>Congrats Jai, you're stealing rediff's trolls!DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380438791008239396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-31814613181777728532008-02-15T16:12:00.000+05:302008-02-15T16:12:00.000+05:30Eh? The Surd comes to the rescue of the Bong for n...Eh? The Surd comes to the rescue of the Bong for no apparent reason? How migrant losers from Dilli and Kal-kutta bond :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5825888694451048342008-02-15T13:34:00.000+05:302008-02-15T13:34:00.000+05:30Anon: your attempt to hit the right raw nerve is w...Anon: your attempt to hit the right raw nerve is wa-aa-y too transparent. Might have helped if the comment had been wittier, but in that case you wouldn't be a troll, right?Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-85377005566777326022008-02-15T12:05:00.000+05:302008-02-15T12:05:00.000+05:30Ooh, flame-baiter :) That's what may have have dri...Ooh, flame-baiter :) That's what may have have driven his ugly cat to death then :) Good riddance to one less Bong animal. If it were to grow up to be a cat, it may have migrated to Mumbai to beg for a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-75283600155107684312008-02-15T11:30:00.000+05:302008-02-15T11:30:00.000+05:30Sumant: you haven't seen DD at his flame-baiting b...Sumant: you haven't seen DD at his flame-baiting best. He's only flying at quarter-mast here.<BR/><BR/>(Btw, I had no idea there was going to be a fake dissenter at the panel. That was you, right?)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-88684507140491623812008-02-15T11:16:00.000+05:302008-02-15T11:16:00.000+05:30DD, I bow before your incomparable flame-baiting s...DD, I bow before your incomparable flame-baiting skills.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970190027948717618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-6768247057637363572008-02-15T10:21:00.000+05:302008-02-15T10:21:00.000+05:30Oh We Calcuttans (most of whom are non-Bongs) are ...Oh We Calcuttans (most of whom are non-Bongs) are perfectly willing to concede primacy to other cities in areas where we obviously lag. <BR/>For example, Bombay obviously does chauvinism better and Delhi tops in road rage. However Cal happens to be the best in terms of food.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380438791008239396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19431456064337785742008-02-14T18:37:00.000+05:302008-02-14T18:37:00.000+05:30Your post was one of the best on the gastronomic d...Your post was one of the best on the gastronomic delights in Mumbai ever !!! Well it's always nice & easy to wax eloquent about your city & it's quirks but it's even nicer to read the same from an outsider's point of view (please don't take offence to the the word "outsider" in light of recent events happening in Mumbai ;) ) And as regards the winter this year, I agree it's not a patch on dilli ki sardi but hey, it's Mumbai's coldest in 45 years !!! So reason enough for us Mumbaikars to go berserk :PShivanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891690243945269583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-46924953746248251252008-02-14T17:46:00.000+05:302008-02-14T17:46:00.000+05:30You know what is so different about your blog? I a...You know what is so different about your blog? I always wait for posts to accumulate unread, then after the enforced separation, I visit it one fine day and gobble all of them down at once. Your blog has the feel of a book of terse essays, or something close.<BR/><BR/>DD: <I>I come from Calcutta and consider both Delhi-ites and Bombay-ites insecure wimps when it comes to weathering hardships such as commuter trouble and rain-flooding.</I> Though I know how bad Calcutta can get, I doubt if I would compare things between Bombay and Calcutta. I love them both. About Delhi I don't care.Abhinav Mauryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244238556311290748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53728800628725188352008-02-14T17:10:00.000+05:302008-02-14T17:10:00.000+05:30Why are Bongs so bloody partisan in their outlook ...Why are Bongs so bloody partisan in their outlook towards other Bongs? Only writing by other Bongs is good. Only films made by Bongs are worth watching. Only food cooked in Calcutta, that filthy sewer of a city, is worth eating. Only Bongs can write, despite the truth that there isn't ONE decent Bong writer on the planet today. And yes, Bongs simply MUST write in English, becosh bongoli ishn't goodh enof phor dhogs ebhen. This would be ridiculous if it wasn't so comical :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-21855640785807406802008-02-14T12:26:00.000+05:302008-02-14T12:26:00.000+05:30Hee hee! we eat them!! Did u not eat lamb/mutton a...Hee hee! we eat them!! Did u not eat lamb/mutton anywhere in Bombay?<BR/>This is in reference to what we do with our sheep!CurlyGirliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336748256596991485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14140185572454662022008-02-13T21:52:00.000+05:302008-02-13T21:52:00.000+05:30Anon 2: not so young. Definitely not as decent as ...Anon 2: not so young. Definitely not as decent as I seem. And as long as the butter chicken doesn't actually contain the sweat of Maharashtrians (hardworking or otherwise), all is good.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-46703850170212700342008-02-13T21:26:00.000+05:302008-02-13T21:26:00.000+05:30Perverted Bengali DD peddles gay porn while sneeri...Perverted Bengali DD peddles gay porn while sneering communistically at Bombay's capitalist spirit....I wudnt justify it with remarks.<BR/><BR/>Jabber Wock- U seem decent enough person who is maybe young too realize. Your butter chicken is paid by the sweat of hardworking Maharashtrians in the middle class.<BR/><BR/>"anon2"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37710125832910990412008-02-13T14:10:00.000+05:302008-02-13T14:10:00.000+05:30Curlygirlie: yes, that was a recurring theme every...Curlygirlie: yes, that was a recurring theme everywhere I went - that Mumbaiites don't have any wool. What do you do with your sheep then?<BR/><BR/>Bluespriite: I think Delhi has comparable range now after the foodie revolution of the last 3-4 years, but it seems to be restricted to the plush eating places so far - to my mind, there aren't enough small restaurants that serve good-quality food. And everything is so scattered.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-38365260978990531152008-02-13T14:03:00.000+05:302008-02-13T14:03:00.000+05:30DD: sorry, my mistake! Airport, not station - that...DD: sorry, my mistake! Airport, not station - that's a big difference. <BR/><BR/>You need to treat me to a minimum of five excellent Calcutta meals to validate your claims about the food.<BR/><BR/>Shwet: not giving in. Delhi still <I>feels</I> colder than Shimla. About Haji Ali...wife wanted to go to drape a cloth on something inside the shrine, so I tagged along. Not a bad place at all, mostly dignified and no-frills, though I wish it had been less crowded. And there was a TV serial shooting going on somewhere inside. <BR/><BR/>Anon 2: don't malign us. we don't eat taxes, we eat butter chicken (priced at Rs 300 or more).<BR/><BR/>Vishesh: I lead a sheltered existence. Didn't experience any of the xenophobia.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-78007459231027606892008-02-13T12:05:00.000+05:302008-02-13T12:05:00.000+05:30Hi, The best place for gay porn (specifically male...Hi, <BR/>The best place for gay porn (specifically male-male) is Ahmedabad Airport not railway stn. I've spent lots of time there waiting for delayed flights. <BR/><BR/>The "taxes" Bombay generates are a myth - it is the registered headquarters of many companies - and so, the taxes are paid in Bombay. <BR/><BR/>The profits that are taxed are actually generated across the whole of India. <BR/><BR/>I come from Calcutta and consider both Delhi-ites and Bombay-ites insecure wimps when it comes to weathering hardships such as commuter trouble and rain-flooding. <BR/><BR/>Also Calcutta has better and cheaper food than either place.<BR/><BR/>DDDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380438791008239396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19692950292400829082008-02-13T11:40:00.000+05:302008-02-13T11:40:00.000+05:30The great Jabberwock getting into the mundane Bomb...The great Jabberwock getting into the mundane Bombay vs Delhi discussion ! You should have been in Shimla on 1st Feb as I was and then experience -3 degrees with snowfall. Also what were you doing at the Haji Ali Shrine?Shwet Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707072898697709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-35384628217647336492008-02-12T19:43:00.000+05:302008-02-12T19:43:00.000+05:30>The idea that Mumbai had a meaningful winter this...>The idea that Mumbai had a meaningful winter this year will be debunked at greater length in a subsequent post.<BR/><BR/>Raj Thackeray was right. North Indians are biased. Try facing the rains of 26 July and see how "strong" your Delhiites are. Selfish Delhiites and other Northies dont realize our spirit when faced with adversity and you can only sneer. Mumbai contributes half of Indian taxes which is eaten up by the corrupt Delhiites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14564201866442706132008-02-12T16:42:00.000+05:302008-02-12T16:42:00.000+05:30Yes I have been hearing the same frm junta frm Dil...Yes I have been hearing the same frm junta frm Dilli. But I guess for Mumbaiites we have had a meaningful winter :)Kitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754147307671510630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82477201483741073672008-02-12T12:25:00.000+05:302008-02-12T12:25:00.000+05:30Cool, Bombay (I still resist to call it Mumbai) is...Cool, Bombay (I still resist to call it Mumbai) is still a great place to be especially, the Town area or South Bombay.<BR/><BR/>Jai, What was your impression ("Aankhon Dekha Haal" if any) about the xenophobia that had reportedly consumed Mumbai last week.Vishesh Agrawalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254286926314424827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-18619241633781895162008-02-12T12:08:00.000+05:302008-02-12T12:08:00.000+05:30It dropped to 8.5 degrees in the first week of Feb...It dropped to 8.5 degrees in the first week of Feb in Mumbai and by anyone's standards, that's winter weather. never mind that Mumbai only has it for one week - still! don't take our winter woes away from us and don't forget we have not heard of wool so we also experience puzzlement at what to wear!!<BR/><BR/>** not sure if puzzlement is a word but it expresses itself wellCurlyGirliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336748256596991485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-33324348027654751412008-02-12T11:09:00.000+05:302008-02-12T11:09:00.000+05:30Can't help but respond to the weather comments.. 8...Can't help but respond to the weather comments.. 8 or even close to it is cold by the regular weather we experience here.. :) certainly made mumbai more palatable.. <BR/>and on eating, I still think Mumbai has more options.. in types and price ranges.. than Delhi. Although I was made to believe it was the other way around when I lived in Delhi..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com