We were thinking of hitting some conventional restaurant,like TGIF for dinner. But we soon realized that Mom would find it quite hard to get something she could enjoy at a place like that and so wanted to try something a bit more Indian. So during the day we were at Forum Mall and spotted a pretty exclusive looking entrance to a restaurant and were curious. Aditi told me that this was a part of BJN group so we decided to try it out. We were a bit worried but anything thought of giving it a try. Fortunately we weren’t disappointed at all.

The place had an amazing ambience and the food was just excellent. We tried the lamb Raan which I think is a must try for any non-vegetarian. The place is done pretty much like an old train station with all the sign boards and even the rail sleepers. Check here for more reviews.

This was the best barbecue I’ve had with whiskey marinated Lamb and a freshly caught fish from the river. We didn’t manage to catch anything ourselves besides stones so we got some professionals to help with the fishing. Utsu managed to take over as the butcher this time.



I also tried Tongba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongba), millet based alcoholic beverage, for the first time. It’s drunk warm and refilled with warm water to make a heterogeneous millet mixture. It’s one hell of a nice drink and a sweet high. We didn’t manage to get the actual bamboo container in which it is actually supposed to be had, so managed with something that we managed to find around Kaka’s farm house. The straw has a special valve, kind of perforated, which filters the millet out. We got one from the nice villagers around there.

Next day we went over to Salami and this was the view of the farm house we stayed last night. I thought the fan was running the whole night and turns out it was actually the sound from the river.

We totally fell in love with the Beartooth route and decided to do it again the next day before we headed back to Seattle. Finally after spotting 2 grizzly bears, we were on our way back and decided to have lunch at the Roosevelt lodge and then drive up north from there. We were sure that lunch was already closed since we reached there only by around 4:15. Well luckily it turns out that dinner here is served quite early at around 4:30.

Even though the place is not as ornate as Old faithful Inn, we soon discovered that its probably one of the best places to dine in Yellowsone. The food speaks for itself. I couldn’t resist the Bison Sirloin and Adi went for the pork ribs. First I thought the food would anyway feel good due to our sheer hunger but then as we took our first bite we realized good was an understatement and also why people queue up here from 4:30 for dinner. You should really try this if you get a chance someday.

I had never tasted pork like this before. Its had a good combination of spices and pretty much melted in your mouth.

The bison sirloin was well done and the black bean sauce was perfect and I picked some coleslaw and mashed potatoes as sides.

Its a “MUST VISIT” for us next time.

We were a little disappointed the previous night at the Old Faithful Inn dinner. Apparently you can’t order the bison dish by itself and it only comes with the buffet. We surely weren’t that hungry to do justice to the buffet.

Anyway we had to check-in into Lake Lodge the next day and fortunately we just made it in time before lunch closed after  driving along the West Thumb. The best part was that we finally we got to have some really nice bison chili and Old faithful ale.

This is one place which you will not hear about. Its BANG on Residency Road in the heart of Bangalore. Surprisingly this reference came from Dad so we thought we might as well check it out as we were walking towards Brigade Road for our usual shopping sessions.

The chilly lamb was a killer and the place had a really unique maze like setup. Not cheap but neither is it expensive and just about sits right in between and surely worth the money you spend. Would definitely recommend it.

During my assignment in Pune we got a chance to try a bunch of restaurants and one that I remember is Koyla. We decided to try Koyla as we were staying in Koregaon Park and it was just a few blocks away from our apartment. The ambience is amazing and food was pretty good. If there is one thing I won’t forget, its Kurbani ka meetha (an apricot dessert).