A Million Dollar Dinner…Literally….

To set the records straight…I am an absolute veggie, though some who are pretty close to me would know of those rare occasions when I did turn into a carnivore.
Not sure if this might me one of those occasions but very well depending on who is going to pay for this dinner I’m totally IN for this one….


Have a look at the exquisite menu of a dinner for two courtesy Sanjeev Kapoor, yea the ‘Khana Khazana’ guy and one of the best chefs we have in here.

Caviar Beluga – Sturgeon Roe from Russia - Rs.80000/kg
Meleno Prosciutto with Cheese Rs.20000/kg and Rs.3000/kg from italy
Tandoori Gucci – Mushroom Flower Europe Rs.7000/kg
1946 Chateau Petrus – France Vintage wine Rs.300000/bottle
Raw Artichoke, Rocket and Parmesan Salad all imported at a sum of Rs.10000/kg
Raviolli with truffle Rs.60000/kg
Desserts Pistachio and Saffron Kulfi with Rhubarb sauce
Remi Martin Rs.100000/bottle
Krokant chocolates Rs.5000/box
Vacherin mont d’or cheese Rs.10000 a platter
Cigars – Davidoff cohiba and monte cristo Rs.5000 a piece

Hmm…depending on the add-ons you might prefer for this dinner it would cost you just about Rs.10 Lakhs (Rs.1 million)

A flash from the past---A Diary Extract

"Its 8pm and Iam @ the - station waiting to begin the second leg of my journey. All kinds of thoughts run across my mind and an amalgamation of feelings in my heart...

If i could just live out the last few months all over again...probably i WOULD have done a lot of things I SHOULD have done but DID NOT or atleast reacted to situations with a difference. But life does not go by MY whims and fancies...does it !!

Now this might be the phase of life I might look back in future and say "I learnt a lot from it"..Looking at what 'TOMORROW' might have in store for me...I gotta put down this 'YESTERDAY' and the - factor out of my MIND though it is pretty much a point of prominence in my HEART...

As I sit here contemplating a whole lot of things...'HOPE' certainly being one of them....I could still probably get over this or is it the time to say 'Move on......"


Now today when I look back at this entry....well..maybe I don't want to....or probably the gathering tear does not want me to...

Kuch kushbooye yaadon ke jungle se beh chali
kuch khidkiyaan lamho ke dastak par khul gayi
kuch geet purane rakhe the sirhane
kuch sur kahi khoye the
bandish mil gayi
kisse kuch purane mil gaye....rone ke bahaane mil gaye....

News Media’s hour of shame….

We have always believed that competition serves a great deal in bringing out the best. But does it hold true for the horde of news channels on air today. They are competing with one another to capture more eyeballs; but does that translate into superior programming content??

Picture this:
A Friday night in the early 90’s:
I was still very much keeping myself busy practicing some basic algebra and also wondering at the same time how chacha chodhary’s mind works faster than a computer; and how a volcano erupts ‘somewhere’ when Sabu gets angry. But as the clock ticks past 9:00, I know its time for the show dad never ever missed – ‘The world this week’…I don’t really remember how I managed to get enthused by the show but anyways that was Prannoy roy at his best…with no TRP’s to worry about and at a time NDTV was just his production house.

Last Friday night:
I decide to unwind after a busy week at office and adjusting to a new place by catching up something on television. This was what was happening on various news channels’ so called ‘Prime Time’

Star News: Rakhi Sawant in the studio talking about how upset she is over a fellow competitor from ‘Nach Baliya’ (Star Plus of course) for re-creating the Rakhi-Mika episode on stage!!!

Aaj Tak : The words ‘Exclusive’ flashing bright at the bottom of the screen. The split video screen shows two different cars separately moving out of a building. The suspense ends when the newsreader reveals to us that the two cars are driven by Shahid and Kareena substantiating the rumor of a split according to the newsreader.

Zee News: We are taken a tour of the house of Poonam, introduction of her family members. For the uninitiated Poonam was a popular contestant of the musical talent show which is never short of drama ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge’

CNN-IBN: Join Shah-rukh khan as he goes Dard-E-Disco in Om shanti om…

NDTV: The advertisement break seems to have been eternally on…so I did not bother

India TV: Aur Aap ki Adalat mein hamare saath hai Harbhajan singh aur unpe ilzaam hai ki……….Snap !!

If I had my way, I would have loved to blast all these channel heads!!!

Phew…so much for catching up on some news…I switched off the TV and went back to finish the book I was reading…..