The Pan Asian Food Festival @ Nook | The Aloft | Bangalore

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Pan fried noodles with krapao, fried egg & nori leaves @The Pan Asian Food Festival @ Nook | The Aloft | Bangalore
Pan fried noodles with krapao, fried egg and nori leaves
There are a few types of cuisine which are so vast that the possibilities are endless.

So, this time we are going to talk about an ongoing Pan Asian Food Festival with such endless possibilities at Nook, The Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park. This was our first time at Aloft and the experience is definitely worth talking about.

Since Pan Asian has massive variety, the Exec Chef Sandeep Kumar has tried various combinations so in all probability if we try out the same festival any other day all the dishes won’t be the same.
Sushi assortment @ The Pan Asian Food Festival @ Nook | The Aloft | Bangalore
Assortment of Sushi's

The festival runs till the 24th so since there is not much time left, we won’t talk about the food in detail but just a short overview of what one should look out for.

There were a number of items which were served only to us, apart from the buffet.

From the starters section:

The Lunch Experience @ Edo | ITC Gardenia | Bangalore

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Seafood Sushi@ The Lunch Experience @ Edo | ITC Gardenia | Bangalore
Sushi

As we have mentioned before, our love for food has no bounds. From A to Z we are always willing to try everything but there are certain cuisines which are not easily available and are extremely difficult to pull off.

One of these cuisines is Japanese and our recent experience at Edo, the in house award winning Japanese Resto-Bar in ITC Gardenia, Bangalore was nothing short of brilliant. One of the finest places for food & luxury, ITC Gardenia does not need an introduction.

So, normally these luxury dining restaurants are open only for dinner but now Edo is open for luncheons as well. We tried out their authentic Japanese Obento concept.

This format is perfect for business gatherings as the entire meal comes in one go, so no waiting for each item to come. The dessert is served separately though.

We tried the Non veg Obento at Edo and it is undoubtedly the best Japanese food experience we have had till date!

There were specially handcrafted menus for everyone and they contained all the information about the items present in the Obento.

All the preparations were fresh and crafted to perfection. The colour, the presentation, the taste and the ambience is guaranteed to elevate you to a different level!

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If something costs 100 units (in this case INR) and you can get it for much less, would you take it? We sure will and this is where little comes into the picture.

If deals are what you are looking for, this is the place to look for. There are of course other portals/apps/websites but this little guy has overtaken all of them, the simple reason being that they offer the best deals!


We use the little app just because it is convenient but they also have a web version. They have deals ranging from F&B, Spas & Salons, Things to do & Hotels.

The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore

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Home-made pappardelle, duck ragout and smoked duck @ The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore
Home-made pappardelle, duck ragout & smoked duck

So what do you guys think of a road trip?

Ok, then how about an Italian Road Trip?

This road trip is probably not the same which crossed your mind. In fact, this Italian Road Trip is about an ongoing culinary trip through certain regions of Italy namely: Piedmont, Sicily & Tuscany. This Italian Food Festival is running at one of the best restaurants for Italian Cuisine in Bangalore: ALBA at the JW Marriott Hotel.

They have an elaborate a la carte menu for this but we tried a set menu consisting of Antipasti, Primi, Secondi & Dolci.




We had the following items:

Milfoil with slow cooked chicken with roasted bell pepper, charcoal onion and garlic and anchovies sauce: Beautiful presentation, perfectly cooked chicken, light smoked onions and a mouth-watering sauce were its highlights!

Home-made pappardelle, duck ragout & smoked duck: The highlights were the smoked and juicy strips of duck along with the ragout which not only blended well with the pappardelle pasta but tasted phenomenal! The pasta was al dente.

Chilean Sea Bass with Trapani style Couscous and Ghiotta sauce: Even magnificent does not come close to how well the fish was done. It was juicier than any sea bass we tasted before. The texture of the couscous along with the sauce complemented well with the fresh fish.

Milfoil with slow cooked chicken with roasted bell pepper, charcoal onion and garlic and anchovies sauce@The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore
Milfoil with slow cooked chicken with roasted bell pepper, charcoal onion and garlic and anchovies sauce

Chilean Sea Bass with Trapani style Couscous and Ghiotta sauce@The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore
Chilean Sea Bass with Trapani style Couscous and Ghiotta sauce

Cacao, Amaretti & caramel pudding with blueberry: It was mildly sweet with well-defined layers and soft too. A scoop of this with the blueberry alongside and enjoy the magic! There was a lot of cacao in it which also gave it a bitter after taste.

Now that’s a very short snippet of what we thought of this lip smacking Italian Road Trip.
We tried two other items: A ravioli preparation with ricotta and eggplant ragout and another dessert called the fruit cannolo which was very heavy.

All the items we tried were high on natural flavours and brilliantly executed.

Cacao, Amaretti & caramel pudding with blueberry@The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore
Cacao, Amaretti & caramel pudding with blueberry

Fruit Cannolo@ The Italian Road Trip @ ALBA | JW Marriott Hotel | Bangalore
Fruit Cannolo

It is the culinary expertise of Chef Matteo which made this possible.

This is on till the 12th so do try & plan a visit to experience these masterpieces!

Do let us know about your experience.

Till then—stay tuned and bon apetit!

The North Italian Food Festival @ Alto Vino | Marriott Whitefield | Bangalore

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Potato Gnocchi with lamb ragout and cream of parcini @ The North Italian Food Festival @ Alto Vino | Marriott Whitefield | Bangalore
Potato Gnocci with lamb ragout and cream of parcini

 We, as in those who love food think about Cuisine in general but rarely do we think about the regions involved especially when it comes to foreign Cuisine. For us, there is North Indian, South Indian, Punjabi, Bengali etc. so the same applies for other Cuisines too!

So, this time we were invited to Alto Vino, Marriott Whitefield’s specialty Italian restaurant for experiencing their one of a kind North Italian Food Festival, specially curated by Chef Marou who himself hails from Northern Italy.

Although Italian Cuisine has the same base concept, different regions use different herbs and ingredients and techniques so there is a lot more involved than it seems.




We had Mr. Viraj Sawant with us for dinner who is a well-known sommelier and he talked a lot about the wines which he had chosen to pair with the food. We had two white variants and a red. The first one was citrusy and acidic, the second variant called Gavi had mellowed notes. Lastly the red did not have the kick we expected but had the correct amount of tartness.

We tried a set menu which was specially crafted for wine pairing. Let us take you through the highlights of our North Italian meal:

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