It has always intrigued me, this having a blog thing. Is it a diary that for some inexplicable reason I want everyone to read? Is it a way of sharing random thoughts that my gmail status message or facebook wall can?t cover? Is it a way of having something to say that doesn?t find the space in the spaces where I already say what I want to say? Is it just an exercise in rampant egotism, in self-glorification, in showing off?
See, I don?t know. I don?t know why other people do it, though I do often enjoy reading what they have to say. This, then is an exploration. Books, music, food, television, might find their way in. So will news and politics, one way or the other. Maybe the way a newspaper functions, may be some defence of the media in these times when we are blamed for everything (how important we sound), may be a little poking fun at people and things.
Or, it just might be about all my pet peeves.
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The evening was a fun-filled event, with guests being a mix of restaurateers, celebs, film stars, the ad crowd and lots more. There were also some off-beat awards like the dishiest female (deepika padukone), dishiest male (arjun rampal), dishiest couple (sanjeeda shaikh and aamir ali) and ms sweet tooth (amrita rao). The comedian Vir Das was irrepressibly funny while something relevant played some great music. The award, the Gourmate -- a cute little chef -- was made by creative awards and rewards and guests got an elegant gift hamper of cosmetics and toiletaries from shiseido.
Fittingly, the food provided by Hyatt Regency Mumbai was quite fabulous and covered just about every cuisine you could think of. The desserts were to die for. And good wine, whisky and vodka from Seagrams.
It's great fun doing these reviews because not only do you get to eat great food (sometimes, the rest of the time at least its an adventure or at worst an experience), it's also incognito. We don't go as far as the legendary Ruth Reichl who when she was the food critic of The New York Times wore elaborate disguises so she wouldn't be recognised, but the idea is to remain as unobtrusive as possible. (It also takes me away from my otherwise very serious work avatar.)
I have to thank DNA and our dynamic marketing department for this wonderful experience. I've been reviewing restaurants in Mumbai for over 20 years now for a number of publications, but this is the first time that they've culminated in an awards show. So now, knives sharpened and ready for next year!
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