Mundane Musings

This is my second visit to this much talked about, gone so-many-times-that-people-don't-even-want-to- talk-about-it place :-D. But what has given me the confidence to write about it is the relative ignorance of my friends living abroad to good eating joints in Chennai when they come down for a visit. Perhaps this post will help them narrow down their eating options. Bombay Brasserie (BB) is a part of M Mahadevan's long list of restaurants. He is the man behind Hot Breads and subsequently of other successful restaurants which he partnered with others in order to diversify and thereby create job opportunities to people. Oriental cuisines will resonate with people as it has all fabulous eateries under its umbrella - Zara, Benjarong, Ente Keralam, French Loaf, Wang's Kitchen, Teppan, Planet Yumm. His latest endeavour, The Writer's Cafe which I have not yet got the opportunity to visit, employs burn victims. The man is known for his Midas touch, and not all of it seems ...

2017 is underway and I am in a jolly land of books. I can sincerely say that books make me feel the way I do when S and Ana kutti are around – make my heart beat faster, in case you were wondering. I love the whole idea of meticulously reading book reviews and coming up with a list of books that I’d like to read or own, and then the wait to hold them in my hands and if it is a new book then to smell the pages and admire the covers and the fonts, and then to actually sit and read them. The last part has become pretty challenging with Ana kutti zooming around seeking attention. But my nights are for my books...at least that minuscule time frame I have between checking social media and almost dropping off to sleep. When you have an active, naughty 20 month old, you’ll be surprised how innovative you get to find ways to do things you like. That’s another post anyway. 2016 was a good year considering I surprised myself by reading quite a few books and enjoying many. In orde...