Coffee, a tempest and wet dreams.

Well, I am sure that many of you have got the case of the 'wandering feet' and I am sure that like me, many of you are thinking of the next place to visit. Well, that is what I was planning on doing today, especially as the heat was getting to be intolerable. So I decided to go to the roof top restaurant and have a coffee while I let my wandering mind take me to terrains I have not visited yet.

With coffee, one cannot help but think of places like Brazil or Spain, with Spain being one of my hot favorites, the people, the land, the architecture and more importantly, the cuisine. Anyway getting back to the story, as I was pondering whether to visit Spain once again, the wind literally blew my porcelain coffee cup out of my hand and right on to my lap. So imagine yourself in my place, cursing the wind and getting soaked all the way to the undies with strong, bitter hot coffee.

If things were supposed to get better after that, well, someone read the dialogue wrong somewhere. For what happened next would make even the Florida hurricane sit up and take note of it. Let us just say that the wind blew hard and cold, accompanied with but naturally biting bullets of rain. So there I was thinking of places to visit on account of the heat and all of a sudden, I am getting drenched from top to bottom [not to be taken literally, the last part, that is] with cold water from the skies above.

The end result was that my coffee was on the floor, with the restaurant's guests getting soaked to the skin with anything and everything showing up to perfection and I thought to myself, that it seems that the heavens are not intent on my traveling anywhere for the moment. So the decision was made, to put up with the intolerable weather for the moment, both hot and cold, all at the same time. A tempest, it sure was, one that any Goldilocks would have loved but it was just not up to my taste.

The L4!

This is a roof top restaurant at the Citicenter in Chennai, and as such, it is really a nice place to have one's dinner under the stars. The food may be average but the ambiance is really good. What is more, it is right on the sea shore and it is really pleasing to see the ships pass by, all lit up like candles in the dark. With a brisk weather, one will find the time passing very quickly, when eating out at the L4!

San diego and the beauty by the bay!

This is one beautiful place and I have to say that I can never get tired of getting to visit San Diego. This place is indeed a jewel on the United states coastline and of all the places here, with the vast diversity that one finds here in San Diego, it will certainly make you feel as though you are at home, irrespective of where you are from. From the Chinese quarter to the Italian quarter, one can just walk on the streets of San Diego and get to visit all the countries of the world.
To say that this place is beautiful would indeed be an understatement, it is much more than that. Naturally of interest to any traveller would be the food that one can get here. I have to say that this site in particular has been a great deal of help for me in that direction. This site has clearly listed all of the San Diego restaurants in its database and has made it searchable as well, by cuisine, by neighborhood, by atmosphere and also by its specialty.

That is saying a mouthful, is it not? What does make this site stand out from all the others is that it certainly gives you all of the latest info you may need on the restaurants San Diego including rave reviews as well. This certainly puts everything in perspective, we no longer need to scratch our heads while we ponder as to where we can go for some nice dining experience. This site, does indeed make everything seem so easy, of course, getting a reservation in the place of your choice is totally another subject altogether and that I shall cover later.

As far as San Diego goes, I love everything to do with that place, from the fishing nets to the modern dance classes, and best of all its aquariums. This is one site that you Will need to keep in touch with so that you and your family can make sure that your San Diego dining is an unforgettable one!

The Cordon Bleahhh!

There are good restaurants and then there are the ones that you wish never existed. This one belongs in the later, I have to say that for me, as far as the last 2 days have gone, it has been sadly disappointing to say the least. Well this restaurant is located in Chennai and it is called the cascade.


I do not want to give more details for the moment but you can always leave your comment here and I can get back to you. Lets talk about what happened at the cascade, well, I ordered for an asparagus soup. Lets just say that I became a cow when the soup came along, to say that the asparagus was partially cooked will be over estimating the dish. Then I had ordered for a Fish steak braised with lemon and wild mushrooms, well it was one wild dish all right.

The fish was overdone, flaky in parts and rubbery in the others, the lemon flavor was too powerful and override everything else and to make things more interesting, it seems that the kitchen has run out of Mushrooms. How on earth can a kitchen run out of mushrooms is really beyond me. And the desert was the clincher for me, I had asked for a Black forest cake, it seems that the chef went to one of those retail department stores, bought those cake slices that are readily available in the market, rubbed some cream on them and then put the whole thing onto my plate. It was a really interesting meal in more ways than one! Need I say more!

The restautrant that bites into your pocket!

I have heard of the fast and the furious but when i went to this place called the Saravana Bhavan for some Indian food, I never realised that I was entering the place of the Fast and the Costly. First of all, the food is priced very economically but even then this Restaurant still turned out to be one costly venture for me.
The prices may be low but the size of the food is really to small for anyone eating at this joint to feel really satisfied. The size of the idlis are way to small, even a 6 year old can hold that piece of Idli in her hands, so you can see how tiny it really is. That is not all, most of the portions given out at this place are very cleverly designed to make sure that the restaurant does not lose much, it is only the customers who lose out in the end. The quality may well be there, but the quantity is sadly lacking. Probably if you are on a diet then this is the place to go to. For me though, Sorry, thanks but no thanks!

The Duchess resturant!

If you are in Chennai and you are in need of good food but not at very high prices then this place is a must.it is located on the TTK road just opposite the Narda ghana sabha.this place like so many resturants has a myriad of dishes to offer it's customers.so say you are from europe and you need food just like it is at home,then you can give this place a shot.
The ambeince is nice and it is non smoking,so you can breathe easy.as far as the continental section of the food is concerned,they have the usual steaks and the usual dishes but with a few suprises as well.their fish and chips is just great and so is their sea food macaroni au gratin.their soup especially their mushroom soup needs to have a few more mushrooms in it as well as the flavor but all in all it does make for a wonderful dining experience and lets not forget the most important bit of all,it is heavy on the stomach but light on the wallet.so try it and you will enjoy it!