weekend
Scene and heard
With Marcellus Baptista
House warming
Health kick
FOODIES REJOICED at the opening of The Clearing House restaurant on Calicut Street in Ballard Estate. Host Rishad Nathani and Chef Nitin Kulkarni were present to warmly welcome the guests who relished the drinks and bites served in small plates? in keeping with the menu of keeping it simple – food that is ingredientdriven and influenced by various international flavours. The highceilinged space that was once an ice factory and, in fact, the ice factory is still there in the rear of the restaurant, was much admired as was the music by The Other People. Guests included Roohi and Chetan Jaikishan Farah and Riyad Ommerbhoy, Surily Goel, Renu Chainani, Pratima and Gaurav Bhatia, Mohit Burman, Zeba and Rajesh Kohli, Irfan Pabanaey, Sabina and AD Singh, Monisha Jaisingh, Dilshad Khambata and Lata Patel.
YOU GOT A HEALTHY feeling at the launch of LIVitup! Hangover Shield & Liver Protector and HERBOfit Goodness of Chyawanprash by Arjun Vaidya, sixth generation Vaidya and CEO of Dr Vaidya’s: New Age Ayurveda. Seen at the launch at Taj Lands End were Govind Shrikhande, CEO, Shoppers Stop and Bijou Kurien, strategy board member, L Capital Asia among others. You heard that Dr Vaidya’s: New Age Ayurveda is backed by 150 years of Ayurvedic heritage and a history of curing diseases like obesity, diabetes and arthritis. The late Dr Natoobhai Vaidya inherited his father’s practice in 1957 and passed away in December 2013, leaving behind a rich legacy. By making Ayurveda aspirational and accessible, Arjun Vaidya aims to influence the younger generation to fight and prevent illnesses.
Rishad and Priya Nathani at the launch of The Clearing House
Biren and Arjun Vaidya at Dr Vaidya's launch at Taj Lands End
Jackie Matai and Francesco Zonin at the Prosecco party at Dashanzi, JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu
Sipping time BLACK WITH A TOUCH of gold was the prescribed dress code as Aspri Spirits hosted the Zonin Black Straw party with the seventh generation owner of Zonin 1821, Francesco Zonin at Dashanzi at JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. Guests enjoyed the cocktails with the iconic Zonin Prosecco. It was sipping time with Piccolo, Zonin Pinot Grigio, Zonin Soave, Masseria Altemura Apulo Rosso Salento IGT and Zonin Amarone Valpolicella. The Piccolo Prosecco bottles with the black straw caught your eye. The talk was that Francesco Zonin was born in Vicenza in 1974, graduated from Università Bocconi in Milan in economics and business studies. From 1998 to 2002, he looked after the development of the American market and sales networks of Zonin’s distributors in the US as also the family’s Barboursville Vineyards Estate in Virginia.
Moon swoon THE MOOD WAS MERRY at the opening of Luna Nudo Gusta, located on level 37 of St Regis Mumbai. Host Anuraag Bhatnagar was there to say hello to the many guests who came to experience this new bar and culinary destination. The flavour of the night increased as celebrated couturier Pria Kataria Puri showcased her Pura Vida fashion collection with Indian and international models walking to live music by Reena Vaz and Lindsay Pitter. The cheer was at the bar with luxury drinks and Chef Martin Kindlesides offered a menu of appetisers, main course and dessert. Guests learned that Luna is named to represent the alluring energy of the moon controlling the movement of the tides. Much like the tide, the energy and ambience of Luna is said to be pulsating and changing the rhythm between restaurant and bar, ascending and descending like waves. Shibani Kashyap, Achla Sachdev, Pria Kataria Puri and Vidya Malavade at the launch of Luna Nudo Gusta at St Regis Mumbai
NOVEMBER 16-30, 2016
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