Palate in Paradise
George Bernard Shaw once said that there is no love sincerer than the love for food. A staunch believer in this philosophy myself, I have always associated happiness with generous servings of good food. Luckily, the man I married happens to share the same love for food as me and hence, most of our amorous conversations somehow, fascinatingly, circle around the topic of food. ‘What’s for dinner’, ‘which restaurant are we exploring this weekend’ and ‘is there leftover biriyani for breakfast today’, are some of the frequently asked questions in the house. In this set up, selecting a place for a romantic date on our 2 nd wedding Anniversary, was a real challenge. Last year, for our 1 st Anniversary, we had found our date in a very posh restaurant in Lower Parel, Mumbai. That evening, amidst the frenzy of celebrations, we ended up consuming a bottle of champagne each. Needless to say, we not only spent a bomb on dinner, but also remembered little from the supposedly beautiful night....