The Leela Ambiance Convention Hotel keeps giving pleasant surprises to its guests all over the globe with innovative festivals. While I was invited for Barbeque festival last time, this time I enjoyed culinary delicacies from Kolkata. A Grand Trunk journey that started from Amritsar , made stops at Old Delhi and Banaras was supposed to end with delicacies from Kolkata this April. The food festival celebrates cuisines across the NH1 (Grand Trunk Road) in India bringing traditional dishes from cities that are on NH1.
- Grand Trunk Culinary Journey ends at Kolkata
To be able to savour , experience, prepare and delight his guests with satiating dishes from Kolkata, Chef De Cuisine Ashwani Kumar Singh travelled to Kolkata himself to unearth its hidden gourmet treasures.
Ambiance
The whole ambiance at the restaurant was radiating Bengali touch. While ladies were in Bengali saree and make up, men serving staff wore dhoti, Kurta along with gamchha. Background Bengali music was resonating with food and ambiance. I was liking the whole experience.
- Restaurant
The whole setup to provide the feel of Kolkata was done up outside. Since it was quite hot that day we dined in the restaurant. However the setting outside was wonderful with seating arrangement done in Kolkata style , howrah bridge and more.
- Howrah bridge set up in open( Photo by The Leela Ambiance Convention Hotel)
- Seating Kolkata way (Photo by The Leela Ambiance Convention Hotel)
Kolkata delicacies
I had Bengali food for the first time in my life. Every byte I had was sumptuous and satiating. First of all I had Jhal Muri and Gondhoraj Ghol. It was a Bengali bhel puri namkeen with onions, tomatoes, coriander, chillies along with mango pickle oil. My mouth waters as I write about it. I found Gondhoraj ghol very unique which had Gondhoraj (lime variety) juice in sweet buttermilk. It was delicious.
- Vegetable chops
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