BENGALURU: Antique wood tables bedecked with napkins in long-stemmed glasses, white China, starched tablecloth and a leather-backed menu listing dishes like Irish stew and grandma’s roast chicken. This is neither a scene from a retro Hollywood film nor the dining area of a members’ club. A new eatery in the city has chosen to pay a tribute to the Bengaluru of the 1960s. The erstwhile Victoria Hotel, opposite Mayo Hall, has opened doors to Salvadores that celebrates the Cantonment-era dining scene. The menu, assisted by Anglo-Indian food consultant and culinary historian Bridget White, makes for a trip down memory lane. A staff member said the idea was to open a standalone eatery for Bengalureans to relive the dining era of “soups, steaks and style”. In times of modern resto-bars and world cuisine onslaught in the IT city, a few restaurants are making the effort to keep the legacy of old Bengaluru alive. According to food blogger Nikhilesh Murthy, eatery La Casa is working on a batch of cocktails paying ode to Karnataka. A gin-based cocktail with ingredients like dill leaves, peanut syrup and sugarcane juice found in the fields along the Bengaluru-Mysuru rail route. A tequila-based cocktail, inspired by Lalbagh,… Read full this story
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