The Explorer of Miracles: The Hub

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

My Prized Moments At Taj Bengal – I

Last week, we happily set out to the other side of the city to enjoy the Taj hospitality – a sumptuous couple lunch at The Hub, the coffee-shop.

From the moment we arrived, we were very well-taken care of by the charming Restaurant Manager of The Hub, Mr. Christopher Varghese, as well as all the friendly & efficient staff.

The Hub was voted as the 'Best All Day Dining Restaurant of Kolkata' by Times Food Guide.

The Lunch Buffet starts at 12:30 PM. When we arrived, there were a few guests already who were helping themselves to the treats in store.

The foodie in me was very glad & could hardly wait to indulge! Those dishes looked so appealing and there was such an amazing variety so artistically laid out that the photographer in me took over!

They say- “A picture speaks more than a thousand words.” Then, many pics tell many stories!

There were two Soups - One Veg & the other Non-Veg

There was a mind-boggling variety of Salads- Spoilt for choice for Veg and Non-Veg.

We had world cuisine on our platter!

Many Continental and Indian specialties with several more international favourites were available.

There were Mexican dishes- one spicy saucy gravy fish item & another was red kidney-beans (Rajma) in thick sauce. Taj Bengal had hosted a Mexican Food Festival some days ago and the Chef had learnt the preparation of the dishes.

There was Italian Pizza and hot breads along with Indian breads like Naan of different types.

Pizzas, pastas, panninis and focaccia are the signature dishes.

We tried the fresh-from-oven Garlic Naan & Butter Naan and the thin-crust Cheese Chicken Italian Pizza.

South-East Asian Style dishes were also there.

Andhra-style Indian dishes were there too- Curd rice, Mint Chutney, Potato dish, Andhra Chicken Curry etc.

Eastern India style Mustard fish was too yummy!

North-Indian style dishes were available too!

There were some drinks like ButterMilk and juices like Mixed Fruit Juice. As if this wasn’t enough, we were even offered a complimentary soft-drink! I settled for sweet Fresh-Lime Soda.

By this time, I had eaten enough of the main course (the effect of just sampling most of the dishes!) that there was no room in my tummy for desserts!

There were so many wondrous sweets and treats!

But, being a dessert-lover, I nevertheless ventured to dig into sweetness!

I need to visit again to try out all the desserts!

We got to meet the Chef too! Chef Ranjan personally asked us for feedback.

Chef Ranjan & I

Coming up in my next Post: My Prized Moments At Taj Bengal – II.

Do watch out to learn of my serendipitous post-lunch discovery there…

All these prized moments are courtesy- The Taj Bengal.

The foodie in me was super-delighted to win the grand prize in Taj Bengal’s Valentine’s Day Twitter Contest - #ValentineAtTaj.

Earlier I had visited to pick my special prize for being the Day1 Winner of the same contest. The heart-shaped chocolate cake from the Taj Bengal’s cake shop- La Patisserie was simply superb!