India On A Platter at L-14, Renaissance Lucknow

Hi guys, what's up? Hope y'all are gearing up for all the festivities that are lined up! Yeah?

Now, please consider my apologies for the delay in publishing this post. I know how eagerly you've been waiting to know all about the INDIA ON A PLATTER dinner buffet I attended at L-14, Renaissance Lucknow Hotel last week, but tbh I just wasn't in the condition of writing anything because as some of you already know (via my Snapchat), I accidentally burnt my face and still am in the dilemma seeing the scars on it! I so hope it recovers soon.

Well, I am sure by now you are quite aware with my association with Renaissance Lucknow, and I really want to thank you for being so supportive and loving all my articles that I've been writing for them past 2 months! It feels overwhelmed reading your responses too. Like for the last one, one of you readers mailed me saying "I love the way you portray each and every detail about all the food that you eat at Renaissance, it feels like I myself am experiencing all of it!" It touched my heart you know.

Anyways, so the last editorial was about the Oriental Food Festival I attended at L-14, and this time again I was invited to be a part of their Independence week dinner at the same restaurant! I surely was much excited because the place won my heart even the last time, completely. So, I along with my friend and photographer Karan Sawnani went to hog on some scrumptious delicacies as flavoured and brought under one roof from all the corners of India, as to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Week! We spent some amazing time tasting the delicious food at the buffet, and clicking some pictures for you to drool over. Scroll down to take a look at all of it below...

Both me and Karan are vegetarians, and its kinda said that vegetarians miss out on a lot while they just have a few options to choose from, but bursting that myth, let me tell you that the chefs at Renaissance make sure that vegetarians are never lagging behind when it comes to getting the best of fooding amidst the huge layout of non-vegetarian dishes. For us, the menu was a super huge one to pick our favorites from. Starting from the starters served at the table were Kurkuri Tikki, Malai Seekh Kebabs and Tandoori Aloo, while after finishing it we got up to enjoy the buffet loaded with mouth-watering main course that including variety of dal (lentil), and other gravy dishes from different states of India, and we ate Dal Makhni, Gujrati Kadhi, Paneer Tikka Butter Masala, Gutti Vankaya Kura, noodles, etc. with variety of rice and breads. The salad section was filled with multifarious assortments as well. And lastly, the desert section like always pulled me for more. My favorite being the Rasmalai, Mathura Peda and Petha. 

STARTERS

Kurkuri Tikki

Malai Seekh Kebab

Tandoori Aloo

Tandoori Corn

Variety of Salads

MAIN COURSE

Bhaji (Curried Potatoes)

Bhurji (Indian Scrambled Eggs)

Wok Tossed Vegetables

Dal Makhani

Gujrati Gobhi Matar Ka Saag

Keema Kaleji (Minced Lamb) - Non Veg

Andhara Fish - Non Veg

Nijami Tangri (Hyderabadi Spices Flavored Chicken) - Non Veg

Mutton Tomari (Minced Lamb Preparation) - Non Veg

Pulao

Guests at the dinner buffet

Oh, my fingers! But the food looks much more appetising! (hehe)

DESERTS

Mango Savarin

Mathura Peda

Rasmalai

Me trying to grab the petha like.......dayyum!!

I would separately like to mention the Chaat corner they had consisting the flavours of North India to be specific. I enjoyed the LIVE Pani Puri eating session, and then we had the startling Raj Kachori to sum up our love for Lucknowi chaat. Also, I love to eat Gujrati dishes, and one of most favorite is Khaandvi. I don't really get good Khaandvi in Lucknow, but the pieces I tasted at Renaissance charmed me tons!

Chaat Pre-preparation : paapdi, kachori, mathri, bhujia, sev, etc.

Like how we love to have the authentic Paani Puri.

Raj Kachori (filled with aloo tikki, fruit bits, dahi, chutney, sev, etc.)

Dhokla (up), Khaandvi (down)

It might sound monotonous while I tell you that L-14 has the best view for you to gaze at the town outside, but I can't resist mentioning it again & again! It leaves me spellbound each time I visit there. And, lets just talk about the interiors and the ambience provided for a minute, they have something new to cater each time, like for this week, it was all festooned with colorful kites (that incidentally matched my outfit for the day too), above their open kitchen, the roof above the dining space, and everywhere. Immensely beautiful it appeared! PS : A little Chai (tea) corner completed the theme for #FlavoursOfIndia as arranged by them, that if one of my tea lover friends would've visited along, surely would've felt in love with.

Its really thrilling to see how the entire team of Renaissance manages to make you feel comfortable each time you visit at the hotel. In other words, I've started feeling like home at #RenLko already. Also, in a quick recent interaction with Chef Sachin Verma at L-14, I got to know about a variety of flavours and techniques that he and his team used to prepare some of the most authentic Indian dishes for this exclusive dinner buffet that's running up till tomorrow - 14th August, that'll be followed by a grand Independence Day Brunch on the 15th of August, 2016. Now you surely wouldn't want to miss out on that! Make reservations now.

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You know I'm not much of an Indian outfit wearer, but occasionally it feels good to dress up as per the theme. So, this time at L-14, I wore a long, blue Pakistani kurta with pink, wide palazzos to that came along as a set! Accessorized the outfit minimally with a pair of matching earrings, a handcuff and rings. Completed the look with a matching clutch and heels!

kurta, palazzos : Pantaloons | heels : Steve Madden | clutch : StalkBuyLove

handcuff : Shopnineteen | rings : Myntra | earrings : Auhna Creations

Hope you liked this post! If you did, do share it across. And, don't forget to hit up to my social media that includes facebook, instagram, twitter and roposo for daily OOTDS and other cool updates. Until next time, much love!

Photographed by : Karan Sawnani (Exposure Imageries)

~xoxo~

Wow Period with The Violet Box

Hey guys, what's happening? Hope y'all are excited for all the holidays that are coming up this month. Its gonna be a fun time! Well, it wasn't so much for me till now, since I just returned in town after giving my civils exam day before, (Yeah okay, don't be shocked, I'm half dead already.) But please wish me luck!

Anyways, coming back to today's post for my pretty girls once again, its about a period box subscription brand called, THE VIOLET BOX. A few weeks ago I shared with you a similar post about another brand selling the similar type of boxes and you all loved it. I also received a lot of messages telling me that the post appeared really useful for a lot of you too, so I thought of sharing this one now so that you all have choices. Violet Box, as I mentioned is a subscription box, that contains some cool period essentials for girls, that can help them pass through their cramps in a lighter mode. You can get the box from their website (www.theviolet.in) very easily. 

PS : Its a very new startup but has made its name wide! Check out all the details of this month's box and subscription links below.

Some of us already know that each woman spends over 1500 days of her life having periods, and it's not an easy task for us ladies to experience the whole process every single month, especially with the PMSing factor that's included! Violet Box has thus come to our rescue with a very thoughtful idea of supplying WOW BOX 1.7 to us with affordable period essentials at Rs. 899+ to help us pamper ourselves during our monthly menstruation cycle! 

I recently received my set of goodies in the Violet Box that include the following :

Food & Lifestyle Products - Its quite known a fact that women deal with random cravings during their periods, and it becomes difficult to sustain it especially when people around you cannot understand the sudden boomed up mood swings! That's when Violet Box helps you open your box of goodies and enjoy the gourmet chocolates, fine teas and refresh your mood with aromatic incense. This set includes : 

1. Yogi Tea from Exalte

2. Sandalwood Incense from Organic Incense

3. Yellow Roast Coffee from Blackbazza

4. Lemongrass & Green Tea from Typhoo

5. Power Chocolate Bar from Yoga Bar

6. Gourmet Chocolates from Ferrero Rocher

Beauty and Skincare Products - Every woman needs to maintain hygiene not just during the periods but throughout. During menstruation, it becomes a little more important to take care your skin and hence, Violet Box sends you the most amazing beauty and skincare products to use and experience bliss! This set includes : 

1. Hand Sanitizer from Tempo

2. Apricot Face Scrub from Just Herbs

3. Hazenut Body Lotion from Nature's Co.

4. Petal Soft Facepack from Just Herbs

5. Lemongrass Foot Spray from Nature's Co.

6. Coffee Face Scrub from Nature's Co.

7. Sanitary Napkins from Whisper & Carefree 

(different sizes depending upon your blood flow)

I personally tried each and every product from this box and hence it took me a little while to publish this review for you all, since I wanted to make sure that I do not send out a false word about any product or brand that sends me stuff to write about. I highly recommend Violet Box to all the girls reading this post, and if you care about your friends, please do refer it ahead! Its very easy subscribe to your monthly box, all you have to do is to choose from the variants available for the number of months you want to pay for, select a date, and pay! You can get your box customized too (just call on : +91 91680 57862).

NOTE : The producers of the Violet Box have initiated a social cause for women who cannot afford basic period essentials. So, for every single box that you subscribe to on the Violet website, they donate a a handful of essentials to those in need through Swadhar and WRH. I totally support this cause and would like you to contribute towards a healthier and happier world for women around us! #PositiveVibesOnly

PS : I'm giving away this period box to one lucky girl. To participate, CLICK HERE.

~xoxo~

Tinted Track ft. Bewakoof

Hey guys! Hope y'all are doing well. Now before you burn your brains thinking about why the title of this post sounds like a loners poem or a new song in town, let me tell you its only because of the RAD location we shot it at. Lol!

Well, coming back to today's editorial for you, this one's in collaboration with a super quirky clothing brand called BEWAKOOF. I know you're almost dying of laughter, but trust me that's the only aim of the engineer duo behind this e-commerce start up and naming it something so fatuous! But isn't it so catchy as well? Like who would've thought to buy a pair of active pair from a website that names itself a 'fool', but then it's the most in demand nowadays, and I'm surprised too! So, I teamed up two of my favorite products from their website for this post, and I'd want you to scroll down to check out all the pictures and a few details about it. I so hope you like it!

t-shirt, joggers : Bewakoof.com | shoes : Funkfeets

People who know me well, know that I've always put comfort over fashion. Like, I'm one of those girls who literally wear pyjamas to a friend's birthday party without giving an eff to who thinks what, only because I feel comfortable in it while dancing crazy! Also, as I broke the news in one of my previous posts, that I do run to shed a few pounds from my body, so its quite evident that I'm a thorough collector of active and leisure wear. But when comfort meets fashion, its like my favorite thing in the world, and Bewakoof is one such website that delivers comfy fashionable happiness to all!

Now, as you've already seen in the pictures above, I've paired up a black graphics tee from Bewakoof's latest collection of t-shirts for women with a pair of solid pink jogger pants with edits on it too, that I picked from their new range of joggers for women! The contrast that I chose for myself is toberly chic, as they would call it because the print on my tee says 'sotally tober', where as on my joggers it appears as 'tres chic', quite antithetical a combo it is but its SO ME! I really like the pre-washed fabric of both the products, as it appears soft on the skin. When it comes to sizing, I prefer lose tees, but this one actually fitted my body perfectly giving me sufficient space to breathe as well, and the joggers are extremely stretchable for if one wants to loosen or tighten a bit on the waist! I'd been running on railway tracks up and down, sitting here and there and this complete outfit served me the best! Also, I love the fact that the jogger pants has pockets, it saves me from stress I tell you. All in all, the prints, the colors, the quality of the fabric, everything is 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'!

PS : A bewakoof like me, wearing bewakoof top to bottom is no more a bewakoof, so if you want to carry a bewakoof-no-bewakoof look, head over to bewakoof.com and get your hands on some amazing active/leisure clothing of all times! They have a wide range of top wear and bottom wear, and that too at the most affordable prices. #MustCheckout

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Photographed by : Daniel Joseph

~xoxo~