SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Are you Mad for Donuts ?. Well, I am not, but my nephew Aarav is, so he went ahead and had few of his favorites from MOD . I may not like to eat donuts, but loved clicking the designer donuts at InOrbit Mall , Malad. I and cousin, Chitra indulged in #MannKiBaat (chatted continuously ) relishing crispy Sada dosa, Rava dosa, accompanied by steaming hot, filter coffee from Dosa Plaza . It was one of those Super Saturdays, when Chitra called out of blue and ordered me to wait at our society's gate. I never order anyone around, and hate to be ordered around from anyone else. Chitra being a younger cousin , I pardoned her just once. Point to be noted my lord. Chitra said, she will pick me up for a chatting session ( #MannKiBaat ) at  InOrbit Mall , Malad. We invested some quality time in silky shopping at FabIndia . At the cash counter, Chitra gave first surprise of the day by gifting me the classy, Block-printed silk dupatta. This turned out to be the 1st , i...

Even the Emperor, Akbar the great could not make a crying baby smile ... so goes the saga of famous Akbar-Birbal series. Well of course , Mc Cain  didn't exist then, otherwise ... Smiles are always Ready-to-savor with  Mc Cain .  "  Mc Cain  is to French fries what Microsoft is to software. One out of every three French fries consumed anywhere in the world today is made by McCain  ." says Celebrity journalist, TV anchor, Top food-critic  Vir Sanghvi .  Last month, my nephew Aamen didn't win Brown-belt in the Shotokan -Karate test. He refused to eat or drink anything as he was so so so unhappy with himself. I tried to tempt him with Nutella chocolate brownie , Butterscotch ice-cream, Pineapple-cream-wafers etc. but in vain. Finally his mom told me about his recent addiction and dedication to Mc Cain. Instantly I decided on the fusion, which will delight his taste-buds. I named it  Mc Cain  Karanji Smil...