I had starved the whole afternoon just to be a GLUTTON for one evening..You know why? Because I was invited to dinner by my NRI uncle to the most expensive  and Lavish ITC group hotel..wow!

It was more like ‘make hay while the sun shines’…’Eat more than your fill till the merry lasts’ …hehehehe..

Well..we don’t get the opportunity to dine 5star style often do we? So I resolved that I would make the most of it.With an already rumbling stomach, I found myself in the most luxurious interiors of the hotel in time.

The theme being’Dakshin’ melodious notes of LIVE traditional flute performance wafted through the air.The Menu card surprisingly looked pale and dusty..well..well…

With exotic names on the list and even more ‘exotic ‘ rates I thought it was best for the host to order.

As the dishes were being served,they looked quiet colourful till I actually tasted them.

Eeewwwwwwww..They were actually stale,perhaps they were being mummified in the Refridgerators till unfortunate people like us got to taste them! It was more like ‘The Emperor’s New clothes’ story..we were ‘All praises’ for the horrid spread laid before us!

Next stop…My mocktail experience.I always liked trying new ones..they blend so well and give you a sip you can remember for long…So,I stopped at one very unique sounding Mocktail that read ‘Calcutta Dawn’..The name itself was classic..My imaginative mind wandered to the beautiful Hoogly perhaps shining in the golden rays of the morning sun..

In this excitement,I didn’t read the ingredients..well..well..

When I sipped it, I knew it was perhaps more like a polluted lake…the mix ,ohhhh..sooooooooo ‘Blunderful’..Orange juice with coffee powder…YUCK..YUCK YUCK..WHAT A COMBO!!!  Costed a cool Rs 250 for that blunder..and another one with a very traditional name’vasantaneer’ that was nothing but coconut water with a pinch of honey costing around Rs 195 per glass..SHOCKING!!!

With my stomach that turned from hunger rumblings to now churnings after such a ghastly dinner and a whooping bill of Rs 7000 for 6 starving people who hardly ate anything,it was sure a blunderful experience to remember!!!

Yesterday I headed off to a local chat shop and had my fill of Chats and Pav bhajji’s..inexpensive and ‘wonderful’..This was to  nullify the effect of the 5 star experience…hehehe

Lesson I learnt- ‘It’s not wise to starve in advance when invited to a 5 star meal’..hehehe

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