*Bing* Phone Notification - You have a new email. *Opens it* It's a Zomato Meetup! *Bing* Joy wave through my brain. It may seem like I am overly excited about Zomato Meetups. As a matter of fact, I am! Why?? Because, Zomato Meetups are interactive, informative (not in a bookish way) and a whole lot of fun! Every meetup is a new experience. This was my second and it was held at Boveda!
It's a well spaced out place and I can say well thought out, because you know, people would like to move around when they karaoke! Boveda is known for the eventful nightlife that it offers and I can see how the place can get crowded on weekends. Great cocktails, I mentioned the space, and the food was great too!
This meetup revolved around mixology and the tweaks and tricks you can do to make a great and unique cocktail!! We actually got to get behind the bar and make some out-of-the-ordinary ones.
There were four of these cocktails on our menu: The Watermelon Burst, The Smoke Screen, The Cheesecake Martini and last, but definitely not the least, The BVD!
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| The Water Melon Burst |
The crowd pleaser for the evening was the Cheesecake Martini, a heady and creamy cocktail made with an in-house concoction. The showstopper though, was the Smoke Screen, mainly because of its theatrics using flavored smoke. I made the BVD, it was a mojito...with Jim Beam. Yes, Jim Beam...Bourbon (let it sink in)!! Somebody did have a picture of me making it, if I get, I will share it.
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| The Cheesecake Martini |
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| The BVD |
Well, this was a Zomato Meetup, with Zomato foodies, so it is not fair to leave out the food. Before i begin with any of the food, I'd like to give a MAJOR shout-out to the Cottage Cheese Picata! This is by far, THE most amazing cottage cheese dish I have ever had! I'm not really fond of chicken wings, but I liked the Spiced Honey Mustard Wings. The Vodka Tangy Prawns tasted great, but smelled fishy (pun not intended...or intended...I'm confused...now you're confused). But yea, it had a strange and peculiar smell. The Tossed Spice Mushrooms were great, and I remember someone saying, 'Mushrooms are meat to me'. I think I agree too (especially shiitake)!!
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| Cottage Cheese Picata |
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| Vodka Tangy Prawns |
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| Tossed Spiced Mushrooms |
The Main Course was 'What's mine, is yours'. We passed around our food, so we could all taste everything. I'm sharing the menu so I'll tell you what I liked...The Spaghetti Agnello (Bolognese - always lovely), The Margherita Pizza, and Lemon Butter Garlic Grilled Fish (mine). I love basa, I love mashed potatoes (sides), anything goes well with mashed potatoes. Great dish, small portioned and very apt for the evening.
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| Lemon Butter Garlic Grilled Fish |
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| Parmesan Crusted Chicken |
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| Margherita Pizza |
After all the delicious food, I didn't want dessert. I'm not much of chocolate fan when it comes to desserts but I made it a point to try the two out. In a evening that revolved around alcohol in drinks, alcohol in food, it would be a crime to not have alcohol in the dessert, right?! So, I did like the Ganache Tarts with Whiskey Walnuts!
Boveda is a great place for a big party (this time, pun definitely intended) to grab some snack and drink, karaoke, dance maybe, and make even a weekday eventful.
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