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Celebrate Moplah Food Festival at Ente Keralam (June 3, 2011 – June 12, 2011)

Ente Keralam: Theen Mura Food Festival (Dec 23, 2010 – Jan 2, 2011)

Kokum: Karwar Food Festival (Dec 23, 2010 – Jan 2, 2011)

Benjarong: Table d’ Hote (Dec 24, 25, 31, 2010 and Jan 1, 2011)

China Town: Celebrating the Tiger (Dec 23, 2010 – Jan 2, 2011)

French Loaf: Cakes, chocolate and more

Loy Krathong Food Festival at Benjarong (Nov 19 – Dec 5)

To give you a brief insight about Loy Krathong

Loy Krathong is held on the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar, this usually falls in November. 'Loy' means 'to float' and a 'Krathong' is a raft, about a hand span in diameter, traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. During the night of the full moon, many people will float a small rafts (Krathong) on a river or other body of water, such as canals, lakes and seas. Some people even float a raft in a basin in their own yard.

Thai people believe that floating a raft on the river is to honor and pay respect to the goddess of water. Also, floating a raft in the river is to apologise to the Goddess of the Water for the sins committed to the river during the past year.

The whole look and feel of Loy Krathong is one of brightness and light and we will be decorating also be decorating Benjarong to reflect the mood of the festival of lights. Come float your wishes and experience heavenly cuisine at the Loy Krathong Food Festival.

Launch of Teppan at Benjarong

To give you a little history about the concept of Teppanyaki, it is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan, which means iron plate, and yaki, which means grilled, broiled or pan-fried. In Japan, teppanyaki refers to dishes cooked using an iron plate, including steak, shrimp, okonomiyaki, yakisoba, and monjayaki.

With plush purple and black interiors, exotic original collector's edition artefacts and a staff that is eager to please, we promise that at Teppan, the superlative food is only a part of the complete experience that we offer you. Our master chefs have been flown down from all across the globe to provide you with the authentic taste of Japanese cuisine.

OCPL proudly presents Teppan at Benjarong, a master creation that has been specifically launched on the tenth anniversary of Benjarong in the city. So come savour the flavours of Japan’s best. We promise to make your experience worth its while!

French Loaf opens at Koramangala

Your favourite bakery is now in a neighbourhood near you! Say hello to French Loaf at Koramangala – your one-stop-shop for everything delicious and heavenly. From puffs, pastries, mousses, éclairs, sandwiches and breads, to cookies, crumbles, pies and more, French Loaf has something to please everybody’s palate. So come on in, and experience a little slice of heaven!

Our master bakers at French loaf strive to satisfy your needs. Kick start your day with the classic day breaker and good ol’ rye to must haves like the Asian curry loaf, multigrain bread and much more. Our breads boast of an extremely high nutritive value. Because we understand that if you’re putting the bread on the table, it had better be the best!

Who doesn’t love just the right bite of something sweet? We understand that quality ingredients bring out the best flavour; which is why, we go the extra mile, in fact a thousand miles, so as to ensure that only to finest and purest confectioneries and pastries adorn our shelves.

The chocolate is flown down all the way from Belgium, the whips and toppings are French and every slice is handcrafted and decorated to perfection by our master bakers and connoisseurs. To ensure standardisation in each product, we have employed the use of state-of-the-art technology machines that also ensures the highest level of hygiene.

We believe in quality and authenticity, which is why you will find that all our products are handmade using traditional recipes. Our highly calibrated machines also ensure that exact measurements are followed to guarantee a better finished product.

Hungry and looking for a bite on the side? Be it a simple doughnut, a flaky golden croissant, a treat-filled sandwich or a luscious mousse, you name it, and we serve it to you deliciously fresh.

Le Chocolatier launches in Harrington Road

Chocolate is no longer just another brand that you find at your local neighbourhood kirana store. It has now evolved into a designer brand by itself. And we believe that though Chennai is ready and waiting for something of this stature, it has not been gifted with one. Le Chocolatier is a chocolate lounge that houses everything chocolate, right from their figurines, the spoons, the tablets and the truffles, is exactly what a choco-crazy city like Chennai needs. Says Mr Ajay Mallapurkar, CEO Oriental Cuisines, “Many a time, we got requests from our guests and patrons to start something that would solely dedicate itself to the cause of chocolates. We then realised that it is not only kids who love their chocolate, it is adults too. So our range encompasses everything from sweet sugary treats for kids, to more intense and dark varieties for adults. There is something in it for everybody.”

The quality of cocoa used in the Le Chocolatier chocolates is far superior than that used in normal chocolates. While competitors use something known as a compound (23% of cocoa), we use only covertures (53.8% cocoa) in all our products. We do not believe in using vegetable fat to add bulk to our product.

So simply put, the chocolate will not coat your mouth and leave a greasy aftertaste. What we give you is pure, unadulterated chocolate, which is why it should be stored at a temperature of between 18-20 degree Celsius.

We understand that great ingredients is what ensures a stellar end product. Which is why, we import our cocoa from all over the world. There are special lines, each catering to a specific TG that helps us serve the variegated needs of the customers better. The ingredients are flown down from Belgium and Singapore and you will find that each of our chocolates are hand-crafted to perfection. The chefs have also been trained by master French chef Christian Vautier, who has also shared his secret recipe for our benefit. Sample our Le Chocolatier line, the French Collection and the Singapore Collection and we guarantee a heavenly experience!

Basically, we are targetting anybody and everybody who loves chocolate. From the age of 6 to 60 (and above), if you have a sweet tooth, then Le Chocolatier is where you ought to be!Our diverse and gorgeous range of chocolate has also attracted many MNCs, corporates and the like to contact us for gift orders as they agree that our designer chocolates also act as great gifting options. Now, with the festive season not too far away, our chefs have been working round-the-clock to provide perfect holiday treats to one and all.

Ente Keralam comes to Bangalore

Kerala – God’s own country! The very image brings to mind lush palm and coconut trees, acres of vast green fortuitous lands, catamarans, house boats, and soft strains of classical music. However, if there is one thing that stands right up there, it is Kerala’s rich culinary heritage.

Here in `My Kerala’, traditional recipes live on, even in this age of microwaves and take away menus. With warm, inviting interiors that instantly put you at ease, Ente Keralam boasts of fiercely guarded traditional recipes that have been passed down over the generations from one master chef to another, in order to create the perfect meal.

Sit back, relax and enjoy as the ‘Chechis’ from Kottayam make appams the way they used to be made. Moplah biryani from Thalaserry, vegetarian food from Thrissur and Palakkad, fish curries of the Syrian Christians - each dish is as authentic as the natives make. The secret lies not just in the ingredients, but in the techniques.

Now, we bring the authentic taste of Kerala to Bangalore as Ente Keralam has spread its wings in your city. So walk in and experience the authentic taste of Kerala!