BENGALURU: Shreyans Jain (24), cofounder of Under 25 Club, preferred to throw his start-up’s sixth anniversary party at his office. The spacious terrace accommodated a live band performance for about 100 guests. Restaurant-food was served in bento-boxes specially designed for parties.
“We could not go to our favourite resto-bar because of the music ban. But we got its best-selling food to our party,” says Jain.
With a ban on live music at most resto-bars, more and more people are making do with home entertainment. Following suit, more and more restaurants and watering holes are adding an exclusive house-party menu to their repertoire.
Social’s party menu, launched a month ago, caters its best-seller butter chicken biryani by the kilo in china-boxes. “We saw a 20% dip in footfall since the live music ban was enforced. Bengaluru is also becoming the city of Netflix and micro-partying at home. Our kilomenu addresses both the issues,” said Ranveer Sabhani, business head–south.
Representative Image Monkey Bar has been delivering food for house parties at least twice a month. “There is no music at our gastro-pub. Our patrons are partying more at home but miss our food. This sparked the idea of a house party menu which makes business sense and gives our brand visibility,” said head chef Dheeraj Varma.
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Fierce competition in the F&B industry prompted eatery Dhaba Estd.1986 Delhi to introduce a house-party menu, also recently. Their bestsellers like dalmakhani, tandoori chicken, party-menu specials like rajma-chawal come at a 20-30% discount.
“Our research showed that people want good quality food with good deals now. We have devised this menu to stay in competition and penetrate this growing new market of home entertainment,” said its chef Ravi Saxena.
Kick Off The Festive Season With These Easy-To-Make, Delicious Cocktails
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It's that time of the year when you can almost smell the festivity in the air, evenings are spent with family and friends over food and drinks, and parties go on till the wee hours of the morning.
And to make your celebrations all the more special, we've rounded up some of our favourite cocktail recipes that are sure to win your guests over.
It's that time of the year when you can almost smell the festivity in the air, evenings are spent with family and friends over food and drinks, and parties go on till the wee hours of the morning.
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Ingredients Vodka: 60 ml Dry Vermouth: 15 ml Bianco Vermouth: 15 ml Rosemary Sprig Lemon Peel
Method - Stir the ingredients with ice in a mixing jar - Strain into a chilled Martini Glass - Garnish with lemon peel and rosemary
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IngredientsVodka: 60 mlDry Vermouth: 15 mlBianco Vermouth: 15 mlRosemary SprigLemon PeelMethod- Stir the ingredients with ice in a mixing jar- Strain into a chilled Martini Glass- Garnish with lemon ..
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Ingredients: Hennessy Very Special: 400 ml Cinnamon syrup: 100 ml Sugar syrup: 50 ml Ginger ale: 600 ml Mint leaves: 1 bunch Ginger: 20 slices Cinnamon 10 sticks
Method - Pour Hennessy Very Special, cinnamon syrup, sugar syrup into a punch bowl - Add mint leaves, cinnamon sticks and ginger ale - Add ices cubes and stir gently with bar spoon for 15 seconds - Serve
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Ingredients:Hennessy Very Special: 400 mlCinnamon syrup: 100 mlSugar syrup: 50 mlGinger ale: 600 mlMint leaves: 1 bunchGinger: 20 slicesCinnamon 10 sticksMethod- Pour Hennessy Very Special, cinnamon ..
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Ingredients Hennessy Very Special vacuum infused with ginger: 60 ml Vermouth: 10 ml Angostura bitter: 3 dashes Dried orange: 1
Method - Take all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice cubes and stir gently for 10 seconds - Strain into a chilled martini glass - Garnish and serve
IngredientsHennessy Very Special vacuum infused with ginger: 60 mlVermouth: 10 mlAngostura bitter: 3 dashesDried orange: 1Method- Take all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice cubes and stir gent..
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Ingredients Vodka: 45 ml Freshly squeezed lime juice: 15 ml Ginger beer: 90 ml
Method - Fill a chilled copper mug with ice - Add vodka, fresh lime juice, and ginger beer - Garnish with a lime wedge or wheel
(Courtesy: Tito’s Handmade Vodka)
IngredientsVodka: 45 mlFreshly squeezed lime juice: 15 mlGinger beer: 90 mlMethod- Fill a chilled copper mug with ice- Add vodka, fresh lime juice, and ginger beer- Garnish with a lime wedge or wheel..
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Ingredients Vodka: 50 ml Campari: 7.5 ml Fresh raspberries: 6-8 Vanilla sugar flavored with chili pepper: 5 ml Grand marnier flambé: 1 splash
Method - Muddle the raspberries in a cocktail shaker - Add vodka, campari, vanilla sugar and ice - Shake well and strain into an Old Fashioned Glass - Flame the drink with Grand Marnier
(Courtesy: Roberto Cavalli Vodka)
IngredientsVodka: 50 mlCampari: 7.5 mlFresh raspberries: 6-8Vanilla sugar flavored with chili pepper: 5 mlGrand marnier flambé: 1 splashMethod- Muddle the raspberries in a cocktail shaker- Add vodka,..
Observers of the F&B space agree that Bengaluru is now home to evolved diners who do not want “cheap Charlie” food. A rising number of food delivery platforms offering deals and discounts has contributed to the trend too. “Bengalureans have started partying at home as it comes with lesser restrictions and is pocket-friendly to boot. There is no party deadline stress. Running into cops for drunken driving is avoided,” explained food expert Aslam Gafoor.
Restaurants are sensing the danger of losing both patrons and new footfalls. House-party menus have thus emerged as a solution for brand loyalty and recall, he pointed out.
