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Lowe Lintas India has managed a beautiful and spot on creative (except the very cliche’ “Varun”).

The tour begins with a ”You got to wear the hair gear to prevent any ‘hair in my burger’ situation”, followed by a show of the equipment ( the deep fryers for the wedges, fries, cold storage in the kitchen area, the grillers, wrap station etc.). The vegetarian and non-vegetarian sections are well separated leaving absolutely no room for any mix-up of the chicken with the potato .

We also got a live demonstration of the ‘making of a McChicken’. With proper planning and mind-blowing equipment it is no wonder that they keep up fast service.

For a kitchen that looks just enough to accommodate the staff and all the equipment, the doors magically open up to cold storage, dry storage, office area, dishwashing and hygiene section.

The impressive equipment, friendly staff and a super clean kitchen certainly won them points all the way. Not to mention the coupon’s provided at the end of the tour as a sign of appreciation.

Lunch here was by chance, but boy am I glad we went. This restaurant from the Speciality group, kept scoring with its great food courses and service.

For cocktails, we tried the Hawaiian Iced tea and Sangria both well made, this was followed by the in-house recommendation of paneer rawalpindi starter which was spicy and very well done (although I would have loved if they had a little more salad to cut the spice). For the main course we tried multani paratha and tawa veg ..both phenomenal , the tawa veg used European veggies like cherry tomatoes, radish, zucchini (definitely a gamble that paid off ). For dessert we stuck to safer options of gulab jamun and makkhan icecream - nothing extraordinary, but no complaints either.

Although this time I stuck to trying out the vegetarian offerings, I have all the reason to believe that their non-vegetarian dishes would be good too.

A definite recommendation for Indian food.

Book : Isn’t it obvious by Eliyahu Goldratt

Classic Goldratt, concepts of retail inventory and supply chain based on holding high inventory are challenged in a narration involving a ‘real’ life situation. Although, the logic may not come as an eye opener for people familiar with TOC or even basic operations. The narrative does provide a ease of understanding to new readers of the concepts. A definite suggested read if you like the previous books or are just beginning to understand ‘operations’.

Sales : Samsonite Black label sale, Hyderabad

Some amazing discounts on great pieces. Sales on till 14th Feb 2010.

More information here.

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Coming to what interests us in food – Foodles tastes just like Maggi noodles ( and possibly better, the quantity of the spice mix looked a little more than in the Maggi packs – which seems to  lend a richer taste).

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The verdict : Maggie noodles and Horlicks foodles are so close in taste, texture, quantity and pricing that I would not bother much about which to pick. Although I really like the aroma that comes only from cooking Maggi noodles .

*  Horlicks Foodles claims to be a a multi grain noodle which comes with multi-vitamin enriched spice mix. Maggie has also being playing on the health angle by promoting its product as a healthy snack with its now popular tag line “Taste bhi Health bhi”.

Also did you know that there is a World Instant Noodles association?

Always thought of this is as a great idea.  The question is when does this convenience come to a store near me?

These ‘specialty’ outlets have overtime transformed to  include other eatables on their menu.

Suddenly hand carts everywhere are no longer hives of activity selling  exclusive fare - rather they are serving everything Indian, Continental AND Chinese!!

Almost every street now holds these ‘multi cuisine carts’ – a reminder that sometimes focus on just one product and excelling in it maybe a better way to go.

Read the story of Thiru Kumar aka Dosa Man .

It does pay to be the master of the domain than to be a jack of none.

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My source was not reliable, but the news did turn out to be true.  I saw the news flashing on Twitter and Facebook. People awaiting confirmation from news media on Michael Jackson’s death had numerous – almost ‘live’- status changes.

This got me thinking, was it the timing when I logged in to the networking site or was there more to the way I first heard the news?

I did a little investigation and  this is what I found.

Word of mouth still the most effective means to transmit information, eh!