Weekend food plan: Eat your way through the Far East at these pop-ups
Where: Angsana Oasis Resort and Spa, Doddaballapur Main Rd, Rajanukunte, Bengaluru
When: Fridays & Saturdays, till 30 June
Contact: +91-77956 34345
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Monsoon menu at Thai Naam.
Savour an all-new monsoon menu featuring grilled classics from Thai cuisine this season. You can choose from vegetarian, seafood and poultry options. The vegetable grills comprises smoky asparagus and yard beans, portobollo mushrooms and cheese. Meat lovers can opt for classic chicken with soy garlic marinade, roasted duck, spicy minced lamb, and grilled liver. There's baked lobster, white prawns seasoned with chili, and scallops for seafood eaters.
Where: Thai Naam, near JW Marriott Sahar, Andheri East, Mumbai
Contact: +91-7417300300
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Chicken pho at Lotus Cafe, JW Marriott Mumbai.
Monsoon is officially here in Mumbai, and what better to enjoy the season than eating a warm bowl of chicken pho. Savour the Vietnamese classic along with many other signature dishes at 'With love, from Hanoi'—a pop-up that brings some of the most popular dishes from Vietnam in Mumbai. Chef Huong Nguyen, the Sous Chef at JW Marriott Hanoi, has curated a menu comprising Vietnamese crab cakes, bun cha, the grilled pork with rice noodles dish, chicken rice, crisp shrimp spring rolls, steamed fish and more. There are handcrafted cocktails using Vietnamese ingredients such as lemongrass, yuzu and shisho to sip on the side.
Where: Lotus Cafe, JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai
When: 13 June - 22 June
Contact: 022-6693 3344
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