Guest Author, Manik Sehgal talks about his dining experience at Westin through this blog post.
The 10-day long food festival, at Westin – Gurgaon, themed
on the famous international cuisine – Beer and Burgers – was one of the most
exciting I have visited in the recent past. It came across as a surprise
invitation as my wife called me over the phone and asked me to join over. I was more than happy to yes for this
mouthwatering event.
The evening of March 18, 2015 began with an entry to the
Seasonal Tastes, the all-day restaurant at the Westin. We were escorted
straight to the food festival arena by the courteous staff at the counter. The
arena was in open just outside the all-day restaurant. The view was also
amazing as the sitting was done keeping in mind that the guest can enjoy the
cool breeze around.
The make shift kitchen was in front of the sitting area,
giving a full view of the preparations of the burger and its content. The Chef was quite
courteous to welcome us and told us to have a look at the spread of patties and
let him know our choice. I had a look around and finally ordered a Three Bean
burger. In the time Chef prepared my order, I looked around and feasted my eyes on other interesting patties. Soon my burger was ready after a few minutes.
The moment I tasted it, I knew that there was something new
I had eaten and I went to the chef to ask about it. The patty was soft enough
to melt in my mouth and had enough to give my taste buds the feel of the beans.
But the main reason for the feeling was that the patty was grilled and not
fried, like we normally get in burgers. The way of preparation of the patty made the burger taste so
different and obviously healthy too. One thing which I always want in my
burger is that it should be messy enough in the inside and the bun
should be soft as well as crispy on the outside.
As far as drinks was concerned, I do not take Beer so I
settled for a Fresh Lime soda. The taste of burger was absolutely delighting with
the soda. I totally enjoyed the evening.
As we were thinking of leaving after having the full burger, we were told by the hosts to enjoy the buffet spread at the restaurant as well. I had already been there twice during my after meeting lunch but this time it was different as we were there to taste the food and relish the taste. It made me feel all the more excited and hungry.
The place had mix of live kitchens and an interactive open
kitchen. The buffet spread was very elaborate starting all the way from salads,
soups, Indian chat counter, Chinese, Indian, Continental and a wide variety of
desserts. Having a sweet tooth, I always keep an eye on the desserts whenever I
go for buffet . Its my rule, I eat some desserts in the beginning of the
meal and I come to the others later.
Now was the turn of the desserts, and I excitedly walked
towards the dessert counter. The dessert counter was round in shape and all the
different types of sweets were put on multiple shelf on the round table. It
started from Chocolate Burfi till multiple flavors of ice cream. It also had
fruits tarts, chocolate mousses, fruit custards, authentic Indian sweets like
Gajar ka Halwa and Gulab Jamun and what not. I wanted to taste all of them but
was able to taste only half of them. The rest will be tried some other time.
After the sumptuous and satisfying meal, I was
already planning my next visit to Seasonal Tastes in my mind. One thing which I
want to point out is that one should go there empty stomach to enjoy the buffet spread. The price of the buffet is on the higher side but I would rate it reasonable since the food-
spread is quite lavish offering varied choices and savoring tastes.
I totally enjoyed the evening and will be there again to
enjoy the mouth watering dishes.
