Meal Planning by Prateek Hira

Meal planning is an art, specially when you are planning a meal from the a-la-carte menu of a specialty cuisine which may not contain your native food items. Though a lot of description goes in about the preparation and a sort of showcased recipe too is a part of the menu book of all good restaurants, but seldom do they rate their own stuff, putting you always at a risk of ordering some lunatic stuff and ending your meal with a negative impression.

Restaurants world over are business houses and often tend to sell over-priced or over-stocked stuff from their selection lists and at times we feel that it is improper to talk about the prices, when a captain or steward is suggesting us a dish, thereby risking our pockets unknowingly or just draining our credit cards.

Often the restaurant staff shows that it has all the knowledge of a Specialty Chef, though they might be just the most uninformed and the ignorant pack in the restaurant. They are great people, when it comes to sales, sweet talking and of course have great serving skills, but they seldom have a specific knowledge about the specialty cuisine that we are searching for our exclusive meal.

Did you know ? there are so many of us who end up ordering ten dishes and all with rice based preparations as we do not know, what is what, or just wasting more than fifty percent of the order, just because the portions are too large. Is it not a social crime in a country like India, where so many go to sleep without a decent supper.

When one speaks of Awadhi Cuisine, it is so very complicated and the appreciation is in the preparation and its combinations. There are dishes that are cooked overnight or marinated for hours together or for that matter sealed to retain its juices and aroma. To appreciate such a cuisine you ought to have an expert plan your meal and servings. This is the only way to get the utmost satisfaction and appreciate such a complex specialty cuisine. 

Prateek Hira is known for his researches in Awadhi Cuisine and has studied and experienced this subject well. He regularly visits local eateries and homes to compare the real cuisine with the one that is served at fine dine restaurants of the city. His interest makes him a master of this subject, backed by his specialized education and extensive travels. 'A foodie by interest and a chef by education', would be just the right phrase for him. 

He will be more than happy and willing to personally plan your Awadhi Meal in course servings within your assigned budgets and he will organize to donate the left-over to the poor and needy immediately after this meal (Lunch / Dinner).

This is a non-obligatory service of Tornos to popularize the Awadhi Cuisine among the visiting tourists.

Recommended Restaurants in Lucknow :-

• Oudhyana (Fine Dine Awadhi & Indian)

• Naushijan (Medium Awadhi)

• Royal Cafe (Indian & Indianzied Continental)

• Chung Fa (Chinese)

• C2C (Fine Dine Mixed)

More details on request….. 

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