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Grilled to Bits

The Asian Grill Festival at Shiro is another excuse to drop by for a meal here.

Priya Bala | Editor, PoshVine.com

First time visitors to Shiro, who see the buzz around the bar, may be forgiven for thinking it’s one of the city’s hip watering holes. That it certainly is, but Shiro, at UB City, is also a fine restaurant, serving some excellent Pan Asian fare.

The Asian Grill Festival is currently on here and runs till mid-December. And in the cool weather we are currently having, well-seasoned offerings from the Shiro grill certainly seem like an attractive prospect.

I went for a tasting the other night, and sampled the festival menu.  My pick from the vegetarian selection would be the melting soft tofu, pan-seared and served with a spicy Indonesian ginger sauce, that’s sweet, sour and simply delicious.  There are also potato skins, stuffed with mixed veggies and finished with teriyaki glaze.

It’s only a small menu, but each grill is different with distinct sauces and accompaniments. There’s grilled chicken with a citrus tamarind glaze and also kaffir lime-infused grilled chicken. I enjoyed the snapper brochettes, perked up with Thai green spice mix.

Ah, and on to the meats. The Asian barbecued pork ribs are splendid – moist and juicy and sweet from the hoisin and sake glaze. Pork lovers are sure to enjoy this one. There are also lovely tenderloin medallions served with soya shitake butter. The sweet potato mash which accompanies the meat is just right. A fabulous, if unusual combination!

Shiro’s service is always impeccable – friendly and efficient. The drinks are great and the setting is perfect.  So, if its’ a hearty tuck-in and Asian flavours you are looking for, then here’s the place.

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Posted 9 months ago

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Look at the number brunching

by Priya Bala | Editor, PoshVine

If you love cocktail-laced conversations, grazing at a leisurely pace and long afternoons that melt into sundowner time, then nothing will please you as the Sunday brunch does.  Of course, we take liberties with the terms; in Bangalore it isn’t strictly the hour between  breakfast and lunch and we scarcely order eggs Benedict or waffles at brunch. Our version is more in the nature of an early lunch that goes on forever. Such delicious decadence!

Last Sunday I went to the brunch at Bene, the smart Italian restaurant at the Sheraton Bangalore. And it reminded me again of what a lovely way to spend a weekend afternoon this is! The Bene version is packed with Italian dishes – rows upon rows of antipasti, salads, a stack of seafood, including oysters and lobster, and a station that served melted provolone (I made several trips to this one), breads and desserts in delectable mini portions.

You can choose to sit in air-conditioned comfort or the pleasant outdoors. There’s also an elegantly appointed private dining room for a large-ish group. We chose the outdoors, sitting under an umbrella and sipping perfectly made sangria And, oh, the mango bellinis were splendid, too. You take your time nibbling through the parma-wrapped melon, the prosciutto, the duck salad, the well-made pizzas that come to your table. As do the main courses.  These were spectacularly good – from the simple crisp fried sardines to the snapper on spaghetti in a summery tomato sauce. The lamb shanks and the duck were flawless.

And then you linger on some more and taste the desserts, vowing you will be on a diet for the rest of the week. But what the heck, this is Sunday and the discipline and the detox of the working week can wait.

Our other fave brunches in town are at

Shiro: A superb Oriental spread and a great al fresco setting.

Olive Beach: Just the place to kick back, get ever so slightly drunk, and tuck into some super food.

Citrus at The Leela: The trend-setter in Sunday brunches, still holds its own with its style and substance. Its up for renovation now, but you can still enjoy the same spread at an al fresco setting. 

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