The lazy Sunday brunch time in Bangalore!

The vibe and the pulse of the city of Bangalore are absolutely spellbinding. With great weather and fresh breeze, every day so far looks like a vacation. I recently shifted to Bangalore and it is often a task to find good delectable food around in this city, primarily because I don’t many places nor people around.

I have a list of the best restaurants in Bangalore, but there is altogether a different joy in finding out hidden gems.

As a journalist, I have this nose for everything new. To discover, to explore and to survive is what I mostly do for a living and I love it. I haven’t been one of those sorts who would crib and complain (too much modesty) and develop notions about it.

Often, people come asking me for suggestions – where to go out, what to eat, where can we find particular xyz thing etc, and I would just simply give them out my honest review. Even if the experience has been unsavory, I just talk about the good things! And more often than not, that has reflected upon on my articles and my editor has often complained about the same!

Not trying to make this article about me, but here goes an experience worth telling.

On my hunt to find a good Breakfast place in Bangalore, I stumbled upon this beautiful quaint café in Indira Nagar area- Smoke House Deli. Subtle and just about amazing décor, this place exuded a charm unrivalled. Pretty likeable place to sit in and hints of English allure, it has become a must-visit place for me now.

On scouring through the menu, the breakfast options seemed very promising, and so were they!

From decadent fluffy omelets to smoked food, Smoke House Deli gave me options of a hearty meal and I could simply not contain my wide smile! Moving on, I devoured on hash brown and grilled chicken sausages for sides that went perfect my poached eggs, gold old eggs Benedict and the hollandaise sauce.

Everything that was served was in decent copious amounts culminating to full ‘yummy in my tummy’ situation. I will be trying the barbecue tenderloin strips, burgers and salads too the next time I visit this place. I have heard that they are to die for, so why not?

Full of gluttony, this food explosion at Smoke House Deli was sure a win for that Sunday and my brunch went just fine!

Breakfasts are essential for us!

Breakfast is that one meal of the day that one must not miss at any expense, for it provides the right fuel to start your day. If you skip breakfast, then you are effectively running vacant, like a car with no petrol!

Breakfast foods are great sources of nutrients in the body. Calcium, Iron and Vitamins, protein and fibre- easily help in keeping the weight right; if eaten precise! But more often than not, breakfasts often fall short of these nutrients and the goodness. In addition many people don’t really indulge in them well!

To be honest, breakfasts are the perfect meal to have with our beloved friends and family. With the lavish taste and myriad of choices to pick from, they can truly be explored in! There are some best restaurants in Bangalore for breakfast options that you may like to treat yourself to, providing the best food! For example- Smoke House Deli, the charming restaurant with an eclectic menu, is absolutely a hit amongst all age groups.

From the neighbourhood grandma to the naughty kid who plays in your backyard, all can immerse themselves in the luxury of the food items at Smoke House Deli! The old-world Eggs Benedict on a brioche, topped with the hollandaise sauce is served with smoked salmon/ ham that would make a delectable meal for your breakfast!

Baked beans, hash browns, potato wedges, grilled chicken sausages; ham and bacon too are amongst the favourite English breakfast delights to gorge on. These not only make the meal more wholesome, but also often carry the necessary nutrients that one requires to keep their car pumped up with!

Fluffy omelettes topped in copious cheese too are famous of an item; either with mixed vegetables or chicken sausages, all make a great deal of a meal satisfying our hunger for the good!

As vital as any other meal of the day is, breakfast is a must for you begin your day with it and the beginning should always be happy! Breakfast is also considered as an excellent occasion to eat together, so might as well develop the pervasiveness of it since the commencement. So eat well to be able to emanate all feelings of goodness within you and give a bright cheery start to your day!

For that great breakfast in Bangalore

Exploring and traversing to a different direction altogether is quite an enchanting process per se. Discovering new places, customs, ideologies and the way of living of the local people living in the area is pretty enthralling in itself. The process of unveiling and knowing is definitely one should experience once in the lifetime.

However, the foremost thing that everyone looks forward to in their exploration trip is the food; especially the breakfast. Breakfast is that important component of the many meals through the day that have a lingering effect on us all- mentally and health wise both. a good start to the way with a decadent breakfast options can leave us happy whereas if we don’t dig in, we all feel grumpy.

Never the less, talking about breakfast; with the heavy marketing and advertising strategies, the concocted idea of a quick and perfect breakfast is cereal. This sugared staple- baked, puffed and flaky is kept on the tables of any modern class’s breakfast table, soaked in soya or flavoured milk. The millennial consumers like us has gotten accustomed to it since it is just a ‘pour in the bowl and eat it’ task.

The ‘most important meal of the day’- which is the breakfast can’t be just easily finished and ideally should be a grand and nutritious affair. No matter what, wheat or corn cereal can never supersede the quality of breakfast that proper bacon, eggs, hash brown potatoes and beans can provide. Given the lip-smacking and crackling taste of cereal is undoubtedly subtle, the taste of eggs dishes is always considered a step ahead!

If you are looking for a perfect breakfast meal that leaves you content, then try the amazing breakfast place in Bangalore- Smoke House Deli for a delightful experience in all. You are to find the good old golden dish- eggs benedict with brioche topped with copious hollandaise sauce served smoked ham, baked beans, wedges and sausages, fluffy omelettes of all kinds. A hearty meal like this shouldn’t be ignored and is bound to make you happy inwardly.

Exploring the food at the best restaurants in Bangalore around is not an exhilarating process at all.  Look around the web for a more comprehensive details on breakfast, and what all should it include and then go ahead with making choices for your meal.

It is all about basking in the glory of food, any time and at any place of the day.

The juicy decadence of patties and bread

Most quintessential in American Foods, a hamburger or burger is one the most loved item on every fast food chain or a gourmet restaurant’s menu. The delicious juicy burgers are essentially an American culinary treasure from the U.S locale that is effectively catching up with different parts of the world in delightful flavours and eccentric variations.

More often than not, it is the magic of the wholesome patty that creates a difference to the essence of the burger. A pretty modern affair, the burgers in Delhi are fundamentally and thoroughly made from dry cut beef, sprinkled with copious butter and usually served with fried onions and a brioche bun.

A brioche bun is soft bread rolled in rich butter and eggs and tastes somewhat sweet and is served split.

A good burger- if it is conventional, vegetarian or made by fluke- all have a distinctive taste, with even more distinctive fillings inside. For example- the one by Smoke House Deli restaurant in Hauz Khas, Chunky Devilled Tenderloin Burger and Benedictor; which mark as a classic and simply sets a benchmark for all, is absolutely a win-win amongst students and adults. Who wouldn’t give an up to tenderloin beef, smoked bacon or ham, and oozing package of spicy sauces, melted cheese and sautéed onions? The caramelized patty that is succulent and tender makes these burgers more enjoyable.

As a burger fanatic, it is a perennial obsession to discover nothing but the best around in the city. If you are keen, make one at home for yourself and loved ones. Marinate the tenderloin beef in some soy sauce plus balsamic vinegar to produce a luscious effect. Toss it profusely in olive oil and melt the cheese over it. Put it in the hot oven and your outstanding dish is ready. 

However, in the fast food centres, the burgers will not be served with much grandeur per se, but the level of excellence of burgers including their sides goes up at epicurean restaurants. Many restaurateurs believe in serving a burger, the archetypal caramelized crispy onions and a summer cooler like iced tea. Not sure why this combination, but this definitely works as a favourite.

So expand your menu and try burgers with various seasonal ingredients and toppings (like mushrooms and hot peppers) and the summer drinks to satiate those taste buds to the highest level of ecstasy.

Delight your taste buds with smoked food

When it comes to food choices there are many options to consider but nothing really compares to the flavors of smoked food. Although smoked food is not as much popular in India, it is gaining popularity for the exquisite flavor it induces in food. Smoked food in Bangalore is easy to find with so many restaurants tapping into the opportunity including smokehouse deli.

Smoking food is an art per se know to a few. Smoking is a slow process whose objective is preservation, enhancement of the flavors and tenderization of meat proteins. A controlled temperature is maintained between 200 F -250 F to allow the heat to slowly penetrate into the meat fibers and transform the raw protein present in the meat into juicy treat. The smoking methods also include experiment with different types of wood that help in adding distinct flavors and different levels of smokiness. Some woods used like Maple and alder are more mild and sweet in flavor as compare to the Apple, cherry, and peach which induce a mild and sweet but with a fruity punch.

Finding a restaurant in Bangalore is not a problem but with some equipment you can cook smoked food at home. Some meats that go really well with smoking are:

Ribs: for beginners it is advisable that they start with beef back as it is more popular as compared to the baby back which comes from the pork. Another benefit is that since the beef back is fatty and thick which absorbs the risk of burning it due to overcooking.

Brisket: brisket is cut from the chest of the cow and is easy to smoke. It is the uncrowned king of smoked foods and is effortlessly easy to find in a party or a dinner being savored by the guests. It mostly prepared by coating it with a special sauce to get a nice crisp texture after smoking.

Bacon: it is the most popular kind of meat from pork that has an advantage of being cooked in multiple ways and is naturally delicious. Bacon I s primarily smoked using one of the two methods i.e. hot smoke and cold smoke. But people mostly prefer it cold smoked as it preserves the juiciness of the meat with appropriate moisture.

Sausage: this is another name that cannot be missed while discussing smoking meat. Contrary to the popular belief, smoking sausages is actually a bit tricky as it requires a lower temperature to smoke and a careful supervision while grilling but if done correctly, it can be best meal of you day.

Smoked food combined with barbeque sauce is usually an ultimate combination to a perfect dining. Experiment with various sauces, woods and temperature to prepare finger licking smoked food.

Healthy breakfast dishes to kick start your day

We all know the importance of eating a healthy and nutritious breakfast. Skipping it is a definite no. But, stuck in our hectic lives and busy morning schedules, we hardly get any time to cook something healthy and nutritious. Going to the kitchen and spending half an hour to forty minutes to prepare a healthy dish is a task for most of us. If we are in a hurry to our reach work places on time, the convenient option we have is to skip the morning meal and munch something later on. But, you may not need to do that anymore. Listed below are some healthy breakfast dishes that you can quickly prepare at home. You can make these tasty and nutritious dishes using common ingredients easily available at home.

Pancakes: we all love pan cakes. This American breakfast dish has become quite popular in India and can be quickly prepared in the morning. You can choose any healthy option for the topping. Though honey and butter are the two most common topping options, you can go for healthier alternatives like apples, strawberries or any other fruit of your choice. It will give your pancake the right munch and sweetness to kick-start your day on a healthy note.

Spinach roti: another simple yet healthy dish that you can quickly prepare at home is spinach roti/ parantha. You can add more vegetables like cabbage, carrot, potato to it, to make it more nutritious. Knead the dough at night so that you don’t have to waste time in the morning. Make sure you add milk while kneading to enrich your rotis. It will not take more than ten to fifteen minutes to prepare these healthy rotis in the morning. If you stay in Bangalore, you can head to popular breakfast places in Bangalore and you’ll surely find this dish on the menu.

Carrot and red pepper juice: Melange of carrot, tomatoes and red pepper not only taste great but will also give a perfect start to your day. Add some capsicum in it, which is rich in vitamin c and helps in building your immunity. Mix them all in a blender, add salt to taste and your healthy vegetable juice is ready. If you do not have the time to prepare it at home, head to any of the best restaurants in Bangalore that serve healthy breakfast dishes, vegetable juice will surely be on their menu. 

So, start your morning off with these healthy breakfast dishes that can be easily prepared at home.

Know and eat well in the new city

Moved to a new city? Getting the hang of the new places? Discovering the new people and eating options? Are you also investing substantial amount of time in learning the new city language and slowly trying to develop that accent? The charm of a new city is inexplicable and ineffable.

In honesty, moving to a new city and doing all of the things above become of the prime interest of all. At the most, to eat right becomes one of the prime concerns. Consolidate your food with both variety from eating outside and preparing home-cooked meals.

Naturally when you have completely moved to a new city, you may get fall sick because of poor eating choices that you take. So it is advised to know what you are eating and what the source of your meals is.

Breakfasts: Many believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it is always suggested to begin with a fulfilling and a wholesome meal in the morning. And if you eat right, you feel right! Look for the best breakfast places in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai or the new state you are living in. Indulge yourself in a rich English breakfast for firsts that consists of eggs, sausages, pancakes and muffins. A delectable food item that you can try is egg benedict which is absolutely rich in taste and will fill your tummy with all things awesome. A safe eatery like Smoke house Deli can be reached out for your breakfast choices. Eat an elaborated breakfast because it is bound to leave you healthy, no matter what.

Lunches: For many, lunches are pretty fussy deal to get into. More often than not, people usually skip this part of the day and just carry on with their work. However, no matter how busy you are, eating a light lunch is suggested. Get a basic snack or fruit, along with some nuts and voila! A healthy meal for the lunchtime too is ready.

Dinner: Relatively, dinners are important. Dig and get information about the best restaurants in Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai or wherever from your new office colleagues, new city friends or neighbours. Nobody can evade talking about food and everyone has a story. So you might as well invest time in knowing the new person while you discover the new foods around in the new city.

It can get a little taxing while you subsist yourself on restaurant meals, but once in a while, it is alright to be such a spendthrift and eat away to gluttony.