A Liar's Guide to the Dreams..

In the dead of the night, the dreams come in one by one. They cling to you with soft acceptance, and they know it all..

These are the dreams which leave a note of remembrance. They cling to our tongues like a bittersweet delight.

They feel familiar, though their flavour melts in the mouth... and taste distinctly unusual.


April 17, 2008

Hush... now...

I went there with a friend to try out the fare of Hushh at City Centre. We entered and I was struck by the simple decor, with a lot of rot Iron settings and tables with beautiful balsamic vinegar and olive oil Jars that quite caught my attention. I ordered a simple fare... The attendants were nice and knew what they were talking about. The Tomato Basil Soup came first, with little crostinis, followed by Potato Gnochhi in Spinach Sauce. I was enamoured with the soup and the succulent gnochhi. Its quite hard to prepare a good gnochhi, as I have had bad experience with them in the past. Most of the times, Indian chefs fail to understand what EXACTLY gnochhi is... but this particular person was fantastic. Following that came a pizza, I ordered the Pizza Con Frutti De Mare , since I have heard of their fine crust and hand-tossed quality. My calamari pizza contained fantastic seafood, and I believe its the best I have had... and I have had that at other places like Fire-n-Ice and ITC. The pizza was crispy at the base, and scrummy in the centre, the cheese not too overpowering, rather, complimenting the essence of prawns and squid. I also tried out the Chicken and Mushroom Risotto, which was perhaps a bit of a disappointment, for it tasted slightly like rice boiled in mushroom soup and chunks of chicken thrown in. But the Parmesan cheese helped and so did the basil, and overall it tasted quite good. My friend had no such issues, she consumed it with gusto. I tried out the dessert, which was Tiramisu, and Kahlua Mousse.... It was simply heaven. Thank you attendant for your exceptional taste.

The bill came around a thousand for two. Probably Rs.1065 or something like that. I strongly recommend this place because of its laid-back ambiance and quality food.

Restaurant wise on a scale of 10 it gets an 8.

Food Wise - 8.5

Service - 8.

13 comments:

OldLady Of The Hills said...

This sounds like a very delicious meal! Where is this restaurant?

Thanks for your visit and your very sweet comment!

Sukhaloka said...

O ma! Ami jaabo... the day i have 500 or more to spare.

Macadamia The Nut said...

Arrgh! Now I have to go eat breakfast all over again! Hmmmpffhh!! I blame you for any extra calories or gym time that may arise as a direct result. Be warned! ;)
Have a great weekend!

What's In A Name ? said...

Quite a refined foodie you are for sure. But 1000 for 2 is a tad too very expensive. taai naaa ??????

Poorna Banerjee said...

oldold lady of the hills - Kolkata, India.

Suki - you do that!

Macademia the Nut - I am loving the weekend till now... lets see....

What's in a name - it is... but when you want to eat at a GOOD EXPENSIVE Eatery.... You have to Pay.

Sam said...

aha!! Italian cuisine it seems.
Wer exactly in City Centre??

Anonymous said...

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little boxes said...

damn...i wish i was in cal.
but hush is gonna be the first place i dine at once i'm back...
tiramisu.....ah!

Doubletake, Doublethink. said...

i love italian. no one else i know does. =(

eka jaabo.

weevil girl said...

profile pic be noice
and THISFOOD!
wish i had some cash on me. and a tad bit of freedom, bleh.

Poorna Banerjee said...

sam - city centre kolkata

sandman - been there, had that

little boxes - come over!!

DTDT - Please do!!

weevilgirl - hehe. its something i used to think when i read food reviews in college.

Anonymous said...

Ditto Suki. Or convince parents to drive out to Salt Lake. 1065 for this meal isn't too bad because I see you'd ordered besh onek kichu. Please take photos next time, it'd be nice to see what I'm drooling over instead of imaging it. =)

Poorna Banerjee said...

hehe. definitely tulbo. in fact, dorabjee's e tulechhi.