Fresh and fun
The Hindu : When it comes to a buffet, the mantra of the moment is freshness. After all, no one that’s doling out a rather generous amount of money for a meal wants cold food that’s been sitting around for hours. So it is that buffets all around thecity are aiming for a just-in-time delivery system, turning out choice dishes just before they hit your plate.
Almost the first thing you notice about Chancery Pavilion’s Ithaca brunch menu, therefore, is the small pots of sprouts by the salad counter. The idea, explains, M. Sitapathi, Executive Chef, is for customers to have the freedom to make their own salads, using sprouts that are as fresh as they come.
We let the chef make our salads, asking only for as much colour as possible. And the fresh factor is noticeable, with everything having a wonderful crunch to it.
Then there are the live food stations, which range from continental to South Indian. If local flavours are your thing, appam and stew or dosa and chicken curry are the way to go. Or you could go with the shawarmas and kathi rolls at the next counter. Although the rolls do feel a bit too clinical and lack the organic charm of street food, they’re still rather worth a try. Or you could go upscale and try out the live pizzas and pastas. But it’s the live seafood counter that takes the cake for us. We go with the pomfret lightly flavoured with basil pesto and are well rewarded for our choice. The fish is only very lightly cooked, so that while the outside is crunchy and nicely spiced, the inside is delicate, juicy and untouched by the pesto.
Among the cold starters, there’s a wide range of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. From a vegetable sushi that tries gamely to manage without meat to excellent chive crepes and asparagus salad to…More
