bpb Pune: Pretzels & More
Wednesday, 22 June 2011 21:36


What: Seafood home delivery by Pesca Fresh, call 020 26136666 or visit www.pescafresh.com, free home delivery.

Why: You want crabs? Okay that came out wrong. Let’s start over. How would you like prawns, pomfret, Bombay duck and the more exotic shark, Himalayan trout, oysters, octopus, sea bass sent to your doorstep? Call Pesca Fresh, a recently-launched seafood home delivery service that can also arrange for your catch to be cut, cleaned, peeled, filleted, sliced and chopped as per your requirement. Snapper to it!

When: You want to pump up the basa.

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What: Pretzel A’more, Lane 6, North Main Road, Koregaon Park, Rs 50 for a pretzel.

Why: bpb’s gets its knickers in a twist for Koregaon Park’s new pretzel place. This takeaway joint serves sweet and savoury versions of the snack, including flavours like Berrilicious, Hawaiin and Coffee on the Go. We recommend you try the lemon-chocolate and spicy jalapeno-cheese-garlic pretzels. Also available are hot dogs and burger patties in pretzel buns. Read the full review here.

When: It’s so knot happening, dude!

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What: Comedy to Go by The Comedy Store, call 4348 5010 / 9004603132 or book online here,  at Hyatt Regency, Weikfield IT Park, Nagar Road, Rs 600.

Why: Mumbai’s Comedy Store has started packing its stand up acts into takeaway boxes and transporting them to Pune. We’ve had a byte and we can tell you, they travel well. This week, you can spoon a trio of British men who promise to have your city in a fit of giggles.

When: June 29 at 8.30 pm. 


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What: Silk-screened tees from Pardon My Hindi, order online at http://pardonmyhindi.com, approximately Rs 1,350 plus shipping.

Why: Finally, we’re getting beyond kitsch. San Francisco-based artist Chiraag Bhakta combines the tired old elements of the million design brands that have cropped up recently -  printed T-shirt, desi icons, moustachioed men in turbans – and comes up with this fresh new tee in collaboration with Das Racist, a rap trio from New York. Wear you at?!

When: You want to view the Motherland from the other land.

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What: Live in a tree house, The Machan, 20 kms before Lonavla, call +91 8080877420 or visit www.themachan.com, Rs 10,000 a night per couple, including breakfast and dinner.

Why: Imagine this: four gorgeous, eco-chic tree houses rising 40 feet above the Jambulne forest, complete with glass ceilings, outdoor baths and wooden decks overlooking the valley. Wild fig trees made lush with monsoon, in which vultures, falcons and Malabar Whistling Thrushes live. What are you waiting for, you high flyer?

When: You need to let off some neem.

 

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