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What: bpb and Smoke House Deli’s meat class at Smokehouse Deli, shop no C-90G, High Street Phoenix, 462, Lower Parel, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to book your slot (16 seats only, first come first serve), Rs 1,500.
Why: bpb and Smoke House Deli team up to host a meat class that you can buy a steak in. At individual work stations, Chef Glyston will teach you the best ways to cut and cook steak and chicken, plus how to make two marinades and two sides. On the menu: House mustard steak with roasted potato wedges, carrots and asparagus and Peri Peri rubbed chicken with mashed potatoes and a side salad. At the end of class, you can scarf down all that you've cooked.
When: Buffalo soldiers assemble on June 16, 10 am to noon.
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What: Smart talk speech bubbles from Random in Tandem, call Naqiya Yusuf at 9820901910 or visit the Facebook group here, Rs 1,599 plus shipping.
Why: Because if walls could talk, they’d tell you to put the milk back in the fridge, or remind you to get that cavity filled. Alternatively, they could belt out your favorite lyrics (“Here is the church and here is the steeple/ We sure are cute for two ugly people”) or give you a pat on the back. Listen to what they have to say with these cute mountable blackboard speech bubbles that you can write on, erase and reuse, conceptualised by month-old design label Random in Tandem.
When: Now, because it’s not too slate!
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What: Comic art murals by Fiza Khan, call 9819822247 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , start at Rs 25,000.
Why: A course at NIFT Delhi; six-month module with Marvel Comics in LA; and a decade of playing Tekken video games are responsible for artist Fiza Khan’s graphic novel wall paintings, which come with three point perspectives and dynamic body movements. Since your room is used to all kinds of graphic content, naturally, we thought of you. Fiza can do Iron Man-ish superheroes, Manga art, mythological gods and her favourite: characters inspired by Japanese tattoo art.
When: You need a Sliver of Surfer.
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What: Doggy bags for your international travel by Heat 2 Eat, call 9820865453 /9820579350, view the Facebook page here, pick up from Juhu, Rs 300 for a kilo pack of ready-to-eat poha.
Why: If you’re too cool to pack theplas for your vacation, outsource the job to mother-daughter duo Rita and Pankti, who put them in vacuum sealed bags. They also do their own ready-to-eat doggy bags for travellers – masala khichdi, upma, poha, missal, Gujarati dal – that can be cooked in the microwave in two minutes after adding water. Unlike the ones available in the supermarket, these they claim, have no added preservatives or colour.
When: You want to say aloha to poha.
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What: Vir Das at Café Zoe, Todi Mathuradas Mill Compound, 126 NM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, call 24902065, no entry or cover charge.
Why: The super funny and easy-on-the-eyes stand up comedian performs two and a half hours of new material for Fosters LOL finale at the recently reopened Café Zoe. Entry is free and first come first serve. Warning: Only Fosters beer will be served – that and mock tales!
When: Sunday June 3 from 7:30 pm – 10 pm. Learn more here.
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