Then she showed us how to decorate chocolate and even let us try it out...
We were very eager to taste the chocolates that were made and we shamelessly grabbed them from the plate and enjoyed every bit of it. It was real pity that we got just one piece each. Lil dude enjoyed the cream from the chocolate cups and licked away the chocolate finally.
Vaishali had planned for a photo shoot and after the chocolate workshop we were eager to do the shoot. The next hour or so was total fun.We trying to arrange ourselves in a way that would look nice and then again sitting in another position and clicking. Kamalika became the official photographer in this trip and she was busy getting us sit in a proper way. Ruchi and Vaishali's hubby helped us take the group snap.
The moment I went inside, I fell in love with the place. The decor is very unique and the best part it that they sell only eggless cakes and bakes!
The shop is owned by
Mr.Shimul Mehta. I loved the decor.The walls had comic strips and the goods to be sold were on racks suspended from the ceiling that gave an image of the racks actually floating in mid air!
In the first click is the owner Mr.Mehta and the person in the last pic above is the baker who prepared the awesome cake decors.
The shop had a wide range of cakes that I could not stop myself from clicking each and every one of it.
While we waited for the workshop to start,we watched in awe as the baker quickly turned out several types of cakes for the shop.
Then he showed us how to decorate cakes and also demonstrated chocolate cigars, chocolate fans, edible flowers with cream etc.Being a professional , he was so fast in doing things that we requested him several times to slow down.
In the middle of all this Lil dude suddenly decided it was not a good thing to be quiet or perhaps he had seen too much of chocolates and cream or he was bored,or whatever, started to get cranky. I took him outside the work area to the bakery to relax a while with lil dude.Srivalli joined me a bit later and both of us sat there to chat[what else will we do!!]. Mr.Mehta started chatting and soon we were telling him about BM and he was quite impressed.
He also showed us several clicks of his egg less creation.Check out
Mr.Shimul Mehta's FB link to see how gorgeous his cakes are....
After the workshop, we shopped for some baked goodies in the bakery and ordered some more to take back home. Mr.Mehta gifted us with a Ferrero Rocher cake.I will tell you what became of that cake tomorrow...
We left the bakery and Vaishali took us out for an authentic Gujrathi Thali lunch at the
Sarbhara, Karnavati Club.
Lil dude decided that it was enough with hos fussing and fell asleep the moment we entered the restaurant. And I gladly enjoyed a great lunch.
Never in my life have I eaten like this! I never said no to any dish that was being served!As I said earlier, I was beginning to think to think my tummy was bottomless!!
This is our lunch Thali. Seeing this I really began to miss Lil Angel.She would have loved to have a few dishes from this thali....
All of us waited till all the dishes were served and never dared to touch the thali till the end of service. Guess why?Yea, to click the pis of course. We needed to take pics of any thing that is edible[being food bloggers!] and this thali was too beautiful to pass.
We had a scrumptious lunch with Vaishali explaining the name and ingredients of each dish and we were digging into the food like hungry folks who have never seen such a thali before!
Then pan was served and Vaishali[once again] showed us how to assemble and eat it...
We walked out leisurely and by that time, the restaurant was almost empty.We happily clicked a few group shots and proceeded out....
After the delicious lunch were headed off for some shopping
.A few of them returned to shop for toys for their kids and returned to the
hotel the hotel. We we went to a cloth store and we got some nice salwar/kurti
materials and saris.
I was very tired carrying Lil dude around and wanted to rest
a while but by the time we got back to the hotel we realised we had very little
time to get ready for the barbecue dinner that Vaishali wanted to take us to.
Knowing how less time we had on hand, I rested my tired feet
and lil dude was now very bright and ready to take on what ever was next.
The dress code for the evening was Traditional attire. So
Lil dude was dressed up in a cute little sherwani that mom had got and just as
I was about to get ready, Princi mam[Yea, its Vaishali] walked into my room and
gave me a look that said she was not happy with me. I was still in the white’s
and almost all of them were ready. She asked me to hurry else we won’t be
getting a table for dinner.
I dumped Lil Dude into kamalika’s hands and got ready. It
was the quickest dress change ever! I was ready in the traditional attire with
the necessary accessories, all under 1 minute! I was amazed myself.
We then ran downstairs and piled into her car. The
traffic was heavy by then and we kept
chatting about food, personal stories, the city …
Lil dude was either bored or
claustrophobic, that he began to get
cranky. Nothing could be done to distract him.I had a tough time with him in the car....
Vaishali drove a long way and Srivalli began to wonder aloud
if the Barbecue place was located in the outskirts.Vaishali nodded and then
after a while we got down. Suddenly it dawned to me that we had come to
Vaishali’s house.
I remembered seeing the Ganesha paining in one of her posts
and we were speechless! The path way to her house was beautifully decorated and
lamps were lit. It was like welcoming VIP’s and I suddenly realised she had
done all this for us!
The beautiful Rangoli at the entrance....
Her hubby and family members greeted and welcomed us and
soon we were wandering around her beautifully decorated house.
Her house was so beautifully done.Everything seemed to be in perfect match to Vaishali's personality and it gave a feeling of warmth and coziness.
She showed us
around and then we adjourned to the lawn where there was a roaring bon fire,
for some barbecue.
Lovely diyas / lamps
Her hubby made sure we got to eat all the yummy stuff and
her daughter served us with all her love. God knows how many trips they made
between the table and the barbecue!
We sat under the stars chatting and enjoying the paneer
tikks,barbecued mushrooms and cauliflower and sipping the cool juice that
Vaishali served us. I suddenly missed Lil Angel and was wondering what she
would be doing at that moment.She loves to gaze at the night sky and the more I
sat there, the more I missed her.
It was getting very cold outside and we moved to the veranda
to click some group snaps. After fooling around with different postures and
positions , the photo shoot was done and we were invited inside for dinner!
All along, I assumed the barbecue was dinner and the sound
of some more food did not dazzle me! We has some Naan,dal and Vegetable pulao and to top it up we had
musambi/sweet lime ice cream , orange ice
cream, and cassata. Then came Vaishali’s carrot terrine with Gualb jamun.Even after that heavy meal, we were able to indulge into these desserts.
The highlight of the dinner was the chocolate pan that
Vaishali made for us. Delicious is not
the right word for it.Actually, I must find some new word for that.It was so
good!
We were busy enjoying the pan and Kamalika was busy clicking our facial expression as were enjoyed each bite...
By now Lil Dude was sleepy .Pradnya and myself settled
beside the two sleeping children and started chatting while the rest of the gang
headed out for a Rotla demo.
Tired yet very happy, we returned to the room. The next days
itinerary was scheduled for around 9am. So we had ample time to catch up with
our beauty sleep….
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Bon Appetit...