Mode C is as much for Calvin as it is for Chaos, as much for Cool as it is for Cold, as much for Class as it is for Crass.

Mode C is a way of life, the Calvin way of life which I am so fascinated by as to keep trying to make it my own way of life. But what exactly is Calvin's way of life, you ask...and I say that there are no clear answers to this one.

I strongly believe, however, that almost all the seriously critical fundamental concepts of life, they are just the bogies under Calvin's bed that he is afraid of. Everyhting else...Miss Wormwood, Susie, Mom and Dad, and of course above all, Hobbes...aren't they all merely the means that he uses to attack these bogies?

It is nothing, therefore, but the perspective of each of these players on the stage of Calvin's dramatic life that helps him fight these bogies and move on in his own unique way...listening to all but doing only what finally makes sense to his own individuality. This is what comes closest, I guess, to the Calvin way of leading one's life...

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The old warhorse: Swagath, GK-2

Image courtesy www.swagath.in
Swagath or being welcomed to the world of good food is what I had expected as I walked into the GK2 outlet of this now-famous chain of Delhi NCR restaurants. Spread over three floors (including a terrace), the promise was aplenty but sadly the delivery not really there.

It is a place that welcomes you to a hopefully pleasant dining experience with its comfortable seating, appropriate lighting and non-overbearing staff. However, when it comes to the real deal, which is the food, there was a lot to be desired.

We ordered a lahori mixed veg taka tak and a dal tadka along with some malabari paratha and rumali roti, a safe choice by any standard. However, what arrived was far from what we wanted. Spicy and oily curry and dal were accompanied by hard and dry breads, that too when what we had ordered should have been particularly soft.

I liked the place but what it stood for was not getting reflected in what came across. I can understand this place being a heaven for people who dig non-vegetarian or coastal food but there are some basics that you can not go wrong on. For the ambience and service that turned out to be charming as expected, I would rate them highly but Swagath at GK2 didn't impress me with its food.
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