The Taste of Kochi a.k.a Kayees Biriyani !

One and only answer to the question "What could be tagged as the Taste of Kochi? ". For it has won the likes of generations, and will keep doing the same. Yes, its about the Kayees Biriyani that this Gallan is talking about, undoubtedly.

There are quite a lot of eat-outs in Kochi that has a five star rating given by the Gallans, like the Pai Dosas and Rappai's Fast Food. But Kayees Biriyani should be the only one rated '10 on 10′ among those. When talking about Kayees, this Gallan needs to be specific. As to, which restaurant of theirs is being talked about. This time, its about the Kayees Hotel at Durbar Hall Ground Road.

The overall experience was very good. Was welcomed in by a young man, who also helped this Gallan to find a place of his liking. The orders were taken right away and was asked to wait for a short while. The aroma of the mutton biriyani that they bought for itself made this Gallan feel that the wait wasn't a waste.. Yummm… The biriyani was so tasty that, once after starting to eat it, this Gallan couldn't even realise that the waiter was still standing near to know if he had to bring hot water or cold one. Awesome tasty, mesmerizing aroma and an Exotic biriyani altogether!

Being bowled over by the taste of their first serving, this Gallan decide to try their chicken variant too. It was yet another praise deserving decision, and it doubled the joy, at an extra cost of Rs.95/-. And the mutton biriyani came for Rs.105/-. The yummy dates' pickle is a unique offering from Kayees. You gotta ask for it, if at all they din't serve it. And yeaah.. a bit costlier when compared with the other hotels in town. But again.. you won't get to eat the Kayees biriyani elsewhere..

One can always find every kind of crowd at the Kayees. Be it family groups, gang of youngsters, aged couples (and young too ;)), business people, celebrities and every other kind of crowd category… Its the Kayees' ambiance that makes it possible. But make sure you reach there either after 11:30 AM and before 2:00 PM OR after 6:00 and before 10:00 in the evening, if you really don't wanna get disappointed.

The first Kayees Hotel was set up at New Road, Mattancherry, and its still there, beholding all the power and prestige. This place is, for sure, the ultimate. But the one that this Gallan spoke about isn't anywhere behind. Need to say that it may be a bit better than the Mattancherry one, with respect to the quality of biriyani rice used. Both the places are infact a must try. This Gallan recommends.

Location:

Durbar Hall Road, Near Jos Junction (M G Road), Kochi

Phone: 0484 2354321, 048406584321

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SENSATION PER PARTY – DJ Night in Kochi

Setting trends is meant only for the talented. Introducing the new trend in town, "SENSATION PER PARTY" by Team Sensation…

When? From 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 9  to 12:30 AM on July 10 (2011)

Where? Nyle Plaza Hotel, Vytilla, Kochi.

FREE entry for couples and ladies !

For more details, call : 09995222367

The TEAM SENSATION Story:

'TEAM SENSATION' is a DJ band formed by DJ ArEz and DJ Jeff Netto in link with SAMBAS KOCHI. The idea behind is to connect Electronic music with Indian and Western Music. TEAM SENSATION will perform with Other artist of Classic and Western. Trying to create a combo of feelings, emotions, and groove at the same time. TEAM SENSATION is now fully loaded as a band and as a group to make people groove and dance.

TEAM SENSATION is the fruit of a long dream. As friends, DJ ArEz and DJ Jeff Netto started thinking about this from 2008. They could not proceed because of their studies. Then ArEz started remixing BOLLYWOOD numbers. His second Album, 'EVER GREEN @ TURNTABLE' came out to be a hit in he country and achieved a whooping 2000 plus downloads. That was the turning point. As a art of long search,DJ ArEz and DJ Jeff Netto Together made the group. And the name was suggested by 'SAMBAS KOCHI'. And that was the beginning.

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DHUN – A Musical evening with Talat Aziz at JTPAC

Enjoy romance in the rains at JT Pac with Talat Aziz. This Gazal maestro who completed his 25 Years Silver Anniversary with the launch of a special audio and video album in 2004, is now ready to enchant Kochi'tes with his voice and Gazals at the Jose Thomas Performing Arts Center (JT Pac). The ghazal maestro will take you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane with his soulful music on Sunday, 3 July 2011 at 7pm.

For reservations and bookings, contact on 09349528057/09349528107 or log on to www.jtpac.org

More about Talat Aziz:

Talat Aziz took his initial training from Kirana Gharana, formed by Abdul Karim Khan Saheb. Talat was trained primarily by Ustad Samad Khan and later by Ustad Fayaz Ahmed who were great musicians of repute. And for his ghazal training he became a disciple of Mehdi Hassan in 1978. With the help of Jagjit Singh he released his first album in 1979, Jagjit Singh Presents Talat Aziz. Talat also sang some ghazals in films like Umrao Jaan and Bazaar, which were super-hit. Talat released many albums like Jagjit Singh presents Talat Aziz, Talat Aziz live,Images A team Come True Lehren, Ehsaas, Suroor, Saughaat,Tasavvur , Manzil, Storms, Dhadkan, Shahkaar, Mehboob,Khubsoorat,Irshaad, Khushnuma, to name a few with his latest offering in 2009 Caravan e Ghazal in which Sonu Niigaam also participated in a duet 'Qurbaton mein bhi' a ghazal written by Ahmed Faraaz. He is equally versatile while singing a popular sufi number like "Damadam mast Kalandar" or the soul stirring rendition of "Aaina Mujhse Meri" from the film Daddy. Talat Aziz has been singing in concerts for over three decades and has traveled the globe with his sell out performances. His live performances draw enthusiastic audiences all over the world. He completed his 25 Years Silver Anniversary with the launch of a special audio and video album in 2004 at the NCPA Mumbai.

Content Courtesy: www.jtpac.org

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Namdev and Nimmy champions of the First All Kerala Darts Championship

The First All Kerala Darts Championship was held by Team Sam and Cochin Club at Cochin Club, Church Road, Fort Kochi on Sunday, 26 June 2011. Rieko Kitahara, a Japanese dart player and executive in the IHI company at Vallarpadam inaugurated the championship and demonstrated throwing techniques for the benefit of the participants.

In the Men's category Namdev Prabhu defeated P.S. Giridhar in a closely fought final to win the title and secure a place in the Kerala Team for the Nationals to be held in Hyderabad from 5 to 7 July. Manish Bafna came in third place.

Inderpreet Kaur (Nimmy) won the Women's title defeating Asha Kamath. Samor Joseph took the Junior Under 18 years trophy overcoming a 40 point lead by Sukhpreet S.  Partheshwar Sharma took the third place. Nimmy got a double title as she won the Under 15 title beating Sukhpreet.

The game was played on the single leg 301 points to zero format mainly and limiting the ending to three busts with the final bust (crossing 301 points) recorded due to lack of time.

Meanwhile, Team Sam has promised to come up with more Darts tournaments in future. An Ernakulam District Darts Championship is also scheduled to be in August. Good times ahead.

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