A quick action is needed - Sat Dec 19 TRC

[Mayur Dewal]

 As you know when it gets to a group of 18 people, restaurants have a bit difficult time.
 
So here is Ananda's standard menu-
 
http://anandarestaurant.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DM-WEB-0922-15.pdf
 
And here is a special event one -
http://anandarestaurant.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Private-Event-Packages.pdf
 
So please send your selections to me from the regular menu and I will create one event menu for us.  Using the $54 choice.  We can pick any appetizer, entrée, desert, etc. All they need is an advance notice.
 
It is not going to be a buffet, it will be proper service.  In fact if the bar is not too crowded we will have Drinks and Appetizers at the bar/lounge area.  Then we will proceed to our table for Dinner.
 
Hopefully they will do separate checks (they have agreed as of now!) for cocktail time and dinner time, but even if not we know Mihir has a way to figure it out.
 
So let's move on quickly and make selections.
 
Regards,
 
Mayur

[Mayur Dewal]

(Please let me know if you agree or want to change)

Avocado & Roasted Corn (if there is a choice of Salad)

Appetizers

Kulu Kofta Spring lamb with diced vidalia onions, red peppers, and

Himalayan salt. Braised with olive oil, lemon and garlic.

Gobinda Dharamshala bazaar food. Roasted cauliflower tossed with

lime, chili and tamarind, topped with toasted sesame..

Entree

Chicken Cheera Prepared with organic spinach, green chillies,

ginger, garlic and tomatoes

Mashli Tarka Spicy fish curry made with fresh catch of the day

Shrimp Adrak Marinated in lime juice, chillies and ginger,

then grilled and served with mint, mango and avocado chutney

Dal Makhani A traditional combination of organic lentils cooked

in the manner of every Indian household

Navrattan Curry Fresh vegetables, homemade cheese, nuts

and raisins in a mildly spiced mixture.

Sides

Basmati Rice

Assorted Naan Basket

House-made Chutneys

Mango

Spiced Pear

Mint, Mango and Avocado Medley

 

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Subject: [TRC] A quick action is needed - Sat Dec 19 TRC
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[Neha Bendre]

Agree.

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[Sadhana Phansal]

Great choice Mayur! Mouthwatering! 2 diwas upaas karayla pahije...

Sadhana

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[Mukund Agashe]

Hi Mayur and All

I looked at the standard menu and the event packages you sent. I understand since we are group of 18 people restaurant would like to have some advance notice.

Can we not select from the standard menu and send them our list in advance instead of the event package?

Event package has many more dishes them what we would like to have and many others many feel the same way.

Regards

Mukund & Pradnya

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[Mayur Dewal]

Hello Mukund & Pradnya,
 
I read your mail about making choices etc. but didn't exactly understand if you wanted to add something or suggest something completely different.
 
In any case I do not know if you read the choices I had sent earlier.  Please take a look below and sure you can make/suggest any changes.
 
I hope to send our selection to them tonight.
 
Mayur
 

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Subject: I made following choice please review - Sat Dec 19 TRC
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:27:58 -0500

[Rajesh Atitkar]

Mayur

We are okay with your choices 

Thanks

Raju Madhura 

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[Beena Kurane]

Mayur,

Unless and until the choices have chicken and veggie I am okay. Mihir is ok with whatever you have picked. I think I am with your choices I think.

Thanks

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[Shirish Bendre]

Mayur,

It is Nupur's choice and we are ok with what she chooses. 

Though I haven't looked at the menu, I feel that doing this set menu will be unnecessarily expensive than ordering from the menu.

Considering most of the people's appetite, I do not think we can do justice to the food included in the set menu.

We will gladly accept what Nupur chooses.

Thanks.

Shirish Bendre | 703-568-0042 | shirish...@workmethods.com

[Archana Gharpuray]

I am ok with the choice.

Mahen will respond with his choice, he is still a vegetarian.

Archana
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Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015, 7:52 PM

Mayur,Unless and

until the choices have chicken and veggie I am okay. Mihir
is ok with whatever you have picked. I think I am with your
choices I think.Thanks

On Thursday, December 17,
2015, Rajesh Atitkar <rati...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Mayur
We are okay with your
choices 

ThanksRaju Madhura 

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iPhone
On Dec 17, 2015, at 3:27

-Beena

[Mahendra Gharpuray]

Mayur,

I would also prefer to order one or two vegetarian dishes and that should be sufficient considering my appetite rather than this elaborate menu. Is that an option or we have to choose from the event packages. 

Mahen 

[Vidya Patankar]

 

I agree with what Shirish said.

 

It's too much food and a little bit expensive (not for the amount of food we will get but objectively). But the marginal uptick in $$ and more food is never a showstopper. :)

 

I am not particularly concerned about the restaurant not being able to handle the large group, we will have plenty of time to wait and do gappa, so service time should not be a concern per say. 

 

Having said that, menu does look good. I am okay with the consensus.

 

It would be nice to get ALL VEG menu for Nupur and I, nice to be able to eat everything we pay for :)

Hope I am not complicating things... else I prefer to go with a la carte for myself.

Atul is in transit, he will like the wide variety in the set menu you all go with.

Thanks, looking forward!

Vidya

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[Vidya Patankar]

Sorry, I forgot Mukund in ALL VEG option...

Different people, different choices... Mayur/Nupur, make the last call, we will love whatever you pick. :)

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[Mihir Kurane]

I guess I am a bit late to the party (but then the party isn't till Saturday right??)......whatever.

So the two choices are

- Private menu ($54 p/p)

- a la carte 

Here is a wild(or educated) guess at what we might end up ordering for 18 people 'a la carte'. Per my calculation it will come to about $33 per person. That makes the private menu $21 more per person. And  I doubt we will all be able to finish all they have on that private menu list.

I would just go 'a-la-carte'. Lets just pick 3-4 appetizers, 2 veg, 4 nonveg course and order a total of about 14 (per my estimate below) dishes .......That will be a lot for 18 people but even so.

	#	Price	total
Appetizers	12	8	96
Veg main	4	17	68
Nonveg	10	21	210
Rice	4	20	80
Naan	36	4	144
			598	33.22222
				per person

 

-Mihir

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[Nivedita]

We are fine with the choices made below.

- Nivedita

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[gokhalez]

Considering it is Saturday add me to the veg group as well, but I am ok with either option.

Sachin 

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Subject: I made following choice please review - Sat Dec 19 TRC
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:27:58 -0500

[Mihir Kurane]

Going further may I suggest the following as a-la-carte. Mayur'/Nupur's choices were pretty good so I am including those.  So, those who agreed with Mayur-Nupur's choice get what they want......and those who did not agree.....also get what they want!!

What say?

Appetizers

3 kulu kofta

3 gobinda

3 chicken chaat

Main- Veg

2 veg jalfrezi

2 malai kofta (or any other choice by the veggies)

Main-Non Veg

3 Chicken Cheera

3 Mashli Tarka

3 Lamb Vindaloo

1 or 2  Shrimp Adrak

2 veg biryani or plain rice

2 chicken or lamb biryani

 

-Mihir

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[Neha Bendre]

Mihir, 

I agree with you and like this option.

Regards,

Neha

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[Mayur Dewal]

Thanks all Mukundand I haf talked and came to same conclision.

I confirm with Ananda later tinight (email) 

Just got back from another dinner

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[Atul Patankar]

I of course agree with everything Vidya said 🙏

From Istanbul,
Atul Patankar

[Atul Patankar]

Mrs. and Mr. Potus,

Rocking year-end TRC! Khup maja ali. Great choice. Good that everyone made it.
Jetlagged,
Atul Patankar

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[Mahendra Gharpuray]

Great ambience, great food and above all great company 

Mahen

[Mukund Agashe]

Mayur, Nupur

Very good choice of the restaurant. Food was amazing especially Govinda and rosemary paratha with sea salt. I probably want to go there for just for Govinda, running rosemary parathas with Amrut.

Service was 2^nd to none and I think the best decor I have seen for an Indian restaurant in DC area.

Great TRC and that too with full quorum with great gossip to end it all.

[Beena Kurane]

Mayur, Nupur,

Choice was excellent. We have to go back again in May- June for sure. Full quorum, great food and ofcourse great company!

Missed the gossip I guess:)

Cheers to TRC and wonderful year ahead.

Will see you all soon.

Mihir and Beena

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[Atul Patankar]

And First Lady, thank you for sponsoring the drinks and appetizers!

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Subject: Re: [TRC] A quick action is needed - Sat Dec 19 TRC

[Neha Bendre]

Mayur and Nupur,

Excellent pick! It was very nice to see full quorum. 

Rosemary naan and Shrimp and fish curry excellent.

All in all good food and good company.

Nupur, Thanks for the sponsorship.🍷😃🍤.

Cheers to the many more TRC.

See u all soon.

Regards,

Neha and Shirish