I wanted to go there so badly after my first visit that I was just trying to find a reason.. :)
Too many good reviews on Burrp and a few recommendations, landed us at the much obvious "The Egg Factory". This is in the lane next to Dewar’s Wine Stores on the St.Marks road.
The door has a spanner as its handle, dining hall - dim lit with and the walls with red and off white paint and the glass wall towards the road. This one had the paint mark of leg prints of the hen. Next to the door, one would find a huge pipe at the end of which a speaker is fixed which was continuously blowing some amazing English numbers. This enhanced the factory kinda setting with the speakers hidden in the sirens. No false roofing, totally painted black with the lights hanging from top. They’ve made sure the A/Cs are black in color too! The rustic floor adds to the theme! Dining area which can accommodate around 40 people has wooden tables with long wooden bench on one side and foldable metal chairs with cushion on the other side. The third wall is damp with a board, “DAMP WALL. PLEASE DO NOT LEAN”. Later realized, it’s been purposely left that way to make it look more natural.
After a thorough scan of the menu, I ordered the Egg Frittata. The South Western Frittata was a huge hit. After thoroughly satisfied with the frittata, we ordered ultimate veggies omelet. This scored good, but, my favorite still remains the frittata.
For the main course, I had the Egg and Mushroom Ragout Penne which was slightly bland and had its own flavor. One of the best pastas ever for me but, turned out to be too filling for my stomach. This was served with the garlic bread. My friend tried the Mota Special – this is supposed to be one of the famous egg delicacies made on the streets of Manipal. Bread and butter with the egg curry made an exceptionally good combination.
For all this satisfaction – the ambience, the food – ofcourse delicious, the music and the impeccable courteous service, a meal for two would cost anywhere around Rs.400 which is a total VFM..!!
Highly recommended for the eggatarians and for all those who’d love to experiment and have a total transformation..!!
First there was Sir Gary Sobers, then it was Ravi Shastri. Well, before we know that it is Gibbs & Yuvraj, there is also one man I know standing between these 2 & history..so here we go..
It was the summer of '98. All the D G boys were back set to build a team that was going to be the greatest ever to have set foot in DGCG..!!
Let me say that we had a few stars and what an amazing team we had..!! I wish we had pictures to substantiate my claim..!! Anywyz, I will check if I cud get a few from the group..!! I also remember we hosting a tournament @ DGCG & getting all the 3 matches recorded by a local chap working at the local cable network..!! Phew, still hard to believe we did all that..!!
Well, cuming back to the feat that happened way back in `Apr 98..!!
We had decided that we wud kick start our cricket practice that summer after the exams and all we wanted to do was play. Mind you, we really had a good team and had won many small tournaments. Anywyz, Letz get on to the 6 sixes in an over feat that happened on a hot summer afternoon, wch is a feat that VJ achieved during that time.
Anil, our team's fastest & most feared bowler had a brawl with VJ. Anil was supposed to have learnt the art of reverse swing. However, as U like it, VJ is VJ..and so the challenge was set..What a day that was..as Anil continued to bowl fast, the balls seemed to be disappearing faster...VJ was relaxing and in what style..Everyone looked in awe, even the guys who never knew cricket were all part of witnessing history...shortly after this as very few men know, Anil retired from cricket and got into the Dental Clinic (Nah, hez a dentist)..many feel that he has passed his prime but as I told the others that day "what we saw was pure magical"..!!
Many including I, claim this to be just a folklore..!!
Sometimes I wish I cud get back all those golden old days, all those days that I spent as a kid at '18 B Main Rajajinagar'...the days when things were so relaxed...the time when me, VJ, Sid, Supri, Gowda, Kaka, Raja & Anil wud just freak out...the 'Ganesha Habba' days...the days when we played cricket tournaments, the days when we wud go to Krishna Sweets for 'Badaam Haalu'...evenings spent with VJ in Khatta Meetha & MD...evenings spent in FP (our fav hangout even now jus for the amazing food)...days spent with Sid who pursued Spotless like a true Shikari...days spent with Supri on his Hero Puch...there was so little money & even then we enjoyed so much...hard to believe that we hav so much money now but we hardly ever meet..!!
It's really surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at that time..!! So enjoy while it lasts..!!
After reading so many good things about the buffet at Café Masala on burrp! I had no choice but to try it..!!I went there with a friend who had come down from the US and another Vinay who has always had the advantage of being the "good Vinay" between the 2 of us...you bet I was completely bowled over at their big bang buffet spread..!!I will just list the dishes that were on offer:- Two soups (Veg & Non-Veg) & crackers for company
- Two types of bread (I call them buns)
- Three types of veg salads and Two non veg salads
- Lettuce bowl
- Some meat slices (which looked just like cucumber and carrot slices)
- Pizza
- Two veg starters. Two Non veg starters (do fried fish and hara bara kabab qualify?)
- Another Two non-veg dishes
- Veg Pasta
- Veg Biriyani
- Do-it-yourself chat counter
- Two veg gravies
- Two non veg gravies
- Another two veg dishes and two non-veg dishes
- White Rice
- Dal or something to accompany white rice
- Choice of bread (roti, kulcha etc. made after you ask for it)
- Chocolate fountain
- Marsh mellows (sticks provided to poke them and dip into chocolate)
- Fresh fruit bowl
- Three types of Mousse
- Two types of cakes
- Chocolate chips and raisins for garnishing your desserts
- Soft brownies and chocolate cakes(apart from the cakes mentioned above)
- Two flavours of icecream
- Kulfi
- Avocado Gelato
I am sure I have left out few more dishes but hey, thats all I can remember after bombarded with so much choice!Completely overwhelmed, after the experience here, I’ve never been satisfied with any other buffet. Don’t know if its wrong to compare, but, unconsciously I do..!!This I call – The Big Bang Effect..!!
I wanted to go there so badly after my first visit that I was just trying to find a reason.. :) 
