Another New Place to Eat

While the rest of the people in this part of Hyderabad worry about where their next meal is going to come from, the Jubilee Hills folks have a different sort of worry; they worry about where to have the next meal. What with scores of posh restaurants to choose from, the Jubilee Hills money bags really have a tough time deciding where to go for their lunch/dinner. They are the sort who don’t think twice about eating out at all times of the day. I really, really envy those living in that posh place. Imagine learning a new place to eat every other week. Another new place opened recently causing intense heartburn in those who don’t live in Jubilee Hills

As if there aren’t enough restaurants already in Jubilee Hills, another new one opened about ten days ago, this one- a Thai restaurant, if you please, that goes by the name of ISDA, on Road No. 92. I guess with the road numbers crossing ninety, the plan is to have at least one or two restaurants in each road and maybe that’s the reason why there’s a new joint opening every other week. Anyway, I really hope the new restaurant lives up to the expectations of the Jubilee Hills crowd and vice versa.

Meanwhile the food scene in other parts of Hyderabad is hotting up with Ramzan barely a week away. Ovens to hold the vessels used to make Haleem are coming up briskly in front of all Irani hotels worth their name. It is going to be a mouth watering wait for the Ramzan month to begin. However, the recession is making its effect felt because it is already in the news that Haleem is going to get costly by at least five rupees. Let it be five rupees or ten rupees more we Hyderabadis are going to knock off tons and tons of Haleem faster than they can make it.

Irani chai has become costlier now. The prices have gone up by at least one rupee with most Irani restaurants selling a cup for six rupees. Until last week it was only five rupees in most places like Bombay Bakery, Paradise and such famous joints and now one has to shell out an extra rupee for one cup. Now that I have become a weekend Hyderabadi I really miss my daily dose of Irani chai and eagerly look forward to Sunday to have it. That is the sort of sacrifice one has to make in government service, and people say government employees are a pampered lot. If only they knew how it feels to go without Irani chai for a week.