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Alice & Celery wander to Häagen Dazs for a tasting | Fun fun fun

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There couldn’t be a better way to beat the heat than to head to the Häagen Dazs lounge at Phoenix Mills on a weekday. Of course, it can only get better if Alice (of Alice Wandering…) is meeting Celery (of When Harry met Celery) there.

Fondue at Haagen Dazs

Fondue at Haagen Dazs

After tasting literally every flavour (almost 20) at the counter, we settled on “summer berries and cream”, “Belgian chocolate” and “dulce de leche” as our favourites. We were in for a treat as the “fondue”, “summer blossom” and “paradise” creations landed on the table. Split among 6 of us, the fondue was finished in about 3 minutes and summer blossom and paradise in even lesser time.

The Häagen Dazs fondue is one of their signature creations. A pot of melting dark chocolate sauce is surrounded by mini ice cream scoops, fruits and patisserie. Priced at Rs 1300, every fondue comes with four mini scoops of Belgian Chocolate, Strawberry, Cookies & Cream and Vanilla each, eight cubes of sponge cake, three pieces of hard cookies, picola sticks, seasonal fruits and chocolate chip cookies. Sounds yum, doesn’t it? My mouth is watering at the sight and I want to go back for more.

Flower Blossom at Haagen Dazs

Flower Blossom at Haagen Dazs

Flower Blossom and Paradise are pretty much variations of the same concoction. While one is a crunchy waffle basket of vanilla, strawberry, coffee and chocolate ice-cream, raspberry and mango sorbet dressed with hot fudge and raspberry sauce, the other is a mountain of flat waffles dripping with chocolate sauce.

Paradise at Haagen Dazs

Paradise at Haagen Dazs

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Weekend reading of Dhruvi’s posts for MissMalini – 1

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So, I thought I’d post blurbs from some of the fun posts I’ve done for MissMalini.com I don’t intend to post all of them. The icon on the right sits there for a reason. It’s just meant to be a sort of introduction to the kind of work I plan to do for her.

First up, a piece on losing your blog! What a scare Mr. Bachchan gave us. Thankfully, things are back to normal in the blogosphere. :)

Big B blog on MissMalini

To read the entire post, check Big B’s blog lost and found and let me know what you think :)

Business meeting | Pleather bags | Sula

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Aastha (of Indian Summer)  & I had a meeting scheduled at the Sula Vineyards office. Since it was very close to the Palladium, we couldn’t resist checking out the various sales.

We had a nice, quick lunch at the Indigo Deli. They should be offering me a loyalty card because I pay them a visit every month and sometimes, thrice in the same month. Anyway, you must try their potato, corn and jalapeno burger. It’s really filling and delicious. I had a lemon and mint slush as an accompaniment.

Photograph: Aastha Atray

Sunglasses – Mango at G7 mall, Versova, Mumbai | Dress – Platinum Mall, Bangkok, Thailand | Tights – Platinum Mall, Bangkok | Bag – Platinum Mall

We both ended up carrying pleather bags. While I had bought mine in Bangkok, she bought hers at Lokhandwala in Mumbai. Pleather bags are great to carry to meetings and have enough pockets to organize your stuff.

Photographs: Aniruddha Guha

The meeting went off well. Aniruddha Guha dropped in and clicked our pictures. We’re really excited to collaborate again and bring “From the rabbit hole: A vine’yard’ sale” to Sulafest ’11. One more reason for you people to join in.

Mark your attendance at the facebook event: From the rabbit hole

Check out the Sulafest event: Sulafest 2011 and my earlier post here.

 

The cat is out with a bag

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Of the many adventures I had to share with you, I was waiting for an opportune moment to tell you of this one.

It was a rainy day in Goa. The market was shutting down. Yet, three stalls were enthusiastically selling their wares. It was then that I bought my reversible jhola: a black and grey beauty. With time, she aged, wrinkled and wobbled, making it difficult to carry, reaching for the ground each time. Finally, I had to let go.

It was also raining the day I accidentally found just the fabric I needed to give her a new life. I was overjoyed! Fabric was bought, sketches were made and tailor was instructed. It was a patient wait until my new beauty was in my hands.

Photographs: Dhruvi Shah

These were her first shots. I sent them to my closest friends, asking for reactions. They were impressed. I was satisfied.

So, folks, the cat (me) is out with a bag. An old reversible jhola was recycled to use as lining, also making provision for a pocket inside the new bag. Additionally, two fabrics have been used. The one that can prominently be seen is embroidered with gold sequins in a floral shape. The other is used for sides and straps. There is enough volume to carry an A4 sized book, gadgets of daily use, products of daily use, etc. A zipper is used to open and close it. I’m retailing it for approximately Rs. 650, shipping additional. You can place your order with me via email or by commenting on the post or on facebook. It would take 2 weeks to construct and 1 week to deliver.

Now that we’re done with the details, it’s time for some modeling. Of course, all three times that she has been out on the town, it has been to the movies.

Photographs: Aniruddha Guha

Earrings – Golmaal, Lokhandwala, Mumbai | Tunic – Golmaal | Wedges – Mahableshwar market | Jhola – self-designed

Photographs: Dhruvi Shah

The jhola was up for display at the yard sale. A very enthusiastic Aastha placed an order with me and I’m working on a design for her. Aniruddha was very jolly and posed with it. He insisted I must not sell it, she being my first. Ay ay captain, am only taking orders for new ones. :)

The yard sale!

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The yard sale started off with another sighting in the press. It was a huge spread in the Mid Day.
(dated 17th December, 2010) Read it here: Mid Day article online

All our apprehensions and anxiety were put to rest with the response.
We encountered enthusiastic customers, foreign buyers, media persons and it was a whole lot of fun.

You can relive the experience through the pictures:

From the Rabbit Hole: A court'yard sale'

Rashmi showing accessories

As you already know, me (Dhruvi of Alice Wandering), Aastha (of Indian Summer), Karishma (of Purple Peep Toes) and Samidha (of Street Style) were parting with clothes, shoes, bags and books from our wardrobe. In addition, we had Rashmi (who sells at Azure in Khar) with accessories on display.

Happy shoppers

Alice's space

Happy shopper

Day 1 was quite an adventure. It was a smooth ride though because I had my mum (an experienced fashion designer) and my sister (a pro salesgirl) helping me. We had a sweet couple buying a couple of things from us. The boy, while paying, reminded us that he could avail a 10% discount since he had come with a friend. He even offered to tweet. :) For the record, everyone who came with a friend was entitled to their 10% discount.

From the Rabbit Hole: A court'yard sale'

Aastha of Indian Summer

Salonee of She Sells

Day 2 had its own highlights. A lady who was picking up stuff for her daughter made many purchases from us. Salonee (of She Sells) made an appearance. :) We had a lot of people offering to sell their old stuff. They were quite impressed with our managerial skills. :) It was definitely encouraging. Aastha and I plan to whip up something soon.

Photographs: Dhruvi Shah, Aniruddha Guha

Aastha of Indian Summer

One of our happy shoppers, Anamika was very excited about the clothes she picked up from me. At the yard sale, she shared her enthusiasm with Aastha. She has been kind enough to send me pictures of herself. Check her out in the baby pink tunic.

We obviously wouldn’t have had so much fun if the people at Bliss hadn’t opened up their courtyard to us or been so supportive. Those of you who checked out the store at the yard sale ended up buying so many things from them. They’re just darling. It’s a work in progress but you may just see Alice’s stuff at Bliss in the coming future. Watch this space.