Earlier this week I was lucky enough to have dinner with old friends CBGB, here in town for the week. They were even kind enough to book JZ² too; I hadn’t seen them in 10+ years.

We met for dinner at Adrak, and the consensus was that the food was freaking great. Fantastic cocktails, a familiar favourite Indian wine, and incredible food. We didn’t even order; we kind of just let our host pick everything, and he nailed it.

• cocktails
• Papad Ki Tokri (papadams, assorted chutneys & salsa)
• Rhubarb Seekh Kebab (minced lamb, rhubarb, plum jam)
• Patrani Macchi (chilean seabass, cilantro, mint & coconut marinade, banana leaf wrap, South Indian fish sauce, mushroom-coconut khichadi)
• Prawns Tandoori (sesame marinated prawns, sesame, fresh coconut, cheese dip, apple-fennel salad)
• Murgh Makhani (tandoor roasted boneless chicken, tomato-fenugreek sauce)
• Andhra Murgh Biryani (aged basmati rice, marinated chicken puff pastry cover, nut salan sauce)
• Khatte Meethe Baingan (baby aubergine, crispy quinoa, sweet-sour sauce)
• Mint Laccha Parantha
• Butter Naan
• Bottles of Sula Chenin Blanc and Louis Jadot Pinot Noir