When the stars fell to Earth

As a kid growing up in Mumbai we had a cute Christmas ritual, every year we'd all bundle into the car and drive down the by lanes of Bandra, to check out the  lovely Christmas decorations in the quaint old bungalows. The furniture store was a stop we had to do. This year I did the family drive by and also decided to go for a walk down the by lanes as well.

There's something magical and mystical about walking down the streets during winter, the lovely nip in the air, the crisp sea breeze, the faint smell of bakeries baking bread. Bandra transforms into a whimsical garden of twinkly lights, stars and tiny cribs that spot every corner! It's always the small things that matter, the little, almost insignificant things that mean the most to me.

When the walls speak to you

I love strolling down the by lanes of Bandra, especially the lanes that transport you back in time, where you are witness to the peaceful blend of the old and new, co-existing in harmony. If you are an artist or artistically inclined the wave of quirky wall art is a delightful surprise,I personally love the artwork that creeps up on you where you least expect it or the random artwork that might not make sense and even go unnoticed!

An afternoon well spent @Uba Tuba

Yesterday was quite an eventful day,called up a friend of mine who owns Uba Tuba,the new mexican restaurant in Bandra to give him a earful about some stuff, only to realise he was understaffed for the day and needed help with service.Of course I jumped on board and hopped into a rick and made my way towards Mehboob studio to help him out.

The afternoon turned out to such a wonderful experience,I had the pleasure to meet so many wonderfully interesting people one person stood out,she's a fellow artist and we quickly got chatting about art, what I do and what she does.Turns out she runs a really cool company called Dypsydoodles do check out her work especially if you have kids.!http://www.dypsydoodles.com/After chatting at length about art,inspiration,work-life balance,the ups and downs of being an 'entrepreneur' we exchanged numbers and parted ways hoping to bump into one another soon!

By the way she has the most adorable kid,who after a little convincing gave me the most rocked out poses of the day!

Dipika and her husband enjoying their meal despite the shutterbug[yours truly]

The little rockstar for the afternoon playing or Mexican Happi drums

Met a few people who had made their way to Uba Tuba after visiting the Bandra lit fest and we got chatting about all the things they did there and their experiences.Also had the pleasure of meeting some lovely families who had stepped out for a nice Sunday lunch!All in all a lovely Sunday afternoon experience,filled with chatting up the customers,having real conversations with like minded people,clearing tables,taking orders,serving orders!!One hell of an experience and I'm bound to do it again pretty soon!!

I've never regretted doing something I've never done before and yesterdays experience stands testament

Uba Tuba-You can almost taste it!_Mexican cuisine,cold press juices and salads

The men behind the scene who made sure we got our orders on time

How can we forget the man of the hour,Shardul my very dear friend who made it all happen!!

Yes I did the unthinkable i caught them mid bite,my bad

The happiest chirpiest two people i've ever met!!

So this is what i was upto to last Saturday,a very dear friend of mine is on the brink of launching his very own restaurant in Bandra called Uba Tuba,its got some to die for Mexican cuisine,cold pressed juices and delicious salads on the menu.For all the heath conscious, pro locally sourced people out there this is a must try!!Uba Tuba is located on St.Sebastian road near Lilavati[off Chapel Road]For starters am soon proud of him for taking the leap of faith and going in guns a blazing, can't imagine all the things he has on his plate[besides the yummy food of course ;) ]


Last Saturday we had a little informal food tasting at the restaurant,this was my first ever food tasting and i had such a blast!!Not only did I get to taste some super delicious Mexican dishes we actually got to create our very own cold press juices,my absolute fave was the watermelon-cucumber-basil,super excited about all the other concoctions we can create in the future!!Had some really interesting people drop in and had some really interesting conversation to match!!

Here's a sneak peek into Uba Tuba,still under the wraps awaiting the launch date!!