Let’s talk about books for a second. I’ve been reading plenty over these past months & I just finished Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl…I know, I know I’m mega late to the party. With each chapter ending with a cliffhanger and the plot getting more twisted by the page, I had trouble putting it down. I completely devoured it & can’t wait to catch the movie in the cinema when it releases on Friday. Although I personally think that Bradley Cooper (as opposed to Ben Affleck) would have been a better fit as Nick, but I could be biased ;).
Speaking of devouring, I want to share a delicious meal from the weekend at The Sassy Spoon a.k.a. a totally underrated restaurant in Mumbai. A friend, who’s as much a foodie as I am, was visiting from out of town so I knew this would be the perfect place to take her to.
Along with a great ambience & attentive staff, the food alone deserves a blog post of its own. With each dish on the menu sounding better than the next, we finally settled on an appetizer & 2 mains…obvs in the middle so we could taste it all!
- Harissa Spiced Grilled Chicken with Garlic Yogurt – totally need to try & replicate this at home
- Grilled Prawns with Fresh Sweet Corn Polenta & Galangal Cream
- Brown Rice Paella with Broad Beans, Olives, Grilled Artichokes, Smoked Fennel & Marinated Peppers – with extra artichokes given our mutual love for those suckers
All 3 tasted outstanding and left us with enough room for dessert. The last time I ate at The Sassy Spoon, I kicked myself when dessert rolled around i.e for not saving enough space. When a restaurant has a separate (& extensive) dessert menu with options like ‘7-Layer Textured Hazelnut & Chocolate’, a selection of homemade ice creams & ‘Sweet Potato & Chocolate Cake’, you know you’re in for a treat. After much deliberation, we settled on the Warm Caramel Peanut Tart with Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream:
No words guys…except that this could quite possibly be the best dessert I have eaten in Mumbai till date. I know the picture doesn’t do justice (damn dim lighting!), but trust me on this! Peanuts, chocolate, homemade ice cream, cookie dough- it’s the best of all worlds! As coffee lovers, we also ordered a scoop of the Coffee & Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream, which was basically coffee ice cream intertwined with bits of chocolate sponge cake – YUM!
Apparently they have a different lunch menu, which I want to try out soon. Food aside, at least there’ll be better lighting for photos – #InstagramJunkie #FoodBloggerThrills ;).
Have you read Gone Girl? Thoughts?
What’s the best dessert you’ve eaten?
Oh heavens – I think I could make a meal off of the Sassy Spoon’s dessert menu!
The best dessert I have had recently is Kemps Moose Tracksice cream with homemade hardshell – I haven’t gotten dessert out in awhile but have been saving space to come home to ‘ol faithful š
Cannot wait to see your replication of that Harissa spiced chicken dish! Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
OH MY GOODNESS- I just googled that ice cream and it sounds divine! Who needs to go out for dessert when you have that at home!!
Whoa Mumbai I’m impressed- this looks delicious! That chicken totally looks replicate-able. (that better be a word!)
Haha you know I just Googled that (nerd alert!). Apparently the term is ‘replicable’ š
That dessert sounds insane! I have read Gone Girl and I saw the movie last week. It was good, but I agree that Bradley Cooper would have been a much better choice!
Bradley > Ben…always!!!
I’m going to be honest – when we visited India last year, I felt like the desserts weren’t up to par with what I was expecting. But it looks like I wasn’t eating at the right restaurants! That tart sounds delicious!
And I saw Gone Girl a few weeks ago…Ben Affleck was surprisingly a really good Nick. But I agree that Bradley Cooper would have been a good pick too!
Next time you are in India, you better swing by Mumbai…I will make sure you get your fill of GOOD dessert š
i have not read gone girl..but thats on my list.
Can’t recommend it enough!
That dessert sounds amazing! Think they deliver to Canada? :-p I was actually pretty impressed with Ben Affleck as Nick, and that’s saying a lot because I’m not fan of his at all. I do agree that Bradley Cooper could have been a good choice though. Or Alexander Skarsgard! I feel like he would have been a good Nick.
So I just Googled Alexander Skarsgard….dayyy-umn, he is HOT! And he is also much more fitting as Nick than Ben Affleck!
That whole meal looks amazing! I’m really intrigued by the shrimp dish – I’ve never cooked with polenta before and don’t really remember ever having it at a restaurant. But I want to change that and try it out sometime!
I’m glad you saved room for dessert this time because it definitely looks like something you don’t want to miss.
I cooked polenta a couple of times when I lived in London and remember really enjoying it baked- definitely something to try out!
Don’t worry; I know what it’s like to have lighting ruin a beautiful photo, so I’ll use my imagination!
Mmmmm, it DOES look delicious. I love the way it’s plated too–spaced out.
Haha glad we are on the same wavelength, Linda š
I haven’t read this book, but I do want to. I love the name of this place, Sassy Spoon!
Oh you must read it- such a quick read too!
I was stuck on the prawns… then paella… but oh, that dessert…
Gah I wanna go back & eat it all over again š
I don’t know if it’s the best, but my current dessert obsession is a scoop of milk & mint ice cream. Fresh spearmint blended with crema ice cream: A-ma-zing! Especially when you add a curl of dark chocolate on top! Just Divine…
Oh wow- that sounds awesome! Have you tried the mint chic chip ice cream at Baskin Robbins? To.die.for!
I have – I ask them to make a milkshake of it for me if I’m being super indulgent – well, I did when I lived in London… No Baskin Robins here that’ I’ve found… š
I took indulgent to a whole new level a few years ago on my birthday- I got them to make me an ice cream cake with alternating layers of Jamoca Coffee ice cream, chocolate cake & mint chic chip ice cream….SO good!
Wow that restaurant looks amazing! If/when I’m ever in Mumbai I’m calling you up and we’re going there š Just looking at that homemade ice cream (and all the desserts really) is making me all sorts of happy š
ps- Gone Girl has been sitting on my shelf for like a year- I STILL havent read it. [Drops head in shame, wondering if it’s better to delete this portion of the comment…]
Er restaurant or not, you best be calling me WHEN you are in Mumbai :)! Please start reading Gone Girl asap- you will not be able to put it down!!
Haven’t seen gone girl, I have heard MIXED reviews…… Maybe when it comes out on Netflix š
And for dessert, well I haven’t had a gluttonous dessert in AGES thanks to my food allergies, however, I have to say I am loving my own baking these days! ha ha!
Home-made or gluttonous, I am hardly bias when it comes to dessert ;)!
I’m a big fan of garlic yogurt, especially with cucumber and dill. Underrated restaurants can sometimes be the best!
Love making garlic yogurt dips to eat with raw veggie sticks :)!
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