WHAT’S HOT: Going organic

Hyatt Centric Chandigarh welcomed Chef Amninder Sandhu and her all-women-led restaurant, Palaash, for an exclusive two-day pop-up at Corby’s. With open-fire cooking and organic, locally-sourced ingredients, Chef Amninder’s menu drew inspiration from her roots, travels, and regional heritage. This two-day culinary collaboration was a gastronomical escapade set against the backdrop of the award-winning Corby’s. The Degustation Menu was designed to highlight the season’s finest ingredients with a distinctive and innovative twist. Guests indulged in bold choices like slow-cooked raan, arbi with bhakri and lal thecha, relished the fiery saoji bater or saoji vange with paratha, and refreshed their palate with gendaphool sorbet. The experience culminated with bamboo-smoked pork or phanas, followed by mahua kala jamun and a selection of dreamy desserts, perfectly complemented by a spiced Digestif.

It’s classic

The 54th All-India Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan brought a galaxy artistes on stage at Tagore Theatre. Among the distinguished artistes who performed were shehnai vaadak Lokesh Anand, kathak dancer Pt Rajendra Gangani, vocalists Nivedita Singh and Shubhra Guha, sitar and sarod jugalbandi duo Ayush Mohan and Lakshay Mohan santoor vadak Pt Abhay Rustum Sopori, flautist Pt Ajay Prasanna, Odissi dancer Guru Durga Charan Ranbir & Troupe, sitar-sarod duet Samrat Dutta & Santanu Roy. The Sammelan concludes today with performances of vilonist Santosh Kumar Nahar and tabla trio Vidushi Rimpa Shiva, Visushi Sangeeta Agnihotri and Vidushi Sunaina Ghosh.

Retail therapy

The Minute Log and Vogue and Vibes will bring together an array of designer wear, jewels and all things luxury at the Spring Summer edition on April 2 at Taj Swarna. The concept of trunk shows now getting popular among women, who prefer trending designer wear and shopping experience at one platform rather than hopping from one address to another, this event will showcase some of the rising and already established names in fashion and jewellery from the region. Amritsar has become a rising market for luxury fashion and given this reputation, the market for trunk shows has only grown. So, it’s time to wear those pearls, use the plastic money and enjoy some retail therapy.