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The 15,000 square feet desi themed restaurant has its own Ludo land and Truck Adda
The concept of themed restaurants if picking traction in Pakistan as more and more restaurants are working hard to adopt a theme for their restaurant to provide food lovers with a complete experience.
The latest in these themed restaurants is ‘Chak 51’ which is a 15,000 square feet desi themed restaurant in Bahria Town Islamabad.
The huge restaurant has a seating capacity of 350+ people with multiple outdoor, semi-outdoor and indoor seating options each with their own mini desi theme.
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Karachi’s famous Karamel chunky cookies are officially coming to Islamabad
The Islamabad Eat festival last year featured a variety of eateries from the twin cities but what really won the hearts of Islamabad were Karachi’s famous Karamel chunky cookies.
The Karamel cafe came all the way from Karachi to give Islamabad the taste of their famous chunky cookies and Islamabad couldn’t help but buy bags full of these cookies.
The stall set by Karamel Cookies went out of stock before everyone could get a taste of the chunky cookies and many were left disappointed
The cafe will open doors in the capital on the 28th of April and is inviting everybody to their opening ceremony which will feature live baking and warm cookies fresh out of the oven.
The first 100 customers will also get a free New York chunky cookie absolutely free.
Karamel Cafe is Pakistan’s first cookie house specializing in scrumptious cookie cakes, cookie cups, and chunky cookies.
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Karachiites will soon be enjoying dinner up in the sky with the launch of Pakistan’s first Dinner In The Sky restaurant on August 14, 2018.
Rs 230 million Belgium chain of restaurants is currently in the process of menu selection in the supervision of Belgian chefs. “We will provide unique experience of dinner in the sky to the people of Karachi. For the purpose, we are also in process of selecting menu best suitable to oriental taste”, Dinner In The Sky-Pakistan CEO Alit Atara told Daily Times.
Pakistan will be world’s 65th country to have such flying dinner table after the formal launch of the restaurant in August. The concept is getting global recognition which has presence in Europe, United States, Dubai, Mexico, South-Africa, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, India and Brazil.
“I have been searching the owner for three months to introduce in Pakistan this unique restaurant after an Indian restaurant launched the same”, Atara said, adding that after Karachi they will move to Lahore and Islamabad. Atara has also acquired the rights to launch the restaurant in Sri Lanka.
Founded in Belgium back in 2006, Dinner in the Sky takes guests to culinary heights, as they are literally hoisted 223 feet off the ground to dine with a bird’s-eye view of the city
The dinner table will be flying at an altitude of 72 meter (223 feet) above the ground level will have 22 seat capacity. Each seat is prepared in the protective manner with the adjusted belts. To balance the weight of the flying dining table, a crane system is used, which has been made with a German technology that helps in balancing the weight above the ground, Ali Atara informed saying the system will be approved by the Belgian experts.
The restaurant will provide services 8 hours per day with the total duration of 1 hour flight time and 20 minutes embarking per session. Total 6 flights per day are being offered and 132 people may have the excess to our incredible services daily. Apart from dinning the restaurant will also offer conference meetings in the sky.
The chefs will also be preparing and serving food to the guests while in the air. “We are negotiating with country’s top chefs to hire their services apart from the Belgian chefs”, Atara said. Responding to a question about the safety of visitors, Ali Atara said that the safety of customers up in the sky is the first priority. “Flying tables and chairs, are well seated and fully belted. We have adopted all mechanism of German norm Din 4112”, he added.
The Islamabad Eat festival last year featured a variety of eateries from the twin cities but what really won the hearts of Islamabad were Karachi’s famous Karamel chunky cookies.
The Karamel cafe came all the way from Karachi to give Islamabad the taste of their famous chunky cookies and Islamabad couldn’t help but buy bags full of these cookies.
The stall set by Karamel Cookies went out of stock before everyone could get a taste of the chunky cookies and many were left disappointed
The cafe will open doors in the capital on the 28th of April and is inviting everybody to their opening ceremony which will feature live baking and warm cookies fresh out of the oven.
The first 100 customers will also get a free New York chunky cookie absolutely free.
Karamel Cafe is Pakistan’s first cookie house specializing in scrumptious cookie cakes, cookie cups, and chunky cookies.
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Karachiites will soon be enjoying dinner up in the sky with the launch of Pakistan’s first Dinner In The Sky restaurant on August 14, 2018.
Rs 230 million Belgium chain of restaurants is currently in the process of menu selection in the supervision of Belgian chefs. “We will provide unique experience of dinner in the sky to the people of Karachi. For the purpose, we are also in process of selecting menu best suitable to oriental taste”, Dinner In The Sky-Pakistan CEO Alit Atara told Daily Times.
Pakistan will be world’s 65th country to have such flying dinner table after the formal launch of the restaurant in August. The concept is getting global recognition which has presence in Europe, United States, Dubai, Mexico, South-Africa, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Brazil, India and Brazil.
“I have been searching the owner for three months to introduce in Pakistan this unique restaurant after an Indian restaurant launched the same”, Atara said, adding that after Karachi they will move to Lahore and Islamabad. Atara has also acquired the rights to launch the restaurant in Sri Lanka.
Founded in Belgium back in 2006, Dinner in the Sky takes guests to culinary heights, as they are literally hoisted 223 feet off the ground to dine with a bird’s-eye view of the city
The dinner table will be flying at an altitude of 72 meter (223 feet) above the ground level will have 22 seat capacity. Each seat is prepared in the protective manner with the adjusted belts. To balance the weight of the flying dining table, a crane system is used, which has been made with a German technology that helps in balancing the weight above the ground, Ali Atara informed saying the system will be approved by the Belgian experts.
The restaurant will provide services 8 hours per day with the total duration of 1 hour flight time and 20 minutes embarking per session. Total 6 flights per day are being offered and 132 people may have the excess to our incredible services daily. Apart from dinning the restaurant will also offer conference meetings in the sky.
The chefs will also be preparing and serving food to the guests while in the air. “We are negotiating with country’s top chefs to hire their services apart from the Belgian chefs”, Atara said. Responding to a question about the safety of visitors, Ali Atara said that the safety of customers up in the sky is the first priority. “Flying tables and chairs, are well seated and fully belted. We have adopted all mechanism of German norm Din 4112”, he added.
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Sindhi cuisine is here to tantalise Karachiites' taste buds
KARACHI: If you are living in Karachi and craving a Sindhi delicacy, an eatery has recently opened that may assuage your hunger.
The eatery, named the Sindh Café, is inside the National Museum of Pakistan and one can listen to soft traditional music while enjoying their food in a serene setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Aneesa Ali, who visited the café with her family to eat Hala Naka karhai, which is a specialty of Hyderabad, said the food was very similar to the original dish.
KARACHI: If you are living in Karachi and craving a Sindhi delicacy, an eatery has recently opened that may assuage your hunger.
The eatery, named the Sindh Café, is inside the National Museum of Pakistan and one can listen to soft traditional music while enjoying their food in a serene setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Aneesa Ali, who visited the café with her family to eat Hala Naka karhai, which is a specialty of Hyderabad, said the food was very similar to the original dish.
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This got posted in another thread...Sindhi cuisine is here to tantalise Karachiites' taste buds
KARACHI: If you are living in Karachi and craving a Sindhi delicacy, an eatery has recently opened that may assuage your hunger.
The eatery, named the Sindh Café, is inside the National Museum of Pakistan and one can listen to soft traditional music while enjoying their food in a serene setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Aneesa Ali, who visited the café with her family to eat Hala Naka karhai, which is a specialty of Hyderabad, said the food was very similar to the original dish.
Now that is what i call food!!!!; not the KFC banner showing which is not worthy of being called food.
What is the last pot having? Looks like kind of spinach in mustard oil? Yum, man love it. Reminds me, I need to plant mustard next week.
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It is Mustard leaves
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Mustard Greens Curry (Sarsoo ka Saag) with homemade butter.
Making makki ki roti.. corn Bread . desi style
With lussi
Mixing yogurt.
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This is very very similar to how I have eaten in addis and timket. Similar also to Zanzibar and in Dar-es-salam. Ayran or doogh is what i would call the last bit. Amasi is what it is here, it is easily in each store in packaged in 500ml or 1lit; if I am travelling, that is what I keep with me chilled on long drives from here to Port Elizabeth or CT - 1900km from here.It is Mustard leavescook in any oil.This dish is normally eat with cornbread ( Makki Ki Roti )
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Mustard Greens Curry (Sarsoo ka Saag) with homemade butter.
Making makki ki roti.. corn Bread . desi style
With lussi
Mixing yogurt.
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After success in Multan, South African flame grilled chicken chain arrives in Karachi
Flame Grilled Chicken fans in Karachi will be happy to know that there is finally another big player in the peri peri food arena.
The world famous Flame Grilled Chicken South African chain ‘Barcelos’ have just opened their second outlet in Pakistan. The new outlet is in Karachi’s Boat Basin and is ready to serve people with the finest grilled chicken.
Barcelos specialty is flame-grilled chicken, but it also offers a variety of other items on the menu that you’ll not find anywhere else.
Some of their other unique menu items include skillet cheese fries, stir fry chicken, Trinchado, Portuguese Roll, burgers and more.
Barcelos is named after the famous Portuguese town that is famous for the Barcelos Rooster. The restaurant chain brings African ambiance to Pakistan with Portuguese style cuisine, giving a unique experience.
The restaurant chain boasts around 130+ restaurants across 16 countries in the world and is constantly expanding every year.
Their chicken products are known for their quality and generous portions. Their chicken products are also marinated for 24 hours before they are flame grilled to perfection.
Location of Barcelos Karachi
Barcelos Karachi is located at D-68, Clifton Block 7, Boat Basin, Adjacent to Silk (Emaan) Bank, Karachi.
Flame Grilled Chicken fans in Karachi will be happy to know that there is finally another big player in the peri peri food arena.
The world famous Flame Grilled Chicken South African chain ‘Barcelos’ have just opened their second outlet in Pakistan. The new outlet is in Karachi’s Boat Basin and is ready to serve people with the finest grilled chicken.
Barcelos specialty is flame-grilled chicken, but it also offers a variety of other items on the menu that you’ll not find anywhere else.
Some of their other unique menu items include skillet cheese fries, stir fry chicken, Trinchado, Portuguese Roll, burgers and more.
Barcelos is named after the famous Portuguese town that is famous for the Barcelos Rooster. The restaurant chain brings African ambiance to Pakistan with Portuguese style cuisine, giving a unique experience.
The restaurant chain boasts around 130+ restaurants across 16 countries in the world and is constantly expanding every year.
Their chicken products are known for their quality and generous portions. Their chicken products are also marinated for 24 hours before they are flame grilled to perfection.
Location of Barcelos Karachi
Barcelos Karachi is located at D-68, Clifton Block 7, Boat Basin, Adjacent to Silk (Emaan) Bank, Karachi.
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Talking about hotels, i had a chance to stay at Arcadian Kaghan. Great experience. The location is perfect as it is just about 30min (max) drive from Naran. The setting is outstanding with the hotel building situated on right bank or Kunhar river (remember the road runs on left bank) at foot of a densely forested mountain (which looks huge when you look at it from hotel). The best part, FOOD WAS AMAZING and in all my experience of traveling up north, food is to be taken care of and Arcadian offers what i will term as the best in the valley!
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P.F Chang’s, one of the most popular Asian-Themed US casual dining restaurant chain is coming to Lahore this summer.
The restaurant is known around the world for producing every single dish from scratch on a day to day basis. The restaurant’s specialty is cooking food through an ancient cooking technique that involves cooking food at up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1093 Celsius).
According to the restaurant, the Northern style Chinese Wok technique allows the chefs to create a mix of caramelized and smokey flavors with a crispy texture which gives the food at Chang’s its unique taste.
In Pakistan, P.F Chang’s menu will consist of some of their best dishes from around the world including the original Chang’s Mongolian Beef, Chicken Wraps, The Original Dynamite Shrimp, Cheng-du Lamb, Chang’s Spicy Chicken, and more.
Moreover, P.F Chang’s will offer a variety of handmade dim sum items and sushi along with dessert options from the P.F Chang’s ‘The Pastry Lab’.
The restaurant is already quite popular amongst Pakistanis who have traveled to U.S, London, and Dubai where there are several branches already operating.
The restaurant chain is being brought to Pakistan with the help of Kingsforth (PVT) Ltd.
Location of P.F Chang’s Lahore....
The first location of P.F Chang’s Lahore will be located at 17 C-1, MM Alam Road.
The restaurant is known around the world for producing every single dish from scratch on a day to day basis. The restaurant’s specialty is cooking food through an ancient cooking technique that involves cooking food at up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1093 Celsius).
According to the restaurant, the Northern style Chinese Wok technique allows the chefs to create a mix of caramelized and smokey flavors with a crispy texture which gives the food at Chang’s its unique taste.
In Pakistan, P.F Chang’s menu will consist of some of their best dishes from around the world including the original Chang’s Mongolian Beef, Chicken Wraps, The Original Dynamite Shrimp, Cheng-du Lamb, Chang’s Spicy Chicken, and more.
Moreover, P.F Chang’s will offer a variety of handmade dim sum items and sushi along with dessert options from the P.F Chang’s ‘The Pastry Lab’.
The restaurant is already quite popular amongst Pakistanis who have traveled to U.S, London, and Dubai where there are several branches already operating.
The restaurant chain is being brought to Pakistan with the help of Kingsforth (PVT) Ltd.
Location of P.F Chang’s Lahore....
The first location of P.F Chang’s Lahore will be located at 17 C-1, MM Alam Road.
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Hashoo Group to open five-star hotels in Gilgit-Baltistan
Improved inter-city travel, especially in K-P, encouraged the group to expand at a much faster pace.
LAHORE: The Hashoo Group is all set to expand its business in Pakistan as it plans to open another three five-star hotels, this time in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), said the group’s hospitality division chief operating officer.
The group has already announced that it will begin work on four new five-star hotels by next year in Mirpur, Multan, Hayatabad and Malam Jabba under its Pearl Continental (PC) brand.
A significantly improved security situation in the country has helped boost annual tourist arrivals in Pakistan by 300% with 1.75 million tourists in 2017.
There has been a significant increase in the annual tourism rate and business travel in Pakistan. Domestic travellers have increased 30%, according to the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation.
New hotels will be constructed in Skardu, Hunza and one other city of G-B. Currently, the Hashoo Group is operating seven five-star hotels under the PC brand and two under the Marriot brand.
“Improved security situation and better road connectivity in northern areas has given us an opportunity to expand,” Hashoo Group COO Hasseb A Gardezi told The Express Tribune.
Improved inter-city travel, especially in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and people’s interest in exploring new tourist spots encouraged the group to expand at a much faster pace so that it could capitalise on the opportunity, Gardezi added.
Apart from adding new properties to its network, the group has also opened itself as managing partner for the investors who have finances to build five-star hotels but do not have expertise in hospitality business.
“We are willing to manage portfolios of such investors; we have successfully implemented this model at our Hotel-One brand,” the COO said. He said one of their upcoming five-star hotel projects – PC Malam Jabba – was based on that model. “The building of Malam Jabba hotel is being constructed by the Samsons Group and we will be managing partners of the property,” Gardezi said.
“We are also looking for new partnerships, no matter whether they are from the private or public sector.”
For Gardezi, these upcoming projects will not be the end of the group’s efforts to support Pakistan’s hospitality and tourism industry. The group will continue to expand to other areas where tourist activities are gaining momentum. However, it is looking for government’s support.
“There is ample land available with the government at different tourist spots, which it cannot develop itself. We are looking for public-private partnerships through open competition, so that we can bid and build a hotel there.”
“There are a lot of government guest houses and rest houses, which are not being run efficiently; we are ready to come forward with proposals to make such places profitable for the government. We are also willing to discuss with the government utilisation of historic buildings for commercial purposes.”
Gardezi urged the government to bring down the duty on pre-fabricated material to zero. “We want to build pre-fabricated hotels in future since they take much lesser time than the conventional process; if the government gives a relief on such structures, then it will be much easier for us to construct three to four-star hotels in one year.”
According to Gardezi, constructing a five-star hotel can cost between Rs3 billion and Rs4 billion excluding land. The group has already raised Rs7 billion through bond floats to meet expenses for ongoing projects. He said for upcoming projects the group would manage finances. “We have a revenue stream from every-day operations.”
Improved inter-city travel, especially in K-P, encouraged the group to expand at a much faster pace.
LAHORE: The Hashoo Group is all set to expand its business in Pakistan as it plans to open another three five-star hotels, this time in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), said the group’s hospitality division chief operating officer.
The group has already announced that it will begin work on four new five-star hotels by next year in Mirpur, Multan, Hayatabad and Malam Jabba under its Pearl Continental (PC) brand.
A significantly improved security situation in the country has helped boost annual tourist arrivals in Pakistan by 300% with 1.75 million tourists in 2017.
There has been a significant increase in the annual tourism rate and business travel in Pakistan. Domestic travellers have increased 30%, according to the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation.
New hotels will be constructed in Skardu, Hunza and one other city of G-B. Currently, the Hashoo Group is operating seven five-star hotels under the PC brand and two under the Marriot brand.
“Improved security situation and better road connectivity in northern areas has given us an opportunity to expand,” Hashoo Group COO Hasseb A Gardezi told The Express Tribune.
Improved inter-city travel, especially in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and people’s interest in exploring new tourist spots encouraged the group to expand at a much faster pace so that it could capitalise on the opportunity, Gardezi added.
Apart from adding new properties to its network, the group has also opened itself as managing partner for the investors who have finances to build five-star hotels but do not have expertise in hospitality business.
“We are willing to manage portfolios of such investors; we have successfully implemented this model at our Hotel-One brand,” the COO said. He said one of their upcoming five-star hotel projects – PC Malam Jabba – was based on that model. “The building of Malam Jabba hotel is being constructed by the Samsons Group and we will be managing partners of the property,” Gardezi said.
“We are also looking for new partnerships, no matter whether they are from the private or public sector.”
For Gardezi, these upcoming projects will not be the end of the group’s efforts to support Pakistan’s hospitality and tourism industry. The group will continue to expand to other areas where tourist activities are gaining momentum. However, it is looking for government’s support.
“There is ample land available with the government at different tourist spots, which it cannot develop itself. We are looking for public-private partnerships through open competition, so that we can bid and build a hotel there.”
“There are a lot of government guest houses and rest houses, which are not being run efficiently; we are ready to come forward with proposals to make such places profitable for the government. We are also willing to discuss with the government utilisation of historic buildings for commercial purposes.”
Gardezi urged the government to bring down the duty on pre-fabricated material to zero. “We want to build pre-fabricated hotels in future since they take much lesser time than the conventional process; if the government gives a relief on such structures, then it will be much easier for us to construct three to four-star hotels in one year.”
According to Gardezi, constructing a five-star hotel can cost between Rs3 billion and Rs4 billion excluding land. The group has already raised Rs7 billion through bond floats to meet expenses for ongoing projects. He said for upcoming projects the group would manage finances. “We have a revenue stream from every-day operations.”
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Islamabad - Petit Brugge exquisite European cuisine launched in Islamabad. This is for the first time that residents of twin cities would get a chance to taste the very special French and Belgian cuisine. Hailing straight from Belgium, Petit Brugge is inspired by the culture and traditions of the historic city of Brugge. Abid Rabbani, after successfully running several restaurants in Belgium, brings to Pakistan his 30 years of experience in traditional Belgian and French cuisine alongside a renowned Belgian chef.
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