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Restaurant review; Baris

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Baris means peace in Turkish. The restaurant serves Middle-eastern, Mediterranean food. The cuisine is from - Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Italy. This is the first and the only restaurant in Delhi serving such cuisine. There are take away joints and shawarma places but not in house dining places that concentrate on Middle Eastern cuisines. These days many lounges serve shawarmas, mezze platters, falafels etc. Baris comes across as very authentic Middle Eastern restaurant.  Their chef, Sahin is from Istanbul. The owners are Mr Arjun Toor and Gaurav Sethi. Turkish and Indian spices are used in the restaurant. Baris is the new kid on the block & thankfully really close to me in Greater Kailash Part 2 adjacent to the JMD Square Mall offering a fine dine experience with an Array authentically crafted Mediterranean Dishes with a soothing ambience. I was absolutely blown away by the kind of food Baris offered.  They also have a beautifu...

Khardongla pass: World highest motorable road

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This was my drive towards Khardongla pass. Since the cars barely moved and stopped forever (because of the roads), there was not much option but to get down and get pictures clicked. It is a one-way road. Cars cannot take over. If one car stops, all cars behind it also stop. See more videos in this post .

Teaching Tango in a University

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Big groups of tango students. (Do notice the kiddo who is learning too). It is endearing to see their interest in tango. They also organise practica (practice sessions) and soon hopefully will graduate to milongas.