Refreshing Beverages.

REFRESHING BEVERAGES

• Drink healthy beverages this summer, with health benefits, hydrate your self with all the nutrients you require to stay active and healthy.
• Always use fresh fruit juices to give your drink a refreshing and healthy zing!
• Drink nutritious fruit and vegetable juices instead of sugary fizzy drinks.

Refreshing Fruit Cocktail                       

1 measure orange juice

1 measure grapefruit juice

1 measure passion fruit juice                                                     

1 measure mango juice

1 measure pineapple juice

¼ measure lime juice

Shake with a glassful of crushed ice pour in a highball or wine goblet, garnish with fruit, serve chilled.

Fresh Lime Sorbet   (4 portions)                          

3 limes                                                                                                  

175g caster sugar

600ml water

1 egg white (stiffly whisked)

Dissolve the sugar and water, bring to a boil for three minutes, add lime rinds and boil rapidly for another three minutes, remove the lime rinds.

Cool the syrup add lime juice, strain and freeze until mushy stir thoroughly, carefully fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, Refreeze until firm.

Serve in bowls decorated with lime rinds.

Orange and Raspberry Juice

2 large oranges                                                                                     

175 g Raspberries

250ml water

Peel oranges and deseed, wash the raspberries, and juice the fruits, add water serve with ice cubes

(Raspberries can also be substituted by watermelon to make another refreshing drink)

ETIQUETTE

Ones behavior, mannerism, with respect to a certain situation, and culture can be termed as Etiquette.

In the present generation with the vast development of various facets of lifestyle, technology and education, one would like to update ones skills and knowledge in communication and networking defining a business impression through understanding and practicing the right etiquettes, here are some insights on the various etiquettes that could be used in our day to day routine and the final touch that everyone needs.

      Corporate Etiquette – Important to create a defining business impression, At work while performance is significant, etiquette is a requisite to ones career growth, basic etiquette to be followed :

·         Personal Hygiene

·         Dress Code

·         Handshake

·         Telephone etiquette

·         Email etiquette

·         Dining etiquette

      Social Etiquette – Emphasizing on the cultural etiquette of a region, which would include mannerism, dress code, and protocol to be followed in social gathering to create a positive impression, and create an aura of knowing the nuances of a globally excepted trend.

      Dining Etiquette – It is important for one to know the correct dining etiquette so as to present ones self in a classy and dignified manner during a meal. A little knowhow about the table setting, greeting, seating, beverage list which would include alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages, Understanding wines, order of food, use of cutlery and service ware and more would increase confidence in ones self and have a great dining experience.

      Telephone Etiquette – While you speak on the phone your actually presenting your self and portraying your character indirectly, as the listener may interpret your body language, tone of voice, vocabulary used. A telephone conversation may be your first interaction for a business to create a lasting impression one needs to polish and refresh telephone etiquettes.

Now that we are convinced etiquette is the key to image enhancing and giving that finishing touch to develop ones personality lets practice and educate the same, stay tuned further to get into the details of Etiquette.

GIN

A clear spirit, with a variety of herb and fruit flavorings, produced for more than 400 years, originally from Holland, For all fizzes, fixes and slings….the most wanted spirit for all occasions, in all the bars all over the world, can be experimented in its own unique way…..you can have it on the rocks, with a mixer or in a cocktail…..GIN is the most preferred alcoholic spirit in any bar popular for its cocktails.

There are various brands available in the market if you want it dry, the London dry gin is most popular as its unsweetened as well, for a more aromatic one try the Plymouth gin, slightly sweetened and has always been held in great affection by the Royal Navy, who have a tradition that true pink gin must be made with Plymouth Gin, while the Sloe Gin (Sloe a black thorn berry, from the plum family) a bright clear red, can be a delicious after dinner drink.

To make cocktails using this spirit one needs to know the alcoholic content as some types have a lower alcoholic content than the other. Congeners are present in almost all alcoholic drinks……the element in alcohol that causes hangovers and is the fewest in Gin. It makes an ideal base for cocktails as it blends well with all flavors and has a flavor of its own too.

THE CLASSICS

DRY MARTINI – ½ measure dry vermouth, 3 measures gin, green olives, ice.

ORANGE BLOSSOM – 1 measure gin,1 measure sweet vermouth, 1 measure fresh orange juice, orange slice, ice.

EXOTIC COCKTAILS

SAPPHIRE MARTINI – 2 measures gin, ½ measure blue curacao, 1 red cherry, ice.

CHERRY JULEP – Juice of ½ lemon, 1 tea spoon sugar syrup, 1 teaspoon grenadine, 1 measure cherry brandy, 1 measure sole gin, 2 measures gin, lemon ring strips,ice.

CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE SIZE.

Time to celebrate a Birthday, Anniversary, New year, winning of a cricket match, a formula 1,or maybe any other reason you could think of and want it to be special one would think of how to make it special, may be by opening a bottle of Champagne to begin with……..This classy wine comes in varied sizes to suit your need or the number of people or friends attending to make the event special.

HUITIEME – 1/8 bottle / 9.4cl /1 glass.

QUART -  1/4 bottle / 18.75cl / 2 small glasses.

DEMI BOUTEILLE – Half bottle / 37.5cl / 3 glasses.

MAGNUM – Two bottles / 150cl / 12 glasses.

JEROBOAM – Four bottles / Three liters / 24 glasses.

REHOBOAM – Six bottles / 4.5 liters / 36 glasses.

METHUSELAH – Eight bottles / Six liters / 48 glasses.

SALMANAZAR – Twelve bottles / Nine liters / 72 glasses.

BALTHAZAR – Sixteen bottles / Twelve liters / 96 glasses.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR – Twenty bottles / Fifteen liters / 120 glasses.

So order your favorite and enjoy the occasion. CHEERS!!!!!!!!!

ROSE WINE

Wine is probably the best social drink man has ever known. A lot has been spoken about Red Wine and White Wine, but the Rose has never got its worth.

Rose wine comes in a range of colors from a pale orange to a vivid near purple, depending on the grape, additives and wine making techniques.

There are three major ways to produce rose wine

Skin Contact – Red grapes are crushed and the skins are allowed to remain in contact with the juice for a short period, typically two to three days, the grapes are then pressed, skins are discarded ,the longer the skins are left in contact with the juice , the more intense the color of the final wine.

Saignee – or bleeding, used when the winemaker desires to impart more tannin and color to a red wine, and removes some pink juice from the must at an early stage, this is then fermented separately, producing a Rose.

Blending – Mixing of red wine to a white to impart color.

Rose wine is made from red grape varieties, and nowadays many winemakers mix a certain amount of white grapes with the red. It is also rare to find rose wines subjected to oak treatment. Rose can be refreshing in hot weathers as its light, delicate and crispy, and also can be called as summer wines, They can be dry or sweet, A Rose wine is much simpler than a true heavyweight white or red wine.

They look so good in the glass, too: after all, aesthetics is an important part of the dining experience.

Sparkling rose wine is especially very famous as it is one of the few wines that taste really good with the sparkle rather than without it. As is obvious, rose wines are red wines. These wines have a bouquet and taste real good. After carbon dioxide is added during bottling, sparkling rose wine is ready and once opened, the contents will fizz out.

The qualities to look for in a good rosé would therefore probably be crispness and freshness (buy the most recent vintage), fruitiness, good balance (they need acidity to provide food compatibility)

Apart from the color, there is no connection of rose wines with the flower 'rose' that we all know. Rose wines have all the health benefits of red wines. Sparkling rose wine is thus not only good to taste for enjoyment but also healthy. As is always said about wines, moderation is the key to taking complete advantage of all the health benefits they have to offer, sparkling rose wine should also be consumed in moderate quantities, not exceeding 2-3 glasses a day. Regular, moderate consumption has good health benefits and hence, is highly recommended for everyone.

FIRANGI PANNI

Dear Friends,

Listed below are some bottled waters around the world know for their quality in some way or the other.

Australian Bottled waters

Island Ice – Is known for its hermetically sealed ice trays containing Tasmanian spring water

                           

Belgian Bottled Water

Spa – Is known to be sodium free and low in total mineral salts as compared to leading European mineral waters.                                

                                                                         

 

Canadian Bottled water

Gize – Is known to be calcium rich, gold filtered mineral water.

                                          

French Bottled water

Saint-Geron – Is known as an aid in the treatment of anemia, digestive problems, diabetes and even gout.

                                               

German Bottled Water

Staatl. Fachingen – Is known for its unique combination of mineral nutrients and its high concentration of hydrogen carbonate helps to neutralize acids in the body.

                                              

American Bottled Water

Bling H2O – Is known to have made a defining statement in Hollywood.

                                             

Blood Type Menus

Blood Type diet is most sought after and thought about by individuals today, Health is a concern with most living a hectic and busy schedules, to over come lifestyle diseases one is also looking at blood type diets, according to researchers  a chemical reaction occurs between your blood and the food you eat.

Each food groups are broadly classified into three types – Highly beneficial, Food allowed and Foods not allowed as per your blood types – for example a type O is recommended a high protein diet – Meat , Fish, Vegetables fruits but grains beans should be avoided.

Going through some of these facts one wonders if hotels today are ready to provide Blood Type Menus.

It could be a trend to start and can be marketed to regular guest and  banquet guest too. A careful study on blood type diet will help building these menus …..So are the Chefs ready for another new trend….or will you always be followers?