"One of the nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."
—Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright
At Ista, they take food very seriously, they know that food breaks are what make life goes around...quite literally! So whether it's just a hurried snack in between an important meeting, selected from their mouth watering menu at Collage, or a melting moment from their selection of desserts or serious food fit for a king's banquet from their fine dining restaurants, you can be assured that you're looking at an eclectic, well planned and carefully selected fare made by the finest, for the finest.
At Ista they take care to ensure that they meet our expectations and significations of good food. Their all day dining takes you on an international culinary tour. The wood fired oven, live Teppanyaki and Tempura section, elegant outdoor patio and pavilion, 'Collage' is truly happening all day and night. An expansive buffet spread at breakfast and lunch, it offers a world-class interactive dining experience.
With a majestic backdrop of the lobby waterfall, the Lobby Lounge epitomizes the elegance and grandeur that is Ista. An ideal place for informal tête-à-tête, a sumptuous afternoon tea a favourite for pre and post dinner drinks, and a live piano kick starts an evening of relaxation and high spirits.
A personal voyage with elements of traditional Andhra cuisine and the age-old Nizami gharana food, all presented to you in a contemporary setting not just in ambience but also on your 'plate'. With live stage performances get ready for a true 'Nawaabi' experience.Whenever you step in Ista you will find one or the other food festival going on.
Recently Ista organised the Urban Desi Fest, which brought in the food and culture of the migrant Punjabis from the boroughs of London and Vancouver downtown, at its speciality Indian restaurant, Deori.
The fest, conceptualised by Ista's executive chef Amit Wadhawan, saw variety of dishes like chicken tikka masala, hara masala wala kukad, Amritsari wadi aloo, kala channa tari wala, rara meat phool makhana, aloo moolyan ka saag, Patiyala shahi gosht, makki roti saag and chili vodka golguppas.
"Padharo Marhe Des" was another royal Rajasthani food fest which brought in large number of visitors to the restaurant. The fest saw a unique collection of recipes from the royal region of Rajasthan that features very prominently on the food map of India. Marwari food is known to be primarily vegetarian and is prepared in ghee and other milk products. Ista Hyderabad has also brought in some exciting non-vegetarian dishes from the gharanas of the Rajputs of the region to cater to the liking of the meat lovers.
Each of the dishes at the festival was prepared keeping in mind the sentiments of the Marwari patrons (separate cooking sections for Veg and Non Veg food) with emphasis on authenticity of the tastes.
Mawa Kachori from Jodhpur, Alwar ka mawa, malpuas from Pushkar, rasogullas from Bikaner, ghevar from Jaipur were some of the other popular sweet dishes that were served at the food festival.
—Anubha K. Singh
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