Breakfast options... Jonah's meets Chef Willi

I have had quite a few people ask me if there are good breakfast places in the city.. Oh yes, I tell them! They stare at me amused.. So i have decided to do a new series on the blog where I shall share Breakfast destinations across the city!! 

Here is the 1st one- Jonah's meets Chef Willi on Kasturi Rangan Road...  

A fairly new place, it is located on the 1st floor at the junction near Ashwini Hospital. The decor is quite plush, blue velvet sofa and beautiful intricate wood work panels on the walls.. There are three separate seating areas, with some along the window giving you a view of the street below. As you walk in, you will cross the counter with the delectable desserts in them.... [they source their desserts from Bakers street, Pondicherry] 

The shelves between the rooms have a mixed collection of books, art and deco.. Some of the books are quite good~! perfect reading while you wait for your dishes to arrive..  

Onto the food, their breakfast menu is not extensive but it is impressive. There are enough options for both sides of the fence- Vegetarians and Non vegetarians. 

I am a veg, and i picked the mushroom on toast from the menu along with a cup of hot coffee.  The dish came with Italian Soda bread, the name had me curious. 

The portion sizes are fairly large, so if you are not ravenous or really hungry, make sure to just order one and share with your company. Mine came looking beautiful and generous. The bread was wow- it had a rugged look, and taste was quite unique, none like what I have had before. 

The coffee was piping hot, with just the right amount of froth! 

Well, this dish was priced around Rs200 [dont remember right]... But it is very filling & yummy... So next time you are looking for breakfast option, consider this!! 

Address-

Jonah's meets Chef Willi

No.29, 1st Floor, Kasturi Rangan Road, Poes Garden, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600018

044 4305 3030

Disclaimer: The reviews posted on this blog are based on my personal experience. Also remember these were just my views!! Remember, no two palates are the same. Bon Appétit :-)

Breakfast at Annapoorna, Karaikudi

After an overnight bus journey and  quick nap we sure were hungry.. We managed to get a cup of coffee in the hotel we stayed at before venturing out to explore the town.

When we enquired about good place for veg breakfast the one name that was suggested by many was "Annapoorna Hotel" which was about 2kms from our hotel.

We walked into the place, took seat in an empty table and waited for someone to take our order. The place was basic- there was a room near the entrance which had breads, biscuits and all the flavoured powders(Horlicks, boost etc) and then there was a room of sorts where the manager sat with a table behind him filled with bottled water and various aerated drinks.

Ah finally the waiter came over- we ordered a Mini tiffin and a pepper dosa(recommended by the waiter).. The pepper dosa was a big dosa with liberal black pepper powder paste applied on the inside. It was accompanied with sambar and two kinds of chutneys. The dosa was amazing and got spicy as we reached the center of the dosa.. But since it was black pepper we dint find it too hot.

The mini tiffin arrived soon after- there was a mini masala dosa, small plate with mini idlies dunked in sambar with liberal splash of ghee, two pooris with potato masala, one idiyappam with coconut milk and finally a spoonful of sweet( wheat halwa).. It was more than filling and all this was for Rs60/-.

We enjoyed the food and went on to finish the meal with a hot beverage. I ordered coffee while friend chose panam kalkandu paal (palm sugar milk).. The total bill came upto Rs170/-..
With our tummies happy we set out to explore the town..

[Recipe] Celebrating International Chocolate Day - Chocolate Pancakes

To be honest, am not a big chocolate fan. Am not the kind who will rush to grab that last piece of chocolate or attack the bar once someone hands it over. I don't opt for chocolate ice cream or chocolate cake, i always reach out for the apple pie or anything with berry in it. But then, one morning I walked into my kitchen, pulled out pretty much all that sat in one particular shelf in my fridge and discovered there was a bag of chocolate chips.. That was probably a sign from above asking me to make something with chocolate! Who am I to disagree..

I ended up making Chocolate Pancakes for breakfast and they were yummy..

Ingredients

1 cup flour
1 tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tbsp Milk
1 egg
2 tsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla essence
Handful of chocolate chips[Ghirardelli]

Process:

1. Combine all the dry ingredients
2. Now add the wet ingredients and whisk well
3. Take a pan, add some oil/ butter and add dollops of the batter in small circles. Allow them to cook for 2mins on each side and voila, fluffly soft delicious pancakes are ready..

You can pretty much add anything you like to the pancakes. I have made using fruits, once with cheese and jalapeno as well.

I had these with honey!!

And guess what, today is International Chocolate Day! Who would have thought :-))

Preparation time: 5mins
Cookigg time: 5mins