NRI PULSE Restaurant Review InVogue Cloves: Great Food...
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26 NRI PULSE October 2009 ... InVogue ... Diwali Gift Ideas & Home Decor For more information, call me at 404- 633-4966 or visit Raneez Boutique at 2179 Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite 18 & 19, Decatur GA 30033. BY RANI SHARMA The vast diversity of In- dian culture has led to the growth of a fas- cinating variety of craft tech- niques and ideas. For all of us shopping for gifts this Diwali season, there certainly is no dearth of ideas. From in- tricate kutch embroidered cushion cases to ornate kalashes and designer diwali diyas & gift trays, the possibilities are endless. With a little bit of imagination, even old banarasi or bandhni saris can be transformed in to elegant throws, pillow covers or tablecloths, by seaming it with some gold crushed tissue and net embroidery. You can gift that spe- cial person your labor of love! Kalashes are necessary in weddings and pujas. But these days, beautifully crafted kalashes, encrusted with glass, or engraved in metal, can be displayed at home as a decorative piece or gifted to a loved one. Gift packaging is a growing industry in India today. It is all in the presentation. Wrap your festival gifts in crushed tissue, net or organza ma- terial or handmade paper. Put your little party favors or return gifts in little gold tissue bags. Your guests will be delighted with the effort! Diwali gifts are an important part of our tra- dition. Lay out the dry fruits, Indian sweets, chocolate or even gold on elegantly de- signed trays. Exquisite hand painted diyas (earthen lamps) can make for a great gift too. Add the wow factor to your annual gifts. Feng shui items are be- coming very popular as gift items these days. They are not only pleasing to the eye, but are supposed to bring in good luck, happiness and prosperity. A feng shui piece can make for a great gift idea this diwali. Visit our newly opened third wing to see a wide array of gift ideas and decorative items. ... Restaurant Review ... Cloves: Great Food & Poker Fun The Cloves Indian Restaurant 1300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Ste 2210 Suwanee GA 30024 Ph: 678-714-2275 www.theclovesrestaurant.com Their Bailey’s Cheese Cake and Apricot Bread Pudding are to die for! But you don’t have to have a sweet tooth to enjoy a visit to Cloves Indian Restaurant off Peachtree Industrial Blvd in Suwanee. There are plenty of tasty North Indian, South Indian and Indo- Chinese items on the menu to choose from. Whether it is their paneer 65, mango chicken, chicken tikka dosa or their lamb rogan josh- there’s something unique in every section of the menu. Their mixed grill platter, chicken 65 and goat curry are, as with most restaurants in Atlanta, very popular amongst patrons. Their lunch buffet is priced at $8.99 weekdays and $11.99 weekends. The weekend buffet is BY VEENA RAO elaborate, with over 24 items to choose from. There are appetizers, vegetarian items, non- vegetarian items, plus dosas and naan and two desserts. The food is tasty and healthy. Housed in a ritzy strip- The Plaza at Suwanee Station- the restaurant has an elegant décor with three glass sides. Customers come to eat good food in a quiet environment, with a great view of the woods. The restaurant also has a large patio, for people who choose to have a quiet, outdoor eating experience. With good food, friendly service and a great ambiance, it is little wonder that Cloves has been garnering the attention of food lovers in the Suwanee, Duluth, John’s Creek and Alpharetta areas. Ample parking space is another plus. Cloves is run by three IT professionals, Santosh Narayan, Raj Srinivasan and Uday Gupte, for whom the idea of a restaurant evolved out of a common love for food. Suwanee was their natural choice for location because there are no other Indian restaurants in that area. The two chefs are from Hyderabad and Chennai, and have over 40 years of culinary experience between them. The south Indian food is traditional, but the chefs and the owners experiment with the North Indian food all the time. Come Saturday, the restaurant morphs from quiet restaurant to a trendy hang out place for youngsters. Cloves is perhaps the only Indian restaurant in Atlanta to offer free poker games (hosted by the Atlanta Poker Club) at its premises every Saturday. The owners will soon introduce weekend carom and chess for patrons. The restaurant also offers catering and banquet facilities. Don’t miss their special Diwali lunch buffet!
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26 NRI PULSE October 2009...InVogue ...
Diwali Gift Ideas & Home Decor
For more information, call me at 404-633-4966 or visit Raneez Boutique at 2179Lawrenceville Hwy, Suite 18 & 19, DecaturGA 30033.
BY RANI SHARMA
The vastdiversity of In-dian culture hasled to thegrowth of a fas-cinating varietyof craft tech-niques andideas. For all ofus shopping forgifts this Diwaliseason, therecertainly is nodearth of ideas.
From in-tricate kutch embroidered cushion cases to ornatekalashes and designer diwali diyas & gift trays,the possibilities are endless.
With a little bit of imagination, even oldbanarasi or bandhni saris can be transformed in to
elegant throws, pillow covers or tablecloths, byseaming it with some gold crushed tissue and net
embroidery. Youcan gift that spe-cial person yourlabor of love!
Kalashes arenecessary inweddings andpujas. But thesedays, beautifullycrafted kalashes,encrusted with
glass, or engraved in metal, can be displayed athome as a decorative piece or gifted to a loved one.
Gift packaging is a growing industry in Indiatoday. It is all in the presentation. Wrap yourfestival gifts in crushed tissue, net or organza ma-terial or handmade paper. Put your little partyfavors or return gifts in little gold tissue bags. Yourguests will be delighted with the effort!
Diwali gifts are an important part of our tra-
dition. Lay out the dry fruits,Indian sweets, chocolate oreven gold on elegantly de-signed trays. Exquisite handpainted diyas (earthen lamps)can make for a great gift too.Add the wow factor to yourannual gifts.
Feng shui items are be-coming very popular as gift
items these days. They are not only pleasing to theeye, but are supposed to bring in good luck, happinessand prosperity. A feng shui piece can make for a great
gift idea this diwali.Visit our newly opened third wing to see
a wide array of gift ideas and decorative items.
...Restaurant Review ...
Cloves: Great Food & Poker FunThe Cloves Indian Restaurant1300 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Ste2210Suwanee GA 30024Ph: 678-714-2275www.theclovesrestaurant.com
Their Bailey’s Cheese Cake and ApricotBread Pudding are to die for! But you don’t haveto have a sweet tooth to enjoy a visit to ClovesIndian Restaurant off Peachtree Industrial Blvd
in Suwanee. Thereare plenty of tastyNorth Indian, SouthIndian and Indo-Chinese items onthe menu to choosefrom.
Whether it istheir paneer 65,mango chicken,chicken tikka dosaor their lamb roganjosh- there’ssomething unique inevery section of themenu. Their mixed grill platter,chicken 65 and goat curry are, aswith most restaurants in Atlanta,very popular amongst patrons.
Their lunch buffet is priced at$8.99 weekdays and $11.99weekends. The weekend buffet is
BY VEENA RAO
elaborate, with over 24 items to choose from.There are appetizers, vegetarian items, non-vegetarian items, plus dosas and naan and twodesserts. The food is tasty and healthy.
Housed in a ritzy strip- The Plaza at SuwaneeStation- the restaurant has an elegant décor withthree glass sides. Customers come to eat goodfood in a quiet environment, with a great view ofthe woods. The restaurant also has a large patio,for people who choose to have a quiet, outdooreating experience.
With good food, friendly service and a greatambiance, it is little wonder that Cloves has beengarnering the attention of food lovers in the
Suwanee, Duluth, John’sCreek and Alpharetta areas.Ample parking space isanother plus.
Cloves is run by threeIT professionals, SantoshNarayan, Raj Srinivasan andUday Gupte, for whom theidea of a restaurant evolvedout of a common love forfood. Suwanee was theirnatural choice for locationbecause there are no otherIndian restaurants in thatarea.
The two chefs are fromHyderabad and Chennai, andhave over 40 years of culinary
experience betweenthem. The southIndian food istraditional, but thechefs and theowners experimentwith the NorthIndian food all thetime.
Come Saturday,the restaurant morphsfrom quiet restaurant toa trendy hang out placefor youngsters. Clovesis perhaps the onlyIndian restaurant in
Atlanta to offer free poker games (hosted by the AtlantaPoker Club) at its premises every Saturday. The ownerswill soon introduce weekend carom and chess forpatrons.
The restaurant also offers catering andbanquet facilities. Don’t miss their special Diwalilunch buffet!
