Summer has returned to exhaust and drain human lives and more so with a vengeance that most have come to recognise as the worst in recent years. So, come summer, worst or not, what do the ever ready bandra buggers do? Beat summer. Out come the short pants, vests, netted or not, strappy tops and cool hairdos and most of all the barbeque pits!
Generally a bbq needs no reason as long as the company is good and there’s meat roasting on the pit. But, a birthday is a perfect reason to make it better. What better than a little old bandra house tucked away in the little lanes of the village with a back yard with no testy building neighbours around.
The preparation ofcourse starts 2 days in advance. T, the master chef when it comes to bbqs, gives a list of all the ingredients. He and a friend get the best beef mince available at Joseph’s, while I head to pali for the ingredients and Jude’s for fresh poyee to make the perfect bbqued burger. Music is taken care of with the best DJ in G. Deepak’s at pali ensures we keep the summer heat under check.
Birdy’s has the perfect cake for the birthday. The master chef arrives and so begins the mixing of the ingredients, the chopping and smashing and last minute scurrying for more ingredients. Some friends and I assist the chef as the music is set up. The night is balmy to say the least. Speakers are put in place and finally the BBQ pit arrives!!! Finally the back yard looks set for the birthday bbq with the cake in the centre and a bottle of white wine from poona. The master chef has finally toiled hard and got the burgers ready to be grilled on the pit.
The boys and girls have settled down in the backyard under the summer night sky with good music, good food, good drink to keep the summer heat at bay and really good cake. The burgers and cole slaw disappear faster than it took the chef to make it all.
As the night wears on, the group becomes smaller and huddles together under the early morning sky with a round of games as the music becomes softer.
The barbeque in the village hasn’t ended, it has only just begun, as has summer and it won’t be long before we rustle up another fabulous bbq recipe.
I know we’re all waiting....
Generally a bbq needs no reason as long as the company is good and there’s meat roasting on the pit. But, a birthday is a perfect reason to make it better. What better than a little old bandra house tucked away in the little lanes of the village with a back yard with no testy building neighbours around.
The preparation ofcourse starts 2 days in advance. T, the master chef when it comes to bbqs, gives a list of all the ingredients. He and a friend get the best beef mince available at Joseph’s, while I head to pali for the ingredients and Jude’s for fresh poyee to make the perfect bbqued burger. Music is taken care of with the best DJ in G. Deepak’s at pali ensures we keep the summer heat under check.
Birdy’s has the perfect cake for the birthday. The master chef arrives and so begins the mixing of the ingredients, the chopping and smashing and last minute scurrying for more ingredients. Some friends and I assist the chef as the music is set up. The night is balmy to say the least. Speakers are put in place and finally the BBQ pit arrives!!! Finally the back yard looks set for the birthday bbq with the cake in the centre and a bottle of white wine from poona. The master chef has finally toiled hard and got the burgers ready to be grilled on the pit.
The boys and girls have settled down in the backyard under the summer night sky with good music, good food, good drink to keep the summer heat at bay and really good cake. The burgers and cole slaw disappear faster than it took the chef to make it all.
As the night wears on, the group becomes smaller and huddles together under the early morning sky with a round of games as the music becomes softer.
The barbeque in the village hasn’t ended, it has only just begun, as has summer and it won’t be long before we rustle up another fabulous bbq recipe.
I know we’re all waiting....
