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Buzzing Nightlife
Opus,
Chakravathy Layout,
Off Palace Road, Bangalore 560 001
080 2344 2580
Opus is a Goan restaurant and stage for musical talent right in the heart of Bangalore. Created by Gina and Carlton Braganza, Opus has the stars as its roof, a bricked and pebbled garden as its floor and white cushions with little stone tables fixed into the ground for visitors to laze around. They also have a stage area where musicians perform live. The ambience created is that of a whole bunch of people sitting on the beach in Goa, drinking, eating, singing and dancing. In fact you might get the feeling of having gate-crashed into a private party!
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Besides encouraging various genres of music, rock, pop, jazz, they also hold Karaoke competitions and wait a minute …also a quiz?!
BOOZE & BRAINS, hosted by Mark Rego is a popular quiz night where winners get all their booze free for the night. Rated by the BBC as India's best pub quiz. A heady combination of booze & brains!!!
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Cocktail Recipes
ELK's OWN COCKTAIL
- 3/4 oz. port Red
1 1/2 oz. whisky
1 egg white
1 tsp. Powdered sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Pineapple slice
Mix all ingredients, except pineapple, with ice cubes in a shaker or blender. Pour into a wine glass.
Garnish with pineapple slice.
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Dining Destinations
Arthur’s Theme, Pune
Rated as one of the best restaurants in Pune. Arthur’s Theme is an elite dining destination in Koregoan Park serving authentic French cuisine.
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With over 100 dishes to choose from, you are definitely bound to find something to amuse your palate. Many of the ingredients are imported to give you a taste of the original dish. Very true to French style, the dishes have fancy names like Constantine, Lucas, Zola, Josephine and the like. The chicken and fish dishes served in delectable sauces and seasoned with exotic herbs are a must try. Prices are reasonable and food’s worth every penny!
The ambience is decidedly continental with White Cedar wood, wrought iron and soft lighting.
Impeccable and courteous service adds the final touch to this lovely eatery.
There is a separate banquet area for private parties which can seat up to 40 diners.
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Drunken Humor
A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg leg?"
The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off."
"Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook?"
"Well," replied the pirate, "we were boarding an enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut my hand off."
"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye-patch?"
"A seagull pooped in my eye," replied the pirate.
"You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously.
"Well," said the pirate, "it was my first day with the hook!"
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Trivia
Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-Century throwdown
Think you can drink like a sailor? Maybe you should take a moment to reflect on what that truly means.
The record for history's largest cocktail belongs to British Lord Admiral Edward Russell. In 1694, he threw an officer's party that employed a garden's fountain as the punch bowl.
The concoction? A mixture that included 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of nutmeg.
A series of bartenders actually paddled around in a small wooden canoe, filling up guests' cups. Not only that, but they had to work in 15-minute shifts to avoid being overcome by the fumes and falling overboard.
The party continued nonstop for a full week, pausing only briefly during rainstorms to erect a silk canopy over the punch to keep it from getting watered down. In fact, the festivities didn't end until the fountain had been drunk completely dry!
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