Preview and First Look of Spook A Boo Halloween Party @ Aurum Club and Kitchen, Kolkata.!
Fetching its history from a pegan festival called "Samhain", the word "Halloween" comes from "All Hallows' Eve" and means "Hallowed Evening".The legend goes, hundreds of years ago, and even perhaps today in the Western countries, people dressed up as saints and went door to door with their customary "trick" or "treat" chants. This became the origin of what we know today as "Halloween" with it's counterpart in Bengali culture being symbolized as "Bhoot Chaturdashi".
Not going through much of the intrinsic details as to how the festival came into effect and what made it the way it is celebrated today, without a shadow of a doubt, the main attraction of this festival in the modern days us the way one could dress up in unfamiliar costumes, something like "Dress as you like", in a much scarier and weirder way. The main idea these days is basically to usher a sense of scare and sudden gush of tremor onto your intended ones mostly in want of fun and humor.
Alike the western world, Halloween is celebrated much in spirit and full valour, with Aurum Club & Kitchen, a well know pub in Kolkata opening it's door to the interested ones on the 30th and 31st of October. You are welcome to play pranks, wear weird and spooky dresses and get as much creative as you would like yourselves to be.
The party is on for these two days from 7 PM to 3 AM, with the Halloween theme in effect for the entire day. We were invited to have a sneak peek and little preview as to what one may expect! The entire place had toned down lights, with the bright dazzling ones giving way to something dimmer. The skulls or even the full skeleton are bound to surprise you as you may suddenly pass by unassumingly.
A special menu comprising of food, drinks and hookah has been conceptualized for these very two days, which has a selective range of well thought options. We started off with the Bhootiya Mezze Platter, which had Falafel Pockets aka "Spooky Falafel", comprising of three lavash filled with cabbage and onions. A popular middle eastern dish, the plate comprised of six deep fried falafels, which is essentially ground patty made of ground chickpeas. Put two patty each into every lavash, pour some lemon on top of it, some extra topping of hummus salad of mint leaves, red pita sliced onions and cabbage and have them by dipping the lavash stuffed tortilla pockets.
Next, we tried the Chicken Quesadilla, a popular Mexican dish having tortillas stuffed with cheese, chicken, bell peppers, tomato, onion and then being cooked on a griddle. Moving on, next to come were the Veg Tacos and Fish & Chips amongst appetizers. The Veg Tacos were perhaps the best I had ever had, with the crispy tortillas stuffed with cabbages, carrots, bell peppers, mayonnaise and loads of cheese. The main course comprised of three main dishes, mainly the Khow Suey, "The Last Meal Chicken" and Chicken Thai Red Curry with Lemon Rice.
Khow Suey, was more than perfect. The balance of the spices adding up to the creaminess of the delicately spiced coconut milk sauce was overwhelming. The Last Meal Chicken comprised of Chilly Garlic Noodles, Chilli Chicken, Kimchi Salad, Kung Pao Chicken with the options of choosing Chilli Paneer and Crispy Chilli Babycorn instead of their non-vegetarian counterparts. Understandably, the Chicken Red Thai Curry with Lemon Rice was a blast as well. The creaminess of the light red gravy was a perfect accompaniment to the slightly citrus lemon rice. To accompany these mouthwatering meals, we were served with three amazing and refreshing mocktails.
Witches Brew comprising of Bloody Grenadine and Star Anise Flavored Iced Tea, Grim Reaper having Apple Juice, Cinnamon and Grenadine and Black Widom Lemonade, which actually worked as a lovely way to digest food comprising of lemonade stirred with black salt. The festival is in for just two days, but promises a lot of unadulterated fun, joy and happiness. Get your dresses, put on some fancy makeups, and hop in with your friends to enjoy the spooky vibes of Halloween, only at Aurum Club and Kitchen.
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