#Serendipity
#PerceptionIsOftenDeception
𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒚 /ˌ𝒔ɛ𝒓(ə)𝒏ˈ𝒅ɪ𝒑ɪ𝒕𝒊/: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒚.
"𝑨 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒚" !!!
Murphies for us Puneites is all about 'Jacket Potatoes' and some crazy offers on Beers. Atleast, that's what was my perception till I happened to visit them last week for this particular experience. I was literally awestruck to see Murphies in its new avatar, it literally seemed like a tender grape ripening finally to the wine and a fine one at it, indeed. Yes, the 'New' Murphies has truckloads of #SWAG and plentitude of #Substance !!!
It was no less than a #SerendipityOfSorts to find Murphies graduate from 'Just Murphs' to a full blown 'Global Cuisine'. And when I say Global Cuisine, I literally mean the 'Best of All Worlds'. Let me share a glimpse of what I tasted; Read it, visualize it and then I am sure, you wouldn't be able to stop yourself from taking this remarkable tourney 'around the world' at Pune's very own 'Murphies'
𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙨: Contemporary ingredients like Button Mushrooms stuffed with Cheese and Nuts, marinated with the 'Authentic Age Old' Chermoula Sauce from North Africa. I can only define these little beauties as the amalgamation of "𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝" at Casablanca, famed for its modern architecture that got the city it's title 'Laboratory of Urbanism' by French Colonials and the ancient architecture of "𝘼𝙣𝙛𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙙", deemed as Casablanca's 'Old Original City'.
𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙮𝙖 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙥: From Mexican Chili Peppers making their way to Tunisia and then becoming the base of Tunisia's Main Condiment, Harissa, it is quite an intriguing journey in itself. Murphies, with the use of this Sweet & Smokey armour called 'Harissa' transformed the mortal 'Soya Chaaps' into the Roman Gladiators, breathing gloriously either in Celluloid Folklores or are instituted in every bit of the immortal 𝙀𝙡 𝙅𝙚𝙢 𝘼𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚 arena. Fierce, Bold and Everything Dynamic !!!
𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙮𝙢𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙨𝙝: This 'Aromatic Marinade' is legendary in its own sense just like the '𝘿𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙣', the mention of it in the Mediterranean Cuisine is as quintessential as of Parthenon in the History of Greece. Murphies believe in using the best of meats to go to with such illustrious ingredients and that's why they use Asian Seabass (Bhetki) instead of the usual Basa. Grilled to perfection, these fish chunks are light, extremely flavourful, assertive in taste but not overpowering at all. #SuperStuff
𝙕𝙖'𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣: Chicken marinated in Za'atar, a middle eastern spice mix is indeed a treat for your olfactory senses, just like the frangrance of holiness diffused from the 𝘽𝙖𝙝𝙖'𝙞 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨. A herby aroma hits you off the bat and is more than an invitation to gorge on these ambrosian kebabs. Full marks to the Murphies team for cooking every meat to perfection, not a mean feat !!!
𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣, 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙞 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙚 (𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞), all of them managed to captivate the taste buds as only the architectural marvels of Eastern World does to our ocular senses.
Main course was again a 'Distance Well Traveled':
𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙗 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙩 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙛: Monumental stuff this one is. The taste of these bite sized chunks of tender Lamb Meat in that delectable stew, mixed with the aromatic Apricot Pilaf towers way above the soaring 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙄 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚. With my personal experience of traveling across length & breadth of Africa, I can easily say this stew matches or in all probabilities, beat the best of the stews that I had during my stint in African Continent.
𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩: This fitting tribute to the ethereal french cooking stands as tall as '𝙇𝙖 𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝘿𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙧'. Chicken Breast as moist as it gets, stuffed with the luscious Beetroot Cheese Sauce and served on bed of scrumptious Cajun Sauce. Herbed Rice and Sauteed Exotic Veggies are more than able allies to this stellar preparation !!!
𝙂𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙝𝙞 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞 from Italy, 𝙋𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙖 (𝙑𝙚𝙜 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚) from Spain and 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙍𝙪𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙬𝙡 - 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙬 from Poland, all this and much more, if this ain't 'all-encompassing', I don't know what else is. Moreover, they have a range of Steaks, Bellies, Ribs, Bacon and anything that you can think of, that's Murphies for you. Expansively Global !!!
To go along with this magnificent meal, I opted the '𝙃𝙤𝙩 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙙𝙮' and '𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢' as my choice of poison. Both the concoctions were immaculate in taste, potency and appearance. #SensationalStuff
Anyone can make a brick & mortar structure but to make it a marvel, you need to have the vision, aesthetics and the willingness to make it big. Similarly for food, anyone can use similar ingredients and make a meal out of it but to make it an Epicurean Extravaganza, you need to have the culinary brilliance, that Murphies possess in abundance.
Go, try them out today. Take my word for it, you won't come out unquenched.
Cheers. Ciao !!!
Prices: At par or lesser than many of the famed eateries at KP.
Note: You may well have to Google the architectural references to check out the magnificence and the splendor of this meal, only if you haven't visited the countries and monuments I metaphored in the write-up !!!!
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