A Michelin Star dinner, cocktails made by mixologists from Singapore, a brunch curated by seven of top chefs in the Indian culinary industry were among the highlights of the Luxury Group Dining Series, which made a stopover in Mumbai last weekend. The three-day dining series started with Spanish Chef Miguel Navarro bringing his 1 Michelin Star restaurant Es Fum dining experience to Koishii, St Regis Mumbai. His arrival did keep the kitchen busy, but after trying the five courses one knew why! Salmorejo with beet tartar The first course started with an extraordinary 'Salmorejo with beet tartar' and every dish that followed had Navarro’s unique touch to it, whether the seabass, lamb, pickle avocado or the shiitake creamy rice.
Each course was satisfying yet left you with a "what’s next?". And to go with the delicious food, Cassandra Sim and Karina Coleen Lugtu of the Republic bar at Ritz-Carlton Singapore brought four of their signature cocktails — The Greatest, The Headliner, Speed of Sound and Vision of Stellar — to Mumbai for guests to try. "At Republic, we have 16 signature cocktails, which are part of four pillars.
Each drink we have here comes from each of the four categories," Cassandra said. The Headliner The Headliner, a personal favourite, turned out to be one of her favourites too. A Jameson base, with cacao white concoction, berries syrup, filtered coffee topped with cream cheese foam, The Headliner was the perfect warm cocktail to sip on.
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