To mark Madras Month and to showcase the timeless appeal of old Madras, a meals competition titled Triplicane Tiffin Club recreates the flavour, spirit, and nostalgia of town’s Triplicane and Mylapore neighbourhoods. A singular facet of this locality is its multi-cultural and multi-religious material — from the Big Mosque to Jain shrines and historic Hindu temples — and its well-evolved road meals tradition.
Hosted by Radisson Blu Hotel and Suites, the competition is held at its signature restaurant, Kari Theory, which is themed on Chennai metropolis. The decor and vignettes seize town vividly. At the launch on August 29, commemorative postal stamps have been launched, and friends wrote postcards to family members and dropped them right into a classic publish field stationed on the foyer.
Postal stamp launched to mark Madras Day
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Special Arrangement
At this competition, meals are served in conventional tiffin dabbas, with 4 rotating set menus named after iconic Triplicane streets — Victoria Hospital Millath Road, Millath Road, Begum Street and Chennai 600005. The menus have fun genuine Madras road meals, from the candy richness of akkaravadisal to the hearty consolation of attukal paya. Tiffin time denotes 3pm to 6pm, and in that spirit a lightweight snack is served together with tea or espresso. Diners can get pleasure from staples similar to keera vadai, paniyaram, moru kali and bajji as starters, adopted by mains together with idiyappam with paya or vegetable gravy, puliyodarai, kothu parotta (vegetarian and non-vegetarian), idli with gravies, adai and kichadi. Desserts characteristic akkaravadisal, mutta mittai and rava kesari.
Kuzhi paniyaram
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Special Arrangement
Triplicane Tiffin Club runs until September 30. The set menu is priced at ₹1,250 for vegetarian and ₹1,550 for non-vegetarian, 11am to 11pm. For reservations, name 80622 10100.