Thursday, April 30, 2009

A heady combo of food and cricket on lake front

CHANDIGARH: Now, you and your family members can savour your favourite food in the picturesque environs of Sukhna Lake in the evenings as UT administration has put up a huge screen, 18 by 10 feet, on the terrace of lake cafeteria to enable evening-walkers and tourists to keep abreat with the latest in IPL-2 matches. The twin aim is to promote the beautiful location of Chandigarh’s prime attraction among tourists and also not let them miss out the fun and thrill of matches being played in South Africa.

So, when you witness a blazing sixer off the wrist of local lad Yuvraj Singh, you could gulp a blend of light beer, khus syrup with lemonade and a dash of lemon juice. And what better cocktail than a straight drive from the former Australian wicketkeeper and the new captain of Team Hyderabad, Adam Gilchrist - a blend of light beer with orange juice with a slice of orange. You could share the impact of a shot at blistering speed from the wooden blade of the unstoppable ‘Gilly.’

While experiencing the glorious shot of Australia’s former opener Mathew Hayden over the head of the bowler going towards the fence at jet speed, you and your friends could place an order for a cocktail” blend of light beer with tomato juice with a dash of lemon and a slice of cucumber.

There is no need for your wife, the family’s female friends and the children to feel left out. They can always choose some special drinks from a fine line-up of mocktails at the lake. The little ones can watch and learn the masterly strokes from the bat of evergreen Sachin Tendulkar while sipping a glass of Deccan Covers” consisting of frozen khus syrup top up with sprite and fresh fruits. And can relish another mocktail ‘Punjabi Gully’ with a fine blend of frozen grape juice with pure grapes and top up with sprite.

Sukhna Lake cafeteria has on offer a special mocktail for IPL-crazed visiting female customers. “Named Delhi’s square leg, it is a blend of rose syrup with pineapple juice, mixed with vanilla ice cream and finely layered with coke,” said CITCO general secretary (tourism) AK Malhotra.

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