Tuesday, March 19, 2013

i have seen the light

Yugaraj. 14 rue Dauphine. Paris 6.




There are moments in life when you feel privileged, watched upon by the gods of beautiful souls and great spice mix.  It felt all too much like a blessing when my lovely Indian friend forgave me for arriving one hour late for dinner.  And she welcomed me with a smile.  But, my hungry mind and belly will always be grateful to her for one particular gift she granted me : she picked an Indian restaurant for us.  The seeing leading the blind.   
And after the meal she once cooked for me, and the one we shared at Yugaraj, I understand...  Why millions of people across the world develop inevitable addictions to Indian food.   They must have all tried the Yugaraj pistachio chicken curry. Or probably anything else on the menu there, filled with surprises.  I bow my head in respect to a chef who is able to present me with the gift of flavor experiences I had never lived before.

Now I have to build a shrine.




5 comments:

  1. I'm always delighted with your portraits perhaps because of the way you make us travel with you ... Keep on sharing ! Flo

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  2. I wanna go there ! sounds magic !

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  3. Can't get enough Indian Food. We have a favorite place that we seem to end up at every weekend. Hopefully I will get the chance to try this place one day.

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  4. It is a long way since my last good indian food experience, surely at Delhi Beli in Old Nice !! I hope visite this one soon....

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  5. Berenice, love the way you spread the light!! :-) As an Indian I have to say that Paris is a difficult place to find authentic Indian food...so when you find one, it's a keeper!!

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