Food for thought at the UPA dinner

May 22, 2013 15:05

"Journalists hovered around Dr Singh's and Sonia's tables where they were being served Tomato Coriander Shorba, Delhi Chaat, Avadhi, Kurma, Kurmuri Bhindi, Goan Fish Curry, and Sambhar-Rice. Ever mindful, Sonia at one point told the journalists to eat instead of standing around her.

Jalebi was the preferred dessert at her table. In north India Jalebi connotes complexity of mind and Amar Singh's late entry to the high table was no less complex than the Jalebis of Uttar Pradesh."

That's the menu at the UPA dinner in 2008. Read the piece by Sheela Bhatt.
For what's being served up tonight, stay with us.

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