Conscious living

Conscious livingFrom the endless lists of superfoods to portion control to clean eating being mindful of what we consume can be overwhelming It doesnt have to be an allornothing affair but rather one that we adapt to our lifestyles What works for one person may not necessarily work for their friend and while we strive to be conscious about our food and where it comes from the joy of eating should never be lost says Roohi Jaikishan The fashionista gourmet and international travellers highend speciality food enterprise RRO teams up with international label HampMs new initiative Conscious Exclusive to bring a limited edition collection later this week We are doing a healthy mindful and conscious menu says the slim and tanned gypsetter as at home in the South of France as she is in the front row of fashion shows in MumbaiThe event is attempting to create a synergy between fashion and sustainability by asking invitees to bring in their old garments of any brand or in any condition to donate to the labels Garment Collect Initiative We ought to aim to eat both well and healthy says Jaikishan expounding on this worldview For instance at RRO we love our oats muesli and cheeses in equal measure A healthy diet is not just restricted to food but also to how we live Lets be sustainable accountable and responsible with what we put on our plates and in our closetsShaina NC and Manish MunotLow profile under the radarThe husbands of highprofile and powerful female politicians often dont like to be seen or heard Think Denis Thatcher Margaret Thatchers longstanding spouse whose low profile had given rise to the delightful fictitious diary penned by him in Private EyeCloser home its the same Manish Munot the softspoken husband of the highprofile and always in the news Mumbai BJP spokesperson and treasurer BJP Maharashtra Shaina NC prefers to be in the background Except last week when on a rare occasion the couple posed for pictures together at the inauguration of a new eye hospital named Navratan Munot Smruti Netralaya in Rajasthan built in memory of the late Navratan Munot Manishs fatherThis super speciality eye hospital is fully equipped with the latest surgical facilities with a total investment of Rs 80 lakh in an endeavour to give back to our roots says Shaina NC And for once her media shy spouse a leading Mumbai builder in his own right was very much in the pictureTo London to LondonIf the powers that be wanted to engineer a brain drain remember that bugbear of the bad old prelib days and a flight of capital and talent they could not be going about it better One of the countrys top restaurateurs a pioneer who almost singlehandedly created the standalone restaurant phenomena across the land with his evangelism and canny understanding of the market is according to sources seriously considering taking his brand to the worlds food capital ndash LondonOf course the English metropolis has always been the mecca of the FampB world a place where every restaurateur dreams of planting his flag but sources say that the restaurateurs motivation has also been the dismal way things are going for the industryDemonetisation restrictions on foods and alcohol and an ever increasing parochialism things have never been so bad resulting in many restaurateurs wanting to have a foot outside India we are informedAs for the ace industry veteran contemplating a London outpost It could be as soon as by the end of this year we are informed and given his success rate who knows if it is a success he just might be tempted to start more there After all things are so much easier and more lucrative abroad in the FampB biz we are told Disadvantage IndiaA mutton dish by Phoolchand and right Rohit BalThe designers kitchen GodIt was one of the most elegant and benevolent posts in recent times And that it emanated from one of the countrys most highprofile and flamboyant fashion gurus only makes it more delicious This week when Delhibased designer Rohit Bal the son of a khandani clan from Kashmir posted a heartfelt introduction to his old family cook who was in search of new pastures it created a small flutter on his social media timelineMy incredible chefparexcellence Phoolchand and his magic can only be described as genius the post began and went on to inform that the kitchen maestro now is available to cook for small lunch and dinner parties Indian and some specialised Kashmiri dishes The fact that there are many who have experienced Bals exceptional hospitality and the memorable meals served on his table meant that the post received much acclaim and even a few sharesI love his mutton curry Will he move to Italy and best food in Delhi were the typical responses Last heard Bal is even helping his faithful retainer create a Facebook page of his own SweetSangeeta Wadhwani and Hrithik RoshanThe very best version of themselvesI first met Hrithik for an interview for a fashion magazine in 1997 and it happened to be his first ever photo shoot for an international fashion brand we literally kidnapped him from Famous Studios and took him to the photographers studioIt was such fun Ever since weve had an easy rapport says writer Sangeeta Wadhwani who met up with the star again last month at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the magazine she currently works withThe Hrithik of today is way more poised sure of himself and very interested in inspiring people to be the very best version of themselves possible she sharesToday he appears to be crafting his own brand everyday and choosing to throw his sons into a cauldron of adventurous global experiences she says to see if greatness can be born not from a blueprint of struggle but opportunities our generation never hadAs for Wadhwani she says of her rather undertheradar coffee table book Encounters with the Rich and Famous a 587page opus featuring a gamut of the countrys movers and shakers what it taught her is how every personality she had met and interviewed for it was trying to be the very best version of themselves