Bangalore Malls | Multiplexes | Entertainment & Nightlife

[dino_srk]

WHITEFIELD IS BUZZING WITH ACTIVITY IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPACE. THE IT CORRIDOR IS ATTRACTING CELEBRATED RESTAURANT CHAINS AND SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST ACCLAIMED CHEFS, WHO ARE COOKING UP A STORM


Bangalore’s IT hub, Whitefield, seems to have got its mojo back with a new flavour. Traditionally, Whitefield has been dotted with dhabas and darshinis, with not many dining options to choose from for its diverse populace of retirees, techies, NRIs and expats. Not anymore.

Whitefield is buzzing with activity in the food and beverage space, attracting some of the country’s most celebrated chefs and enterprising restaurateurs, who are proverbially cooking up a storm.

“Whitefield never had the critical mass required to create a food and beverage market. But, in the last couple of years with development activity on the rise, and with more and more people calling it their home, the area has reached that critical mass,” says chef Abhijit Saha of Avant Garde Hospitality, which operates two premium fine dining restaurants in the city—Caperberry and Fava. Chef Saha has just concluded consultancy work for a fine dining Indian restaurant along with a microbrewery slated to come at ‘windmills of your mind’, an ultra premium residential development that’s located in Whitefield. Says, Manu Chandra, executive chef, Olive Beach and co-owner Monkey Bar, “the excitement around food and beverage has grown exponentially in Whitefield as compared to what it was four years ago, reason being the place has just boomed by leaps and bounds.”

And boomed it has. A clear indicator is the real estate scene in the area, which incidentally, was written off by many three years ago. Capital values in Whitefield have soared by 32% year-on-year buoyed by demand from endusers, according to real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield.

So as people flock to the IT Hub to take residence, naturally, an ecosystem that lends itself to the social milieu follows. Malls have opened, so have hotels across star categories, and now it’s the turn of standalone restaurants.

Along with restaurateur AD Singh and food and beverage veteran Chetan Rampal, Chef Chandra, recently opened a one-of-its kind standalone restaurant, LikeThatOnly, located near the Forum Value Mall. Tucked away amidst the hustle and bustle of Whitefield, LikeThatOnly, has been designed by r Anshu Arora, with art work by Murali Nagapuzha and landscaping by Rashmi Attavar. Quirky yet with loads of attitude, the restaurant dishes out a menu that reads of ‘seven spice salmon atop a local yam puree’, ‘salted seaweed on a kohlrabi’, ‘sake poached pear and roquefort salad with golden toasted almond slivers’, ‘steamed pork baos with sweet and moist slow roasted pork shoulder’ to name a few. “I really wanted to do something fun and funky over here, as I sometimes feel the market here (in Whitefield) is more perceptive than lets say what we consider town,” adds Chandra, who had been planning on opening a restaurant in Whitefield for over five years. “We knew if there was an expansion plan for Bangalore, Whitefield would be the obvious choice, as a location.”

CounterCulture, which serves up global cuisine, has a lot of space that’s channelized towards encouraging and showcasing alternative ideas in the fields of music, art and culture. Located in a old restored factory environment, the restaurant hosts blues concerts, experimental theater, flea markets and electronic gigs by contemporary artists from around the country and the world.

On similar lines, Opus in the Creek, the much bigger little brother of Opus (which is located on Palace Cross Road), gives Whitefield its very own patch of Goa, and is built around a water body wherein sits the Buddha himself; hence the name, Opus in the Creek.
Then you have Chez Mariannick, or ‘home of Mariannick’, a rustic and quaint bakery, boulangerie and creperie run by French born Mariannick Halai and her husband of Indian origin, Shashi.

The 60- seater restaurant dishes out crepes, wood fired pizzas, baguettes, croissants and French desserts as well as undertakes home-delivery of croissants and baguettes in an around the aread.

“This sort of stuff is not happening in town ,” points out Chef Chandra. “Whitefield has taken sometime to come into the open with respect to food and beverage,” says Vandana Narula, owner of the The Fat Chef restaurant, which is located inside the premises of Jagriti Theatre.

Vandana harks back to a time when take catering orders from factories as that used to be the only F&B business in Whitefield. That was eight years ago. Now Whitefield is on the cusp of becoming a gourmet hub.

Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Defau...&ViewMode=HTML

[nandan_ks]

Originally Posted by avinash2060

Inorbit to open on 15th August .Can someone share an update (pics) on the same

Pic taken 2 weeks back.

[Gudavalli]

Inorbit marks an entry into Karnataka with new mall at Whitefield

MUMBAI: Inorbit Mall announced the launch of their first mall in Karnataka on Thursday at Whitefield. After the launch of Inorbit Malad, Mumbai in 2004, they launched three more malls in Vashi, Hyderabad and Pune, making it the most successful mall operator in the country. The Inorbit mall in Karnataka is spread across 4, 21,000 sq. ft. (TBUA) (1st phase- 3,10,076 sq ft). Inorbit Whitefield offers a mix of various national and international brands like Shoppers Stop, UCB, GILI, Hush Puppies, Samsung, Nike, Global Desi, McDonalds & Copper Chimney among host of others. Inorbit Whitefield has been conceptualized by Smallwood Reynolds Stewart & Stewart Assoc& designed by RSP Design Consultants. This mall is located at one of the most swiftly progressing areas in Bengaluru - Whitefield.

Speaking at the launch Mr. Kishore Bhatija, CEO, Inorbit Malls, said "Whitefield (Bengaluru) is one of the most thriving markets which strikes a good balance between traditional and modern lifestyles. With our foray into Karnataka, we aim to bring the consumers an unmatched shopping experience which we have successfully achieved over the years. We have built our brand on the pillars of commitment, trust, value, service and quality, which we constantly strive to provide to our customers & partners".

[iloveblr]

BLU O in ORION mall opening in 3 days!! :-) i.e Sunday!!!!!

[catchgops]

Originally Posted by nandan_ks

Pic taken 2 weeks back.

Is there going to be a multiplex in Inorbit?

[Saravanakkumar]

Originally Posted by catchgops

Is there going to be a multiplex in Inorbit?

No sir, there will not be any multiplex in Inorbit.

[avinash2060]

Originally Posted by catchgops

Is there going to be a multiplex in Inorbit?

Cinepolis in Phase-2

[avinash2060]

[strike2]

Originally Posted by iloveblr

BLU O in ORION mall opening in 3 days!! :-) i.e Sunday!!!!!

Even Cafe Noir and Chilli's looks like its going to open soon . Landmark also.

[Saravanakkumar]

RMKV new show room will be opening tomorrow in ORION.

[strike2]

Raja Ravi Varma’s art recreated on silk sari

Innovative:Forty weavers worked for several days to create a sari with 50,000 colours.
Innovative:Forty weavers worked for several days to create a sari with 50,000 colours.

A silk sari with 50,000 colours and Raja Ravi Varma’s Hamsa Damayanthi painting recreated on its pallu using 1.25 lakh knots is one among the new range of saris launched in Bangalore.

Announcing the opening of its first store in Bangalore, R.M.K. Vishwanath’s collections, K. Sivakumar, Managing Director of RmKV Silks Pvt. Ltd., said that the new range of saris introduced on this new launch is inspired by Indian paintings, sculptures and literature. The new store will be opened on Sunday at the Orion Mall......

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3752616.ece

[strike2]

PVR bluO Hits a Perfect Strike in the Silicon City

Launches India largest Bowling Centre
Ropes in Nargis Fakhri as its Brand Ambassador to Mark its debut in Bangalore

Bangalore get - set to take your position, aim at the pins and roll the ball for the perfect strike! PVR bluO, India’s leading bowling center, today launched India’s largest bowling center with 27 lanes at Orion Mall, Bangalore with its new Brand Ambassador- Nargis Fakhri. Spread across the area of 40,000 square feet, bluO in Bangalore will provide a fashionable and sophisticated bowling ambience designed aesthetically with never seen like before interiors.

BluO is youthful, vibrant and a proactive form of entertainment. Upcoming bluO in Bangalore will be an ideal destination which will comprise of state of the art bowling facility, a perfect hangout joint with separate lounge area to add to the privacy for a great evening out together. To add to the entertainment one can book a karaoke session, get tattooed and get exciting nail art.

On the launch, Mr. Ajay Bijli, CMD, PVR Ltd. said, “We are thrilled about bluO making its debut in Bangalore today. Tenpin Bowling in this new updated avatar is gaining huge popularity all over the world and we believe Indian youth is ready to be entertained this way. BluO the large format bowling and entertainment centers add an extra destination factor to any mall and compliment our multiplexes perfectly. We are committed to provide tremendous quality and an ideal entertainment destination to our audiences. We are delighted to announce Nargis Fakhri as bluO’s brand ambassador here today. She is young, vivacious and someone who we believe personifies the bluO brand and is a perfect fit for bluO keeping in mind the brand’s philosophy. The response for our existing centres has been overwhelming and thus, we have aggressive expansion plans for bluO towards the launch of eight bowling centres with 162 lanes in the coming three years. The cities shortlisted for expansion include Pune, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Noida and more. We are pleased to launch our property at Orion Mall, which is clearly the most premium destination in Bangalore. PVR is confident that bluO will be well accepted by the youth of Bangalore.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, JMD, PVR Ltd. said, “We are delighted to finally launch our biggest bowling center here in Bangalore. Bowling is increasingly gaining popularity in the city and is considered as a great form of entertainment. After carving a success story in Delhi, NCR with two bluO centers we are all set to provide the youth of Bangalore with an unmatched destination where they can bowl, party, eat, drink and enjoy a great evening.”

Also present on the occasion, Nargis Fakhri, the prominent Bollywood actress and also the Brand Ambassador for bluO said, “I am delighted to be associated with PVR bluO. It feels excellent to be a part of bluO’s debutant launch here in Bangalore which is clearly the city’s largest and most exciting bowling center. The décor and interiors are opulent and the food is sumptuous. I decided to associate myself with bluO since I am passionate about the game of bowling. bluO is something I can relate to when it comes to being a young, enthusiastic, fashionable and stylish destination. PVR is one of the most celebrated and really successful brands and I am looking forward to my association with them. I have been to bluO in Delhi as well but this one is bigger and indeed more enthralling. I enjoyed bowling today after so long.”

BluO will offer a wide range of delectable delights from across the world to relish on with an extensive range of liquor and wine to go with it. The DJ will play foot tapping music to keep the mood alive of our discerning audience. Adding to the glamor quotient will be frequent celebrity visits aiming for the perfect strike at bluO. The chic and fitness conscious youth of Bangalore are all set to explore the ultimate entertainment experience by the best in the league and with PVR bluO promising to deliver the finest in space.

About PVR BluO:

PVR BluO is a 51:49 joint venture between PVR and Major Cineplex Group of Thailand. Major Cineplex is a public listed company on the Thailand Stock Exchange that operates over 500 bowling lanes in Thailand. PVR bluO currently operates two centers in Delhi, NCR and one in Bangalore.

bluO currently has three centers, two in Delhi, NCR and one in Bangalore. Since bluO is a unique concept, it is supported by some exceptional elements that give it that extra edge. These involve a path breaking rhythmic interior design with a sensual play of light & form and the ceiling that emanates as a ripple wave. It is energetic, stylish and reflects the lifestyle and ideology of today’s youth.Setting the mood for a perfect entertainment experience are incomparable service, Xbox 360 Lounge, Karaoke Lounge, Exclusive private lounges, India’s First International Standard Bowling Pro Shop, Chic Merchandise, a pulsating music den with in-house DJand tattoo studio. bluO serves a delectable variety of multi cuisine food spread out along with an exhaustive range of wine and liquors.

http://www.businesswireindia.com/Pre...sp?b2mid=32266

[iloveblr]

Awesome!!!!!!Gonna go Tomorw wid my friends!!!! :-)
Any idea of d rates by chance? heard its gona be around d 250+ mark??

[iloveblr]

BluO is now OPEN @ORION mall :-)
Any idea of PVR?

[suhasrobben]

PVR may open next month ... Had visited the mall yesterday .. They had the posters of Skyfall and Raaz 3 put up .. As Raaz3 is releasing on Sept 7 i am guessing it might open by that time ....

[Mahesh Nanjunda]

Has Landmark opened at Orion mall?

[gentem]

Completely bowled over
Sunayana Suresh

The city’s party animals have a new reason to celebrate. BluO, a 27-lane bowling alley with a lounge at Orion Mall, was what had them excited. With Bollywood actor Nargis Fakhri, the brand ambassador, gracing the launch, the men in the city were considerably excited. Sandal-wood star Shivarajkumar was the other special guest, who made a brief appearance. Also spotted at the event were cricketers Sreesanth, Amit Mishra and Irfran Pathan and Sandalwood actors like Tilak and Meghana Gaonkar. We spotted the fashion frat including Ramesh Dembla and Prasad Bidapa, choosing to play friendly bowling games. DJ Anoop Absolute and television star Manish Paul kept the crowd entertained at the console. The guests also got to see a friendly battle between Ajay Bijli, CMD, PVR Group, and Nargis. With plenty of hors d’oeuvres to keep everyone charged, guests left saying they had a fun Saturday night.


Nargis and Ajay


Bollywood actor Nargis Fakhri has a spot of fun at the recently opened BluO Rhythm and Bowl, at Orion Mall, Malleswaram.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by nandan_ks

Pic taken 2 weeks back.

Thanks for the pic nandan

But it is pure ugliness

[suhasrobben]

Originally Posted by Mahesh Nanjunda

Has Landmark opened at Orion mall?

Its not yet open ... I guess will open very soon as i could see all the racks stocked up when i had visited Saturday...

[anoopraok]

I had been to Chemistry store in Pheniox market city and they informed that the inOrbit will open in another 3 to 4 days.. !!!