BEER...!

The word of Beer is full of weird & wonderful brews. Beer is one of the oldest manufactured drinks. Nobody knows when was the first of beer is brewed but it is started couple of thousand years ago in Sumeria & Babylonia, changes happened in brewing style on regular intervals. There are so many stories are hidden in history of beer manufacturing. Russian brewed the Kvass, made from Kvass Seed & is still consumed in many parts of Russia; the Germans brewed a wheat version called Weisbier, Arabians & Africans brewed their own concoction from teff, millet, grass seeds; the Chinese made the Kiu from rice & sorghum; South Americans make their beer from any grain at hand.

 Now beer is one of the most famous alcoholic drinks. It is worldwide socially accepted due to low alcoholic content & it is drink on regular basis. Beer is treated as refreshing drink or thirst quencher. Beer is made with the help of malted cereal grains & flavor is given with the help of Hops. The process of preparing beer is known as Brewing. The place where brewing is going on that is called as Brewery, though beer can be made in the home & has been for much of its history. Nowadays beer is mainly produce with the help of Barley, Malt, Hops, Sugar, Brewer’s Yeast, Water & Finings.

Beer & food matching is quite a hot topic from last few years. Beer is a perfect companion for different food dishes. There are different beer available in the market with different taste, color, type, aroma, & character; that’s help us to choose beer according to our food. For example rich creamy risotto with nutty brown ale, Indian curries goes very well with lager beer, beef stew or mutton stew goes very well with stout beer, basic cheese can be served with draught beer & so on. Even few food dishes are made with the help of beer, as main ingredients to give perfect aroma & taste to that dish.

There are different types are beers available in the market according to individual taste buds. There is a difference between drinking beer & formally tasting it, but that difference isn’t huge. While tasting a beer we should bear few things in mind like shape of glass makes a big difference to how we perceive the beer, so always ask for the same glass each time when we drink beer & glass should be clean without any smell. Beer need to be chilled enough to refresh us, allow beer to stay in glass after pouring & before sipping it. Some people like to drink with froth some like without. Beer is the perfect drink for occasion, we can have our beer in stadium while enjoying different sports; beer companies are the major sponsors for most of the sports. or we can have blast during different parties with beers along with friends, relatives, & company colleagues or we can have corporate lunch or dinner with clients. 

Beer has some medicinal benefits too but they can be achieved by moderate drinking only that means 1 glass of beer every day.

•  Beer helps in making our bones stronger due to high level of Silicon.
• It helps to keep our heart strong.
• It helps us to keep our kidneys healthy.
• It helps boosting brain health.
• It reduces the risk of cancer due to antioxidants presents in a beer.
• Beer contains B12 Vitamin & helps us to boost B6 in our blood.
• It guards us against Heart Strokes.
• It reduces the risk of type 2 Diabetes by increasing insulin sensitivity.
• It helps us to keep blood pressure under control.
• By avoiding so many things, it helps us to live longer life.

Cheers for good health

Dining Etiquette

       

          Hello friends today we are going to discuss about dinning etiquette. Dinning etiquette plays an important role in creating a good impression amongst the people. Nowadays we all do go out for dinner or lunch with our relatives, family, colleagues or business clients. Dinning etiquette helps us to behave in professional manner in this kind of a meet up. Everyone does pay attention on their fellow companions regarding how they behave in public & they also observe each and every minor to major thing of ours. If we really don’t know how to behave in fine dine restaurants, people start avoiding us for social get together. They think that we are not a perfect match for their standards. So today we will know some do’s and don’ts in restaurants. This will help us to keep our standard according to the requirements of society.

• As soon as we are seated, we should remove the napkin from the table, unfold it and put it on our lap. Do not shake it open. Napkin remains on our lap till the end of the meal.
• Do consider host’s budget before ordering any expensive food or beverage.
• Do say thank you after each item when being served as it shows appreciation.
• Do use cutlery from outside to inside while having a meal.
• Do keep the glasses in its original place after having sip.
• Do keep your hand on your mouth while burping & say excuse me immediately.
• Do ask for help from server whenever necessary.
• Do call the server by his/her name which shows respect towards him/her.
• Do wait till everyone gets served; start eating only after the host begins eating.
• Do maintain the pace of table companion, so we will be able to finish the meal at same time like others.
• Do use proper cutlery for every course that has been served to us.
  
• Do drink beverages after the toast is being raised.
• Do sit with a straight back, do not lean on table.
• Do pass the condiments and accompaniments to ladies first, even if we are about to use the same.
• Do not cross over to take anything from the table, do ask for the same.
• Do not smoke without the permission of ladies on the table.
• Do not speak with mouth full, otherwise food particles may get sprayed on others, finish swallowing and then speak.
• Do not use cutlery to indicate while talking to fellow companion on the table.
• Do not have a sip with mouthful otherwise we will have oily marks or food particles on glass rim that is really unacceptable.
• Do not wipe your entire face with serviette; just gently wipe the mouth with it.
• Do not slurp the soup, as it rightly said do not drink the soup eat the soup.
• Gently stir your soup to cool it instead of blowing on it, spoon your soup away from you.
• Do not use the toothpick without covering our mouth.
• Do not make sound with cutlery while eating.
• Do not chew the food with mouth open, so have smaller bites and eat with closed mouth so as to avoid unnecessary chewing noise.
•  Do not play with cutlery, crockery while waiting for food.
• Do hold stemmed glasses by stem and other glasses by bottom.
• Do place the cutlery at 6:00 clock position or at 10:20 position in the plate with next to each other after finishing every course that indicates that one has finished with the course and is ready for next course.
  
• Do not place our purse, wallet or cell phone on the table.
• Do not touch our body parts while we are dinning.
• Do excuse yourself and place your napkin on your seat if we need to leave the table.
• Do not break bread with knife and fork; use our hand to break it into small pieces.
• Do tip our server it is not compulsory but it is expected.
• Do say thanks to the host for the lovely meal & to the server who has given good service.
• With the help of these all points we will be able to dine in any fine dine restaurant with our friends, colleagues, family, or business associates at ease.

Shades of Dragon Fruit

           

         Dragon fruit is a healty fruit grown in Central and South America, Israel, Southeast Asia, and Mexico. This plant is actually a type of cactus and the dragon fruit comes in 3 different colors  2 types have pink skin, but with different colored flesh (one white, the other reddish pink), while another type is yellow with white flesh. Dragon Fruit is very low in calories and offers various nutrients such as Vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, fiber and antioxidants. Generally a Dragon Fruit is football shaped and has leathery leafy skin that is reddish pink in color.    
        
        One dragon fruit can weigh between 150 to 600 gm due to its thick outer covering of which only 60% is edible. Dragon fruit boosts immune system helps in digestion system due to its richness in fiber. Dragon fruit promotes the growth of probiotics. Dragon fruit helps to lower blood glucose in type 2 Diabetes. The glucose found in dragon fruit helps in controlling the blood sugar level for diabetes patients. Dragon fruit prevents formation of cancer causing free radicals.

Today I would like to showcase some interesting unique cocktails using dragon fruit as a base along with different liquors.

Dragon Fruit Martini

Ingredients

45ml – vodka

15ml- Dry vermouth

1cup – dragon fruit (small cubes)

1tea spoon – freshly squeezed lemon

15ml- sugar syrup

6cubes – ice

Glass: Martini Glass

Garnish: piece of dragon fruit cut into triangular shape with the pink skin

Recipe:

·         Feel the glass with crushed ice so the temperature of glass also remains same as drink.

·         Take a bowl & place those cubes of dragon fruit & muddled it with the help of muddler

·         Add 6 cubes of ice in cocktail shaker, and then add vodka & dry vermouth.

·         After that add muddled dragon fruit & lime juice & sugar syrup

·        Give a proper shake for a while, so all ingredients will mix properly, then strain into glass.

·        At the end decorate the drink with the help of garnish and serve it to guest.

Smoky Dragon

Ingredients:

30ml – vodka

15ml- Triple Sec                                  

15ml- Grenadine Syrup

1cup – dragon fruit (Big cubes)

6cubes – ice

Salt- for rimming (optional)

Glass: Martini Glass

Garnish: piece of dragon fruit cut into triangular shape with the pink skin

Recipe:

• Feel the glass with crushed ice so the temperature of glass also remains same as drink
• Give smoke with the help of charcoal, use small wooden skewers.
• Pour some sugar to give caramelized smoky effect to dragon fruit.
• Take a bowl & place those smoked cubes of dragon fruit & muddled it with the help of muddler.
• Add 6 cubes of ice in cocktail shaker, and then add vodka & Triple Sec.
• After that add muddled dragon fruit with grenadine syrup.
• Give a proper shake for a while, so all ingredients will mix properly.
•  Rim the glass with the help of salt (optional), and after that pour the drink into the glass
• At the end decorate the drink with the help of garnish and serve it to guest.

Fruit Pani Poori

     The moment we hear about Pani Poori we can’t control ourselves to try that. Its mouth watering & very famous road side snack around India. Pani Poori is also known as Phoochka, Cup Chup & Golgappa in various region of India.

     The word Pani Poori means seasoned water (with the help of sweet tamarind chutney, pani poori masala, jalzeera, & ragda) in small hollow fried round breads. The main stuffing changes according to regions in India, some places we use khara boondi, ragda, potato stuffing & etc. Pani Poori has large demand throughout the year around India & especially in Metro Politian cities such as Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi, & etc. Specially ladies & teenagers are very fond of Pani Poori. These is found in busy places such as Markets, Sea shores, Restaurants & nowadays it is available in Big Malls due to its demand. We will rarely find a person in India who has not tried Pani Poori in his/her entire life.

     So by keeping this in mind we are going to make Pani Poori but not in traditional way. We will be doing some fruity changes in making Pani Poori. Instead of using seasoned water & ragda stuffing, we ll make pani poori with help of fruits & fruit juices.

Ingredients:

Apple: 1 no.

Plum: 1 no.

Orange Juice: 200 ml                                                                         

Pineapple Juice: 200 ml

Apple Juice: 100ml

Fresh Mint: Few sprig

Chaat Masala: according to taste

Poori: 1 pkt

Recipe:

1.       First mix all juices in bowl add crushed mint leaves in it.

2.       Add chaat masala according to taste.

3.       Cut the plums & apples in small pieces

4.       Take poori add chopped fruit & seasoned fruit juice in it & have it.

This is the simple way of having different kind of Pani Poori, but one thing is for sure that you will love it.

Importance of a day outing.....to know ourselves

                What we are who live in big cities? We all know that everyone who lives in big cities is not a human being but rather just a work machine. Such machines have very basic & boring daily routine, like get up at fixed time, catch a fixed train or bus during a particular time; go to office work for 9 hours a day, 5 days or 6 days a week and work according to company’s vision & mission. We slog ourselves to achieve company’s goals & objectives which helps us to fulfill our own objectives too. We know that if company grows we can grow along with it. After having worked hard for the entire week we look forward for Sunday & we know everyone likes to sleep for long hours on Sunday because of daily boring routine.  And we always wish there could be 2 Sunday’s in a week but that’s not possible. So we spend that according to family demands rather than fulfilling our own desires & we do compromise on our needs, that can be anything social mental or physical. And that’s how we end up with spending Sunday & be ready for the same machine life & we forget that we are a human being. This increases so many unwanted things in our life such as tension, stress, irritation & restlessness & everything leads to several diseases. We start living on tablets rather than healthy food. So many people are losing their mental balance due to this kind of life, especially the top line corporate & executives.

                 Everyone wants to have a happy, successful & secure life but while achieving all these things we forget one thing that we are a human being. To be happy, successful, and secure, we must first learn to see ourselves and the world as they truly are and should then shape our everyday activities in keeping with this view. We must also look for solutions to our problems in terms of the relationship of cause and effect.

                

So come out of that boring life and live a day at least in 3 months for ourselves, where we will not have any restrictions & regulations, simply go for outings, enjoy that day up to its fullest that will refresh our entire body & brain. Go visit different places; know the people who live there, find out their culture cuisine & art. Try to be one of them & live a different life. Find out specialties of that place. Or we can do several other things such as go out to resorts with family, friends or office colleagues spend some quality time with them. This will help us to know them much more in detail & will reduce bitterness if there is any. That will help us to work as a team in office, to achieve the company’s as well as our goals collectively.   

                That will help us to spend the next three months doing the same basic daily routine, along with which we can make our daily life more interesting by doing additional small things which will give us tremendous pleasure & happiness that we are looking from long time.

Spinach Mania

Spinach Mania 

   

           As we know green leafy vegetables plays a vital role in our life they provide maximum amount of Vitamins, Calcium, & iron to our body to keep us fit n fine. As far as green leafy vegetables go, spinach is definitely among the most popular in our country as well as around the globe. Who hasn’t enjoyed a rich ironed spinach soup at some point? Spinach is thought to have originated in ancient Persia. Arab traders carried spinach into India, and then the plant was introduced into ancient China, where it was known as "Persian vegetable". Not only spinach has a great green colour & vibrant flavour. It is also filled with nutrients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B2, Calcium, & plenty of iron; it also has anti-cancer properties. Do we need any other reason to include spinach in our regular diet?

   

   Various varieties of spinach are available in the market.  Savoy spinach has dark green colour with crisp, curly leaves and springy texture; Semi Savoy is a hybrid variety with slightly crinkled leave similar in texture. Smooth-leaf spinach, which seems most common in India, has broad, smooth leaves that are easier to clean than Savoy. This kind of spinach is often grown for canned and frozen spinach, as well as soups, baby foods, and processed foods. Baby spinach has a light sweet taste & is great for use in salads.

     

Spinach is available in the market in every season of the year, but we can get the fresh and well balance spinach during March to May and from September through October. While choosing spinach checks all the leaves are fresh and not black green in colour. It should be lighter to dark green in colour that indicates freshness and richness of spinach.Precautions need to take while cooking also. Do not wash for long time as well as do not boil for long time, because of that spinach will lose its colour n all the necessary nutrients and that kind of spinach is not going to provide any kind of help to our body. Use fresh spinach rather than using canned spinach.Use more & more spinach in our daily diet that will provide most of the nutritional values to   keep us healthy & strong like Popeye the Sailor.

" Cruise Lines " one of the best career opportunity for Hospitality Students

 " Cruise Lines " one of the best career opportunity for Hospitality Students  

Hospitality industry is one of the fastest growing industry segments in the world, which offers plenty of opportunities worldwide for true and passionate professionals. The course Hospitality Studies provides wide verticals for their students. They have ample of options ready for them. Now I m going to discuss about cruise liner jobs which is one of those verticals.

     Who would have imagined 20 years ago that visiting different countries will become so easy and hospitality industry will flourish these way. Now hospitality industry is one of the versatile industries which came into lime light due to globalization. Cultures have mingled with the breaking down of economic & political barriers, spurred by the revolution brought about by the cyberspace. The world is indeed one big market with multi-cultural workforces & movements. Which leads into large growth in tourism & that helps every country to develop them as big tourist destination. India is one of them due to its versatility. Same way there are many countries who are show casing their culture, tradition, cuisine & heritage properties in International market which helps them to attract tourist from different countries on large scale. To transport these tourists from their country to desired tourist destination country   we need air transport or marine transport.

      What is marine transport, it is nothing but helping people to travel from one place to desired destination with the help of passenger ships. Few years back passenger ships used have only room & food facility. But now it is a complete extraordinary mixture of food, beverage, entertainment, shopping, & so many other social `facilities that help tourist to enjoy his/her stay during sailing. Due to so many facilities we need skilled people to provide different skilled & professional services to their passenger.

        These cruise liners move from one direction to another, which helps crew to visit various countries that to free of coast plus they get paid on higher scale & addition to that they don’t need to shed any amount on food & accommodation. So it’s like this way, company is paying you for work which you are doing & you are getting additional perk from guest for your awesome services which you are providing to them & that is the part of your duty. The most important & beneficial part of working on cruise liner is that we are getting chance to roam around the world that to free of cost. 

Eligibility to secure a job on the cruise line:

•          You should be a degree holder in Hotel management.
•          You should have relevant experience according to the position you apply.
•          You should be fit physically as well mentally.

How to apply:

            It’s very simple you can go to those cruise line offices & drop your resume personally or you can mail them on their office address. And you can email them your resume on their E-mail id along with all the necessary data & required documents. Such as passport photo copy, CDC photo copy, appointment letters & experience letters.

 Departments, salary, & contract:

      ·  Departments: Accommodation, Food & Beverage Service, Food 

       Production, & store.

      ·  Salary & Contract: The basic salary start from 40000 to 60000  INR and it grows according to post & promotion plus you get extra perk which is not mention in the contract that is completely depend upon your service & skill. Contract used to be for 9 months on board & 3 months off board. But now most of the companies using 6 months on board & 2 month off  board contract.

The benefits of working on a cruise line as against working on land:

·         We don’t need to spend money on food & 

       accommodation. 

·         We don’t need to spend money on transportation.

·         We don’t need to pay any tax.

·         We do get 20% discount as a crew in some places.

·         We get to see most beautiful, attractive, & adorable places that to free of coast or some time we need to spend few dollars.