68th Independence Day Celebrations at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!!

Enjoy the upcoming Independence Day weekend with a renewing staycation and delicious Indian Brunch filled with inviting specialities.

THREE GREAT EXCUSES, TO TRAVEL THIS AUGUST

On the 68th Independence of India, The Westin Mumbai Garden City gives you three reasons to celebrate! Book now for two nights and the third night is on us, renew in the heavenly environs while you enjoy 20% discount on Spa and Independence Day special brunch. Check out more from the inclusions:

• Includes Buffet Breakfast at Seasonal Tastes
• Includes complimentary High Speed Wireless Internet
• 20% discount on Spa therapies at Heavenly Spa by Westin™
• 20% discount on Food & Non Alcoholic Beverages including the Sunday Brunch/ Independence Day Brunch at all our F & B Venues
• Stay between 13th August to 16th August 2015

Please click here for more information & reservations.

ALL THINGS INDIAN

Majestic..Traditional..Diverse..Flavourful Indian Odyssey! India knows for its gastronomic treats have ample of variety. Bask in the warmth of our rich Indian culinary heritage this Independence Day. Indulge in the flavours of freedom with a hearty, inviting Brunch of authentic specialities like Kottu Rice, Appam Stew, Thupka, Marchwangan Korma, Patialashahi chicken & honouring the princely states of India with live counters of the Madras Presidency, Travancore, Sikkim, Kashmir & Patiala. Revel in a variety of delicious dishes; This Independence Day enjoy an extensive and luxurious spread!


Venue: Seasonal Tastes
Date: Saturday 15th August 2015
Time: 12:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Pricing: INR 1800 ++ taxes

Please click here for more information and reservations,or contact +91 90046 61088 & email taste.mumbaigardencity@westin.com

Celebrate the glorious 68 years of India's Independence with irresistible offers at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Kids take Culinary Safari at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

Having trouble getting your little children to eat healthy and nutritious food?? We are all set to tempt them with our fun filled activities and delicious and wholesome fare in our lavish Sunday Brunch.

Let your munchkins enjoy the exciting games like attack a toughie crosswords, mad balloon art and participate in preparing lace muffins with organic honey swirls, choc paint your own pancakes , playing on the bouncy and many more entertaining happenings in the special kids area. Our exceptional kids menu will delight your children tummies with the mouthwatering and enticing dishes like waffles, pancakes, sandwiches, pasta, pastries etc. Experience watching your children enjoy the tempting and nourishing food spread laid specially for them while you tantalize your taste buds at Seasonal Tastes. Indulge to the lavish spread with live stations of Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern Continental and local favourites offering an array of culinary treats to suit everyone’s palette.





Come take your children for a ride into the extravagance of variety and delicacies with a vantage point that keeps you and your family soaring on every Sunday afternoon at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Holi Hai! Celebrate the festival of colors at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

This Sunday 16th March color your plates with specially prepared Holi delicacies at Seasonal Tastes. The Holi Brunch is emphasized on the different colors of India which will delight everyone’s palates.


Invigorate yourselves with mouthwatering pani puri shots, pichkari shooters, live colored jalebis, thandhai and many more irresistible specialties. Get creative and have fun with your loved ones while you all color cookies and ice creams. Refresh your senses with the colored mithai and mesmerizing aromas of the various dishes. Come and experience a colorful culinary cruise to celebrate the most vibrant season of the year.


Bring a splash of vibrancy into your life while you enjoy the delicious Holi Brunch exclusively at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

Rejoice and celebrate it is time for freedom

“There is a dreamtime, a land of fish and stars - it is for these that we have come to live on the earth. Jai hind”, these were the words of wisdom quoted by the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070119062410AAKzuuJ

January 26 was not some random date picked out of the calendar. It was on this date in 1927 that the Indian National Congress, then fighting its non-violent war for freedom, voted for complete independence as against 'dominion status'. It was the date when members of the INC took the pledge to work towards a 'sovereign democratic republic' of India.

This is a day for celebrating freedom and hence a holiday from your busy schedules and a relief from long working hours, come join us at The Westin Mumbai Garden City as we pay tribute to the culinary skills from every corner of the country. Delicious delicacies await you as we set you up to express joy and togetherness at our Republic Day Brunch.

Bring in 2013 in style

The night of December 31st is all about the good things in life….bringing in the New Year with parties, pomp and show. 

This New Year’s Eve, we at The Westin Mumbai Garden City will spoil you for choice with the array of parties across the hotel. So why party hop anywhere else? Just bounce around here to celebrate the most dazzling night of the year with grandeur and passion.

For the peace loving folks, Kangan plays host to ‘Daawat-e-Jannat’ with a 5 course set gourmet menu by Master Chef Ajay Chopra, accompanied by the lilting soulful strains of Ghazals and songs by Sarel Roshan, prepare yourself for a glimpse of Heaven.

If music and wine is your scene then move over to Prego, the Italian fine dine restaurant that will be hosting ‘Fiesta La Viva’ with a selection of 5 of their most popular and finest Italian fare, with a selection of special wines and pulsating music by DJ Rally.

As you bid adieu to 2012, get a taste of our exclusive world buffet at Seasonal Tastes where you’ll find delicious gourmet cuisines from every part of the world and to go with the occasion, you have a choice between a wide array of red and white wines.

For all you party animals with fire in your belly and a tingle up your spine, we at The Westin Mumbai present ‘Hot Freeze’ at the Ballroom.  A volcanic dance floor and an Ice bar, the best of Yin and Yang. With DJ Gary ramping it up, along with fiery belly dancers from the Mediterranean and pyro flyers coming all the way from Croatia you get to choose if it’s going to be a hot or a chilled out new year.

All of this starting at 9pm sharp, enjoy the worldly celebrations all under one roof.

After all the partying and making merry, we at The Westin Mumbai Garden City complete the entire circle with a special brunch - A New Year, A New You at Seasonal Tastes starting at 12:30 pm for you and your family on the 1st January 2013. What better way to start the New Year than a brunch with your loved ones? Celebrate with us at The Westin Mumbai Garden City and make this New Year about the right mix.

Illuminate at our Sparklicious Brunch

The most significant date in the Hindu Calendar is Diwali or Deepavali, popularly known as the festival of lights. Diwali is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together and the season proves to be the most important festival of the year. The festivities include the lighting of lamps signifying the triumph of good over evil, firecrackers are burst to drive the evil spirits away, new clothes are purchased to bring in the new season and sweets are shared amongst friends and family members.

The festival of light radiates positivity and signifies the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Although the interpretations of Diwali vary across the diverse multi-cultural country of India, the essence of the festival remains the same.

This Diwali an elaborate array of delicacies await to tantalize your taste buds and tickle your senses. Keeping in mind the festive season our creative chefs have put together a beautifully traditional Diwali menu which is completely vegetarian. Delicious coastal curries to assorted vegetarian kebab rolls, lip-smacking ghevar and gujiya with rich creamy rabari will soothe your soul and elevate your mind. Also available on the spread are a wide range of wines, classic cocktails and icy coolers to refresh and rejuvenate you. Those who love their meat do not lose heart; non vegetarian delicacies will be available on request.

Colourful rangolis, traditional arti-tikas and sparkly diyas will surround you and truly take you on a festive journey. What’s more there are even attractive surprises in store for the little ones.

Let this Diwali be emblematic of the illumination of that spark in you!

Thrills at Halloween

By tradition, the origin of Halloween marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, the time for stock taking and preparing for the cold winter ahead, cattle were brought back from the summer pastures, livestock were slaughtered, bonfires were lit and there were rituals involving souls of the dead and other beings such as fairies coming into the world.

In modern days, costumes are worn as a means of disguising oneself from these harmful spirits and fairies. Making jack-o'-lanterns is another way to represent the spirits and fairies as well as to protect one's home from them. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, playing pranks, reciting scary stories and watching horror films.

Come join the spirit of Halloween with us as we line up a fun filled special Halloween Sunday Brunch for you with Pumpkin Cheese Cake, Graveyard Cup Cakes and Cheese Ball Goblins. A few tricks to make you smile and tons of treats to make your Sunday thundering.

Happy Independence Day!

After an invasion from the British, India took birth as a sovereign nation on 15 August 1947. From that day, we celebrate 15^th August as Independence Day. This year it will be the 66^th Independence Day. During this day, there is a flag hosting event that takes place in Delhi where the Prime Minister hoists the national flag followed by a parade and cultural event.

Independence Day is a day to rejoice freedom, it is a day to bring change, it is a day to lift up your spirit and enrich the freewill which resides within an Indian. As an Indian, it is a day to be proud of this nation, its culture and tradition. We need to take a pledge to be the heart and soul of this nation and do our best to help bring unity. Change cannot take place over night, it is a step by step process and if we take one step towards betterment then success will follow.

With its culinary treats and ample variety from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, we invite you to experience a culinary delight of India. As India celebrates its independence on 15^th August, we bring to you our Independence Day Brunch at Seasonal Tastes. Relish northwest frontier cuisine to street chat of Mumbai, our Independence Day Brunch promises you to experience India at its best.

Independence Day Brunch

Seasonal Tastes, Level 18

12:30 pm – 4 pm

No End in Friend!

A friend is the one who walks in when the whole world walks out.

We human beings are very social and at each stage of our life, we need people to be with us. These people are called ‘friends’. We meet them in every path of our life. We call them friends because our interests, hobbies and thoughts are aligned.

Friends are those with whom we have fun travelling in a school bus, friends are those with whom we study together during class, friends are those with whom we share our lunch, friends are those with whom we watch movies, friends are those with whom we play games all day long. From spending time together to sharing a secret, they are with us always. With them you are yourself, no pretense, just the real you.

Friends know you better than you know yourself. Friends are like clay, they will mould themselves to stand beside you. They will be your critics when you need guidance, your admirer when you look good, your parents when you make mistakes, your teacher when you need help and your savior when you are in trouble. Their role varies over a period of time. Some friends enter our life, so some friends leave and some friends stay with us forever.

It is a strong relationship developed with time. Our friends help us to create all those beautiful memories. Whether it is skipping class together or enduring punishment together, a mischievous laugh or a tear for a broken heart, playing cricket or watching movies, a friend was, a friend is and a friend will always be the best chapter of our life.  

  

As we laugh together, we cry together and we celebrate together. Indulge in scrumptious food and spend quality time with your buddies. It’s the mammoth Friendship day spread, as large hearted as your friendship!

Friendship Day Brunch

Seasonal Tastes, Level 18

Sunday 5^th August 2012

12:30 pm – 4 pm

Picture Perfect Monsoon!

With Monsoon comes the air of freedom, thunder of change, cloud of new beginnings and raindrops of happiness. As we drench ourselves in nature’s manifestation and realize the symphony of god’s creation, a feeling of tranquillity and bliss erupts. Sitting near the window, watching the city soak in the rain as the aroma of food entices the taste buds to fulfil your heart’s desire and make a dream come true.

Special moments and beautiful memories are created when you spend time together with your loved ones, when the weather demands you to take time off from your hectic lives or taking a break over a cup of hot tea. We at The Westin Mumbai Garden City wish to capture such moments at our special Monsoon theme brunch. We encouraged our guests to share their poetic side with us through ‘one liners’ about monsoon and food on our Facebook page. We were amazed to see the response, the world is god’s creativity and every human being is part and heart of that creativity. Imagination is the key and our contest was an avenue to showcase originality. Some of the wonderful one liners to reach the depths of your thoughts.

Chintan Vasani Have found my key to happiness. Pure Nirvana !

Suman Lakkimsetty Privileged to enjoy grandeur of nature along with widespread delicious food at Seasonal tastes...

Meena Chhichhia Burgers and fries,

They are the one that stifles my hunger cries...Smoothies and milkshake,

They all go great with a nice chocolate & rain...Ice cream and whip cream,

Why couldn’t I get you out of my dream?

Shyla Bhadwal The single line which will come to mind in such a situation is may this go on and on and on ....... and never end....ultimate heavenly bliss

With thick strokes of ink the sky fills with rain.

I pretend to run for cover but secretly praying for more rain.

Over the echo of the water drops, I hear a voice saying my name.

The sky is a bowl of dark water, rinsing my face.

I am a dark bowl, waiting to be filled.

If I open my mouth now, I could drown in the rain.

I hurry home as though someone is there waiting for me.

The night collapses into your skin. I am the rain.

Chintan Shah As the heaven cleanses the earth and the soul immerses itself in this sacred purification, my heart dances to the tune of delectable cuisines and my mind experiences a complete rejuvenation - A prefect recipe from God's kitchen.

The winner Ms Meena Chhichhia received a couple’s voucher to relish our Monsoon Brunch. Capture the moment this season, sync with your friends and family at Monsoon Brunch on 22^nd July 2012 at Seasonal Tastes from 12:30 pm to 4 pm. Do not forget to bring your umbrella as you will get soaked with monsoon delights.

The Real Hero

Dad, our strength, our advisor, our protector, our admirer, he played many roles throughout our life. From the moment of our birth, dad plays a crucial part in our lives. Whether it is walking, riding a bicycle, helping with studies or planning a career path, our dad is always there. He tosses us in the air to give us the feeling of flying, he carries us on his shoulder to make us feel on top of the world, he catches us every time we fall to keep us safe and secure, our achievements are his pride, our smiles are his power, our sadness was his greatest pain.

We needed dad when we learning to swim, horse riding, playing cricket, flying a kite or even simply the comfort of his company whilst watching TV. Dad has always been there to support us, encourage us and motivate us to be our best. He pushed us so that we reach our potential. He taught us so that we obtain a good quality education. He pacified us when we failed. There is not a single moment where our dad was not with us when we needed him.

Our dad was a hero to us. When we were kids, dad’s shoulders were the highest point; our dad’s hand was strongest; our dad’s anger was fatal; our dad’s smile was unforgettable. All those moments and memories are a crucial part of our life. A birth connection, an unbreakable bond and a deep relationship, it stays with us throughout our lives. Even if our dad is not present with us, he is still with us in our heart. His soul never left us, it is with us forever.

We would have not been who we are today without our dad. Dedicate an afternoon to his constant effort and encouragement to coach us into what we are today. Indulge in a delectable buffet spread to show our love and care. Join us on our Father’s Day Brunch on 17^th June 2012 at Seasonal Tastes and relive the emotion with your dad.  

A recipe for a perfect day!

What can we do to make our Mother’s special day more special ?

We had the perfect solution at our Mother’s Day Brunch on Level 18, which offered a wide delectable buffet spread with surprises galore to pamper all those beautiful mothers out there.  Our team at Seasonal Tastes were well equipped to provide all the assistance required for kids to prepare surprise treats for their mothers.

There is nothing better than to express our gratitude to our dear mothers for all the delicious meals prepared for us from the time we started eating, for all the tender loving care with which these meals were prepared, it is time now for mother to sit back and enjoy our cooking. The junior chefs set out to create some mouth watering pasta along with the assistance of a couple of our culinary team members. 

As the afternoon progressed and our kids had accomplished the task of preparing the sumptuous pasta, which was personally served to their mothers, they each dedicated a written message on the Wall of Fame to their respective mothers telling them how much they loved and cherished them, there were kids from the age group of 4 years to 30 years.      

There were many more surprises which included a rejuvenating head and shoulder massage for each mother by our Heavenly Spa by Westin team, while our kids were enjoying a magic show.  Our junior artists also designed a beautiful card, in our ‘make your own’ card corner, for their mothers.

In conclusion to this sweet day, after a sumptuous brunch, each kid took home their own apron, while mummy was happy and proud with the personalized greeting card and carried with her cheerful memories of a wonderful time spent on Mother’s Day at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

                                

                                

     

Mom - You are the BEST!

When we were kids the first word we learnt was ‘Ma’. In English we say ‘Mother’, in Hindi ‘Maa’, in Marathi ‘Aayi’, in Punjabi ‘Mai’, in Urdu ‘Amee’, in Spanish ‘Madre’, in French ‘Maman’ and the list goes on all conveying the same tone of love and affection expressed through that one word - Mother. She raised us, fed us, and took care of us in both pain and happiness. The creation and beginning of our life was within mom and that umbilical chord is never truly broken, as the bond between a mother and child is life-long.

When we won awards in school, our mother’s happiness was explicitly evident on her face. Your mother is able to read from your expressions and a single glance at our face to understand our state of mind. Sometime words were not needed to describe our circumstances, whether it’s happy or sad, she is there with us.

When we took our first step, we were afraid to fall down but mom was there to take care of us. When we needed the support she was always there to help us. From learning how to speak to learning how to walk, she has been there to guide us at every step. The power of the single word ‘Mom’ makes us feel secure in hardest moments of our life and on ushering the word it brings an element of comfort and warmth inside.

A smile on our mother’s face is the greatest motivation. A mother’s hand on our shoulder is the big support. A mother’s hug is our treasured moment. A mother’s kiss is a lovely feeling. Even a reprimand from our mother is not taken to heart.

If I have to describe mom , the list is endless but in a nutshell, a mother is one who gives unconditional love, unlimited care, a lifetime of support, is the perfect advisor, an all rounder, a firm tutor, and available around the clock.

She made special, delicious food for you all night and day, treat her thank her with Brunch on Mother’s Day. Come join us on Sunday 13^th May 2012 at Seasonal Tastes and spend quality time over a leisurely and lavish brunch with your mum.

Egg-a-licious Easter Brunch

Easter is here and is an ideal time for families to unite and bond over a meal that symbolizes love, togetherness and the start of a new season. It is the perfect opportunity for families to grow closer together.

Celebrate Easter this season at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, where we have a whole host of treats in store for you. From roast turkey, sausage and leek stuffing, herb marinated roasted leg of lamb with mint sauce, potatoes and artichokes, honey glazed ham, shawarma, scotch eggs with caesar salad, sundaes with waffle cones and a whole lot more….

Every care has been taken in crafting our Easter Brunch where there is something for everyone. Whilst the adults tantalize their taste buds over the lavish buffet spread, with live stations to choose from, the kids recreate magic in the play area specially designed for the occasion. The icing on the cake is the Easter Egg hunt for the kids to walk away mesmerized.

Also don’t forget to pick up your surprise gift on departure as a memorabilia of your Egg-a-licious Easter Brunch.

So let the bubbles flow this Sunday at the Bubbalicious Easter Brunch specially designed for you only at The Westin Mumbai Garden City because you know we care!