Museum of Stan Smith by Adidas Originals in Delhi

Recently a pop up store appeared at DLF Promenade mall in Delhi in the shape of a shoe box! It attracted a lot of attention from people coming to the mall and they were curious to know more about the installation! The only clue was that it had something to do with Adidas Originals as you could see from the outside of the box.

Turned out, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its bestselling trainer shoe - Stan Smith shoe - named after the American tennis player, Adidas opened a pop-up store. 50 years ago Adidas introduced two new Stan Smith collections and up to now, more than 40 million pairs have been sold.

Closer look at the Adidas Originals Stan Smith shoes showcased that they have been stylized by Indian designers like Namrata Joshipura, Himanshu Dogra and Ratnesh Rastogi. The pop-up was a scale replica of an Adidas Stan Smith shoebox. Aside from selling limited edition shoes, the store featured "an interactive floor, a digital 'Stan Yourself' station, and a 3D printing post" that allows consumers to be able to take part in an interactive experience and customize their lace locks using 3D printing. 3D Systems Cube printers lined the walls and were operating live in the store. The printers worked away making personalized lace locks for the customers to put the finishing touch on their shoes. Here is a lace lock one of my friends got made for himself in Delhi!

The Pop-up box is designed as a show box shape which is a museum.There is a Tennis Game which allows you to virtually compete against the legend Stan Smith.some prized shoes, merchandise are in display and this is a place for all the great plans for Stan smith. 

Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna's Twist of Taste menu at Shiro, Bangalore

I'm a big fan of "Twist of Taste" series on Fox Traveller India and have never missed any episode from the first 2 series. So when I heard that the 3rd season is going to feature Michelin Star Chef Vikas Khanna traveling from coast to coast of India, I was really excited and tuned into the show. To my delightful surprise, I was invited by Avian Media to try out the menu in real life at one of the best restaurants in town, Shiro!

As I love to cook too, I found out the recipes for each of the amazing fusion dishes which were base recipes of Chef Priyank Singh Chouhan from JSM corporation but built upon by Chef Vikas Khanna. I would be sharing the recipes with you too. 

First starter we tried was Panko crusted prawn rawa fry style. To make this, you have to first marinate prawn with red chilly powder, ginger garlic paste, black pepper powder and kaffir lime leaf. Next dust prawn with tempura flour, dip into tempura batter, crumb with panko. Fry till it is of golden brown color. Mix Sweet Chilli Sauce & Sambal Oelek. Serve with sweet chiily sambal sauce. I really loved this starter very much and would call it one of the best dishes of the evening! 

Next up was Steamed Fish in Lotus Leaf with Malabar Curry Spices. To make this dish, broil cumin seeds, black pepper corn,coriander seeds and cloves. Create a paste with green chilly and curry leaves. Heat oil, sauté ginger garlic, add spice paste, tamarind pulp,sugar and coconut milk. Finally grill fish to 80%, spread it above masala, wrap it in lotus leaf and steam it for 2 minutes. Loved the amazing flavors in this dish and the presentation was perfect too! 

For chicken lovers, there was the Xacuti masala grilled rice paper roll chicken. This has an elaborate process to create it. First, you must Saute onion and garlic slice. Next dry roast all spices and make a fine paste of the same. Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper and oil. Grill the chicken and cut it with a julienne knife. Next up, heat oil, add chopped onion, garlic and sauté till transparent. Add spice paste, mix chicken well to it and keep it aside. Rolling method includes wetting rice paper sheet, spreading on chopping board and keep above filling at center before rolling it. Cut into pieces, garnish with coconut flakes and serve with sweet chilly sauce. I didn't really enjoy this starter much. 

In main course, we had Kerala Style Prawns Curry with Thai red curry paste. To make this, heat oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and dry chilly. Add ginger, onion, garlic,red chilly powder, curry paste and sauté it for a while. Finally add coconut milk, stock, prawn, salt, sugar and cook till prawn is well cooked. Enjoyed eating this curry with the Lemon rice which was an interesting take on the traditional lemon rice available in South India as it as Madras Curry Powder in it! 

A truly amazing gastronomical experience was had that evening. If you don't want to miss out on this experience, head to Shiro before 16th February 2014 and feast your senses!