Marigold & Honey Cafe

Couldn’t decide a place for Friday lunch so after a little bit of research me and my friends settled for Marigold Honey Café in Zamzama. I read good reviews about the place and also the description on their Facebook page painted a pretty & cozy picture of the restaurant.

The place is right next to Espresso, small and artfully decorated. We were four people and at that time 2 or 3 more people were there. The menu wasn’t so exciting but I settled for a simple open sandwich while my friends ordered a club sandwich and other ordered apple cinnamon pancakes.

They served us with multigrain platter first. The crust of the bread was awfully hard which made the first bite a difficult task. My friend ordered latte which they served in a delicate china tea cup. Results her latte was stone cold by third sip.

Although the restaurant was half empty our order took 40 minutes to serve. I would rate by open sandwich 6 out of 10 because overall it lacked flavor. I cannot say anything about the club sandwich because I did not taste it but I need to tell you guys about the pancakes. One word can do justification to the pancakes that is horrible. Honestly for the price that we paid pancakes were really bad. They had a rubber like texture and the syrup lacked the kick of cinnamon.

Overall verdict: The place is overpriced and needs to improve.. a lot! 

#Karachi 

For the love of Coke.. 100 Years Cold

With Coke completing it’s 100 years of being awesome contour bottle a lot of blogs and posts are popping up everywhere regarding the brands history and success. While I do agree Coke as a brand had an amazing journey and needs to be highlighted what I want to do is share the love for Coke by people with you guys. Here I have picked my favorite Coke photographs by Coke lovers.

1.       A photograph by Sara

Story behind the photo.. Coke and Gummy worms...a well balanced diet

183/365: This was taken the first day at the cottage and they gave us a 'care package' which included this old school coke bottle...being the huge coke fan that I am, I had to get a shot with it. My dog seems to be eyeing it up too.

2.       A photograph by Vicky Wright

Not a very big story but here it goes.. Still can't get the top off!

3.       A photograph by Marina Burity

Her story?? Meehh she is just loving it and exploring.

4.       A photograph by Raj Madabushi

He just wants to relax and enjoy his Coke.

5.       A photograph by AJ Brustein

He says ‘Coca-Cola Always Tastes Better in Glass

The bright red color looks great on the can but the glass - either contour, bell, or from the bottle, makes it taste much much better. And of course, it has to be Georgia Green glass’. Can’t disagree with him can I ?

6.       The star photograph by none other than my favorite Joel Robison who now has worked officially with Coke. (Read his full story by the way guys am sure you will love it)

He has done a lot of tremendous work for Coke but for this photo his story is:

 Share A Smile

The latest image in my collaboration project with Coca-Cola. This time the theme word was laugh, but I kind of stretched it be smile :)

I have a lot to smile about in my life, especially considering I'll be leaving tomorrow for an amazing two week adventure to Vancouver, Las Vegas and Atlanta! With that said, I know that a lot of people, including some in my own life, could use some extra smiles lately so this image was inspired by the chance to give people another smile to look at when they need it.

7.       And last but not the least I am sharing a photograph of these amazing truck art themed hand painted Coke bottles that I have.

#ForeverHainKhushian #100YearsCold #Coke

*All the photographs are exclusive property of the respective photographers. This blog isn’t utilizing their creative property for any commercial benefit. 

Four Pakistani movies I am waiting for in 2015

Growing up in late 90’s and early 00’s cinema wasn’t an everyday concept for me. So finally when a Pakistani movie ‘Khuda key liye’ released it was a big thing for me to go the cinema and watch it. A slow and steady stream of movies for the mainstream cinema in Pakistan started to release. However no other genre was being explored in the revived new movies coming up while we continued to excel almost every genre in drama industry. Finally sitting in 2015 I can say that Pakistani cinema is ready to move out of it’s comfort zone and has/is going to release movies out of the dark genre. Na Maloom Afrad can be a classic example of it.

Four Pakistani movies that I really am looking forward watch this year are

Karachi sey Lahore

Release Date: 31^st July 2015

Lead Cast: Javed Sheikh, Rashid Naaz, Ayesha Omer, Eshita Syed, Shehzad Sheikh and Yasir Hussain.

Why am I looking forward to watch this movie?

I absolutely love road trip movies. Karachi sey Lahore is the first of its kind of movie from Pakistan which will cover a 36 hours journey from Karachi to Lahore as title suggests. The movie also will cover the different ethnicities of Pakistan i.e. Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtoon and Balochi to give the story a very cultural and local touch.

I really do hope the humor of the movie is not over done via the actors.

Watch the trailer 

▶ Karachi Se Lahore Official Trailer of Upcoming Pakistani Film 'Karachi Se Lahore' Releasing on 31st July 2015 - Video Dailymotion

Ho Mann Jahan

Release Date: Eid-ul-Adha

Lead Cast: Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar and Adeel Hussain

Why am I looking forward to watch this movie?

The movie is about 3 friends belonging from different social backgrounds but sharing the same passion for music. It is refreshing to see a very upbeat and lively movie coming to theaters to attract younger set of audience as well. Mahira Khan’s hip look in the movie defiantly will be a trend setter when the movie will be released.

Watch the trailer

▶ Ho Mann Jahaan Official Trailer 2015 - Sheheryar Munawar, Mahira Khan & Adeel Hussain - Video Dailymotion

3 Bahdur

Release Date: 22^nd May 2015

Lead Cast: Amna, Saadi and Kamil (The characters ;))

Why am I looking forward to watch this movie?

First and foremost this is going to be a Pakistani animated movie and second the creative director of the movie is none other than our Oscar winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. The story revolves around 3 friends set in a fictional town ‘Roshan Basti’ who would save their community from the evils of society.

The soundtrack of the movie in its trailer sounds good. 

Let’s see if this movie will be able to pull off in Pakistan or not.  

Watch the trailer

▶ 3 Bahadur Trailer Pakistani first Full Animated Movie - Video Dailymotion

Bin Roye

Release Date: 18^th July 2015

Lead Cast: Mahira Khan, Humayun Saeed, Armeena Rana Khan, Zeba Bakhtiar, Javed Sheikh and Hamza Ali Abbasi.

Why am I looking forward to watch this movie?

Pakistan has truly excelled in dramas specifically in drama/romance genre and now it is turn of the film industry to take over this genre as well. The trailer of Bin Roye guarantees a story full of emotions and I am sure Farhat Ishtiaq’s story would not disappoint us. I am also looking forward to see the art direction of the movie  as in trailer it looks brilliant. 

Watch the trailer

▶ Bin Roye - Exclusive Trailer Released - Video Dailymotion

Saturday night at Vintage

Wanted to go to Vintage from the longest time and finally last night I had a chance to go the place.  The place is artfully decorated and gives a nice airy feeling although it’s in basement. I wish it had a lot of windows though. Anyways coming straight to the point, the place was jammed pack so our order took 20 minutes to serve. The wait was worth it. I ordered Lemon and Herb Grilled Chicken with mashed potatoes. 

The chicken was very well cooked with light and creamy sauce. The flavor of lemon or herbs wasn't overpowering. Anyone who enjoys mild flavors would enjoy it very much. Mashed potatoes were ok, could have been creamier. The serving size was more than satisfying. My friends ordered a Club Sandwich and Creamy Tarragon Ala Kev. Though I didn’t taste the sandwich my friend said it tasted good and it was served it a lot (and when I say a lot trust me they were a lot) of French fries. I did eat fries and they were thin and crisp just the way I love them. 

The star was no doubt Creamy Tarragon Ala Kev. I really wish I had ordered it as I managed only to steal a bite or two my friend’s place. The sauce was great, full of flavor and chicken had that crispy coating. It was yumm! 

Since we were pretty filled up we decided to order just once slice of red velvet cake. All those fans of light and yummy desserts this cake would be perfect for you. The sponge was light and not to sweet while the frosting was slightly sweeter and thick. A spoonful of it with the whipped cream and I was in cake heaven. 

The place is extremely easy on the pocket as our total bill was around 2k with drinks. 

I really want to try their salad menu as it really looked promising. Going to Vintage again soon hopefully. 

#Karachi #Food 

The Chosen Bun

I can finally and confidently say that I had the BEST burger of my life today. Hands down The Chosen Bun is the ultimate place in Karachi for burgers. I ordered the original Chosen Burger in chicken. It was perfect thick slab of grilled juicy and well seasoned chicken, oozing with cheese and mayo, topped with caramelized onions and jalapenos in soft bun. The fries were crispy too.

Cherry on top was the customer service Rameez( the owner) and Daniel (Owner’s younger brother) gave. Rameez personally was taking orders and suggesting what to have. Once order taken we went to the dining area which is located in basement. It is decorated cleverly in black and yellow theme with graffiti on walls and completed with a gaming console and a sofa! There is where Daniel asked yes to join him at sofa. Daniel is an amazingly sweet kid!

Our order came within 20 minutes. And the meal was HEAVEN!

It’s a must go place for all the burger lovers. My friend ordered Juicy Lucy (Double beef patty burger with loaadss of cheese) and swore it was the best beef burger ever.

Great value for money, perfect ambiance and too good to be true burgers.

110/10 !

#Burger #Karachi #TheChosenBun

19 reasons why I love Coldplay

1. The heart touching lyrics in each and every song of theirs.

2. Beautiful Artwork of every album.

 

3. Oh that music

4. The way Chris Martin adds character to every song with his expressions while singing

5. How they make their every concert an amazing experience for their audience

 

6. Their songs can make me feel on top of the world

7. Or make me cry like hell

8. The way Jonny Buckland plays guitar and completely owns it

9. Let's just admit it…They have super cool style

10. Guest Appearance of Will Champion in Game of Thrones

11. Their super creative ideas for every music video

12.They work great as a team

13. Have you seen Guy Berryman face?

14.The way their songs make me want to dance and forget the world

15.They are not shy to experiment with music  

16. Their songs can make any occasion beautiful

17. Their concert videos give me goose bumps

 

18. They collaborated with Rihanna and came up with a fantastic song

 

19. As a band they are extremely humble

 

Honestly what's there not to love about Coldplay anyway?