Comments on Bengalooru Banter: The mountain cake-shop

PS- I tagged you to DesiPundit You frequent it? Sh...

2009-04-16T03:33:00.000-07:00

PS- I tagged you to DesiPundit
You frequent it? Should. Very nice.

I don't know if youre maybe 50-something in years,...

2009-04-08T04:30:00.000-07:00

I don't know if youre maybe 50-something in years, but youre kinda cute.
Gawk, why do you keep removing comments?

Great writing style.. was just introduced to your ...

2008-06-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

Great writing style.. was just introduced to your blog.. since i recently moved to bangalore.. and
thanx for bringing back sweet ol memories associated with bangalore.. for me.. nilgiris was bangalore!!(well..for a kid with a sweet tooth..it was heaven!!). tho.. the new one seems to be improving.. i still miss the old one.. sigh.. :)

Great writing and so much humour. Loved it

2008-05-20T04:45:00.000-07:00

Great writing and so much humour. Loved it

New Post...We Want! :)

2008-05-12T15:50:00.000-07:00

New Post...We Want! :)

scribbler: Aiyo I can only write about food ma. ...

2008-05-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

scribbler: Aiyo I can only write about food ma. What's life if you can't even eat properly I say? Is it not?

anonymous: Thanks :) Always wondered how life would be growing up in the Nilgiri's. Would have been the ideal existence for me!

WoW! sorry I have no such lasting memories..althou...

2008-05-11T03:40:00.000-07:00

WoW! sorry I have no such lasting memories..although I studied in ooty so can relate to the nostalgia part.:) but im here purely as an admirer of ur writing..its the 2nd piece ive read..the first was of ur wedding banters..it was hilarious!!!!!!

Sorry I feel like I should write something funny...but this post is coming off as a smitten fan ;) well the good thing is with this kinda writing u wont be single too long :) looking forward to ur next post

Okay, now. Enough olding-folding to gullible reade...

2008-05-08T04:13:00.000-07:00

Okay, now. Enough olding-folding to gullible readers. Also, so much cakery is making us all fat and tending towards bosoms of all female figures in your cartoons. Next post on some form of exercise, please.

cynic, epiphany: Heh come on over and I'll buy yo...

2008-05-07T21:05:00.000-07:00

cynic, epiphany: Heh come on over and I'll buy you a pineapple pastry :)

rach: No they are different. Galaxy was a slightly run-down theatre with a long sweeping ramp on Residency road (opp pub world). Closed down in 2000 and is demolished now. Imperial was a little up the road but gone too. Apparently it played good movies back in the day, but I've only seen it play porn.

anonymous: Gosh, I'm old as the hills. Considering my Sankey Tank post was from 1882, that would make me over 126 :P

erm... 50's, 60's, 70's... DUDE! how old are you?

2008-05-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

erm... 50's, 60's, 70's... DUDE! how old are you?

Galaxy? Ooh ooh, the old Imperial theater that got...

2008-05-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Galaxy? Ooh ooh, the old Imperial theater that got raided! Isn't that the one? On residency road.

Man I'm feeling hungry now...great post...I think ...

2008-05-06T07:15:00.000-07:00

Man I'm feeling hungry now...great post...I think I gotta head back there sometime..

..now i am so hungry! very evocatively said! i can...

2008-05-06T03:25:00.000-07:00

..now i am so hungry! very evocatively said! i can practically smell the cakes baking and its making me even hungrier!

pri: Yes miss high fly I like butter sponge, what...

2008-05-05T03:23:00.000-07:00

pri: Yes miss high fly I like butter sponge, what you will do now? Thu that ghastly honey cake was .. err ghastly. Easy to swallow gabuk like that though. Musthave originated from Mrs Iyengar's kitchen. All items available there. Exotic anthe. Ubbb.

a million: heheh did you know that in lalbagh/brindavan express they sell Eatable Pups? (Vegetable puffs). Must be same bakery fellow only selling. Ah yes true Nilgiris sell chicken, mince puffs etc.

anon: Oh ok. Another one bites the dust soon eh :( i thought there was some other complication - the Urban Arts Commission rule that no building over 100 years old can be pulled down unless if falls of its own accord (do i hear evil laughter from Opera owners?)

rach: Yep, thank god its back to life!! By the way there were about 10 English theatres in Blr those days But of course I've only regularly done the the Rex-Plaza-Symphony-Galaxy golden quadrilateral :)

penguin: 10 rupees you will get aa? I think now only one puff you may or may not get that too. That 7 rs softie is still there though. Please note eatable pups comment above :)

nerfheader: That boy was me! Sniff.. waill!! Sob sob. Thank you for doing this to me.

usha: Yes one or two of them still survive, but now dressed smartly in shirt pant and green cap itseems. Last time I saw her barking at someone who asked her to heat the coffee. Ah allsaints person you are aa? very good yes I agree their stuff is good. Fatima and Thoms also not so bad.

Also does anyone know of the famous 70p Bun in Vijayanagar Iyengar bakery which now sells them at Rs 2? Quite funny.

nice one, that was!n i genuinely agree with ur gra...

2008-05-05T00:22:00.000-07:00

nice one, that was!
n i genuinely agree with ur grandmother's postulate about the ladies who work there. seriously!

I find the Nilgiris better for grocery shopping too, as compared to the Food Worlds n Food Bazaars of today.

but for cakes and pastries, I somehow find myself rushing to the Good old 'All Saints' almost always!

Nothing to do with Nilgiris but your post reminded...

2008-05-04T23:13:00.000-07:00

Nothing to do with Nilgiris but your post reminded me of a song called "What About Me" by an Aussie band called Moving Pictures. Total one hit wonder.

Well there's a little boy waitin' at the counter of a corner shop
He's been waitin' down there, waitin' half the day
They never ever see him from the top
He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground
He gets to his feet and he says;
"What About me, it isn't fair
I've had enough now I want my share
Can't you see? I wanna live!
But you just take more than you give..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawR7VYNdNg

oh oh!!!! you are wanting whiskey bottle cake and ...

2008-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

oh oh!!!! you are wanting whiskey bottle cake and that too from iyengar maama????? tsk tsk....
But you will get 'one pups' saar...bun butter jam??
I had thought that the one pups was only from my old time iyengar bakery in jayanagar...but this part of town, is no different....all same to same...

Wow! Reading this early in the morning has made me...

2008-05-04T16:36:00.000-07:00

Wow! Reading this early in the morning has made me hungry for Nilgiri's veg puffs :-) And also reminds me of the time I hung out with 2 friends for 5 hours with 10 rupees between us for food - by the time we left, we were nice and full with cake and ice cream! I louuu!

You write well. I wonder how many people will see ...

2008-05-04T04:44:00.000-07:00

You write well. I wonder how many people will see that line and go "well, d'uh!" judging by the praise you seem showered with. Aaanyway. Nilgiris, of the days when the only English movie in town would be either in Rex or Plaza (with the broken seats) - that's when I remember going there the most. I think the emergence of Multiplex Bangalore somehow coincided with the emergence with the New Nilgiris Management..and things didn't go so well after that, did it? Haven't been there in a while, but I'm guessing the cake shop still rocks.

The opera building was under litigation and about ...

2008-05-03T07:32:00.000-07:00

The opera building was under litigation and about two years ago it was handed over ot its true owners. he has fenced it and must be waiting for the right deal !

-V

All said and done, the bakery near my house is the...

2008-05-02T12:52:00.000-07:00

All said and done, the bakery near my house is the bestest. You're driving down the road, and the unmistakable all too familiar sign that says "Hot Chicken Pups" blows your mind. Until you hit that speed-breaker and then all's fine.

The Nilgiri's snack counter sells meat products no? Chicken puffs and buns count, I'm guessing.

Yes, the Pista-paal totally rocked. As did the rose milk.

che u like butter sponge? they had one temporary s...

2008-05-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

che u like butter sponge? they had one temporary shop in airlines for some two months. then one day sudsuddenly it became off fruit shop. also any idea where this iyengar bakery special honey cake originated from? it was one thara gross and one thara exotic at the same time.

anu: The Opera building still stands, but the 'an...

2008-05-02T02:04:00.000-07:00

anu: The Opera building still stands, but the 'andha madiri' ('that sorta') movie theatre shut down ages ago. It's under litigation I think, otherwise I'm sure it would have joined the ranks of the demolished Bangalore beauties long ago.
Oh yeah it must have been the chamber not the temple- sorry was too young then and dont remember the movie at all, apart from some guy with a bald head and a jadey (braid).

10yearslate: Oh so thats the origin of "Mastah! Teach me Kun'foo (shwwwick.. schhhwwwwwwik)." Not so many kung fu pics these days no? Not that I miss them though.

scribbler: Yes, nobody can beat 10yearslate's Hubli-Dharwad Kannada translations!

anoushka and scribbler: Get a room, you two! But not before taking me out to each of the iranian restaurants (and parsi bakeries) mentioned. Anoushka, what is that place - somethingboy, that lays out that fantastic parsi lunch?

anoushka: No no, it means the person who wrote the comment deleted it themselves. full enthu :P

aqua: Thanks. I didn't perform at that particular concert though we did one recently at Good Shepherd's.

weed: Attaboy (err girl?) Lovely I say. I on the other hand had to make do with woiiiyon-types jayaram bakery cake (which wasnt bad but no fancy schmancy). Neev ella bidi pa (You and all leave father). Vyalikaval Iyengar bakery is on the main road, next to rajesh hotel. Ask off anyone "Iyengar Bakery elli" or simply sniff the air and you'll find it easily.

Lilith: Oh yeah apparently grandmother got old lady in shoe cake for her birthday once. Bloody nonsense I say everyone gets fancy cakes except me. Oh but then I got once guitar shaped home made cake from a non-nilgiri source, so I guess its ok. Humph. Sorry for rant. Yes artist (gaaaaahahaha) biker (hmph) is quite (unsurprisingly) single :P

nk: Aiyo its because I don't know much abt South Blr bakeries da. If I say off something wrong means all you fellows will come off and beat with stick on head no, thats why. But I love love love VB, UD, Butter sponge, Vidyarthi Bhavan, etc etc. Full poem and all I wrote off about it ok, in prev post.

As usual, great post BD! But why are you partial t...

2008-05-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

As usual, great post BD! But why are you partial towards the Cubbon Park, Malleswaram areas of Bangalore?? How about a post on the sights & sounds of Basavangudi, Jayanagar 4th block, etc i.e. South Bangalore??? May be the Dosa joints of Basavanagudi (UD, VB, etc) can find a mention eh .......

i remember the cake exhibitions! my favorite cake ...

2008-05-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

i remember the cake exhibitions! my favorite cake ever was the old lady who lived in a shoe. my second favorite was the amitabh bacchan cake. i was five or six and i cried because they wouldn't let me take them home.
and what? the artist biker is single? no way :)