CAJE'S BHAJI: LISTS OF FIVES WHILE FOCUSSING ON FOOD By Cajetan Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For those of you in Goa who listen to FM Rainbow 105.4Mhz, some of this may be deja vu. Last year I started highlighting my Top 5 lists on my Friday show 'Caje's Bhaji'. Now that FM Rainbow is out of bounds for me, I thought it would be fun to share some of my Top 5 lists here. This week I'll focus on food. First the disclaimer. None of my listing has any vested interest. I pay for my own food and hence am not obliged to be charitable in my review. So here goes... My Top 5 individual dishes served in Goa: 1. Pomfret Caldeen - Viva Panjim, Fontainhas 2. Chicken Cafreal - Florentine's, Saligao 3. Prawn Curry Rice - Cafe Xavier, Mapusa 4. Crab Sukhem - Starlight, Arpora 5. Mushroom Blue Cheese Quiche - La Vin en Rose (Michelle's), Ingo's Sat Night Market My favourite value for money places: 1. Anandashram - Near Panjim GPO (Fish Thali Rs 25/-) 2. Silva's - Miramar Circle (Cream Chop Bread Rs 20/-) 3. Cafe Samrat - Saligao (Chicken Xacuti Pao Rs 20/-) 4. All India Radio Canteen, Altinho (Tea Rs 2, Bhaji Pao Rs 5) 5. Cafe Prakash - Panjim (Food avoidable, Gossip priceless!) Highly over rated hyped up joints: 1. Cafe Venite - Fontainhas (I'd rather have 10 fish curry rice delights opp at Anandashtam for the price of one pathetic pasta) 2. Britto's - Baga (Local food being tweaked to suit the palates of non-Goans) 3. O'Coqueiro- Porvorim (poor service, mediocre food) 4. La Calypso's Beach Shack - Baga (Criminal waste of money for insipid fare) 5. Sousa Lobo's - Calangute (Unless you like Paneer Makhani and Aloo Gobi) Places I'd love to treat friends: 1. Ernesto's -Club Vasco Da Gama (Don't miss the succulent steaks and Draught Beer) 2. Mum's Kitchen - Miramar (Eat with your eyes closed) 3. RioRico - Hotel Mandovi (Caldo Verde Soup, Pork Chops, Prawn Curry Rice with Kismur and Nallachi Kodi!) 4. Lila Cafe - Baga (Finest croissants, breakfast spread, spaetzle, roulade) 5. Martin's Corner - Betalbatim (Never a let down!) Bon Appetite!