Nightlife Zone

Independence Day Blockbuster
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Bike & BarrelThe Residency Towers, Sir Thyagaraya Rd, T Nagar DJs Vivek and Anton ring in the Independence Day cheer by spinning the best of Bollywood remixes, this August 15th!

63 Martinis
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
The Westminster Bar Sheraton Park Hotels & Towers, 132 TTK Road , R A Puram To ring in the 63rd Independence Day, Westminster Bar introduces 63 Martinis to indulge your Independent Spirit! Explore these uniquely flavoured classic cocktails as you unwind for the evening at Westminster Bar.
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Eating Out Zone

Flavours of India
Sunday, August 15th, 2010. 7 p.m.
PaprikaCourtyard by Marriott, 564 Anna Salai, Teynampet This Independence day, Paprika celebrates India’s 63rd anniversary with the ‘Flavors of India’ food festival. This 10 day festival offers a wide spread for dinner buffets with live counters representing the flavors of every state.

Sunday brunch
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Taj Mount RoadNo 2, Club House Road, Mount Road A bountiful spread featuring the best of Clubhouse and Beyond Indus, kids activities and special kids counter, live entertainment and unlimited select beverages.

Jazz Brunch
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
CappuccinoSheraton Park Hotels & Towers, 132 TTK Road, R A Puram The Sunday Jazz Brunch at Cappuccino includes an aphrodisiac-inspired spread including a delicious oyster bar, fesh catch of the ocean grilled to your choice, free flowing bubbly and delightful jazz music.

Top 10 Cuisines
Sunday, August 15th, 2010. noon to  3 p.m.
Garden CaféGRT Hotel 531 GST Road, St Thomas Mount Garden Café at Radisson Hotel GRT, offers the most exquisite delicacies – The Top 10, tastiest cuisines in the world for a lunch buffet. Featuring cuisines from France, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Thailand, Spain, China, Japan, Middle East, and India.

Flavours of India
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Main StreetThe Residency Towers, Sir Thyagaraya Road, T Nagar Chef Gopal and his team will showcase the finest of Indian cuisine to celebrate the Freedom of India. Offer available for both lunch and dinner.

Treats on Wheels
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Muffin TreeCourtyard by Marriott, 564 Anna Salai, Teynampet Muffin Tree, the deli and pastry shop at Courtyard by Marriott will soon be delivering goodies around the city in a van labelled ‘Delivering Happiness’. Available on the menu will be cakes and pastries, cheese, cold cuts, bread, home-made chocolates to name a few.

Mathur Rasoi
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
The ResidencySheraton Park Hotel & Towers, 132 TTK Road, R A Puram The Residency presents, for the first time in Chennai, the Mathur Rasoi food festival. The festival features an array of delicacies like Koftas, Bhuna Gosht, Kalmi Vade, Safari Alu, Achars, Murabbas etc.

Autonomy to Overindulge
Sunday, August 15th, 2010. 12:30 p.m. to  3:30 p.m.
Seagull,Fisherman’s Cove Covelong Beach, Kanchipuram District This Independence Day, celebrate the freedom of the chef’s ideas and taste the exceptional at Fisherman’s Cove’s Special Brunch. Features a spread including tri-colour salad, mulligatawny soup. coastal biryani et al.

Monsoon Menu
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Mocha Mojo72, Indira Nagar, 1st Avenue, Adyar This monsoon, Mocha captures all the fun of soaking in the rain and translates it into the Mocha Monsoon Menu. Indulge in an English style breakfast of mashed potatoes and sausages, Bangers and Mash or have a spicy fiesta with the midday Mexican snack of Bean and Nacho Chilli.

Power Lunch
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
DakshinSheraton Park Hotel & Towers, 132 TTK Road, R A Puram With a promise to be served within 45 mins of being seated, Dakshin’s Power Lunches are tailor-made for the corporate honcho to have a quick bite and experience the celebrated tastes of the authentic South Indian flavours.

Italian Food Festival
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Cream Centre55, 2nd Main Road, RA Puram Live Well, Eat heartily. Cream Centre celebrates the feisty love for food and life that we share with the Italians. Come Armed with your appetite and get ready for surfeits of pasta, pizza, bruschetta and more!

Madras Nalla Madras
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Garden CaféGRT Hotel 531 GST Road, St Thomas Mount As part of Madras Week celebration, Radisson GRT presents, Madras Nalla Madras. Madras tiffin will be served between 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm and the Madras buffet dinner, from 7.30 pm till 11.00 pm, which will feature traditional food items both Veg and Non Veg .

Pizza @ Italia!
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
ItaliaHoused at The Park Pod Hotel 23/13 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam Italia introduces its brand new Pizza menu featuring hand crafted pizzas flash baked in an Italian oven with a subtle wood flavour. The selection ranges from classic Margherita to exotic Scallops, Lobster, Caviar and Truffles.

English August
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
The Accord Metropolitan35 G N Chetty Road, T Nagar The Accord Metropolitan, one of Chennai’s premier 5 star hotels is presenting English August, a food festival capturing the delights of British Madras. The Food Festival is to celebrate the 371st Madras Day.
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Shopping Zone

Alexandre De Paris
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Evoluzione Clothing30 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam Alexandre De Paris French hair accessories, which have adorned the Heads of Royalty and Hollywood celebrities, are now available in Chennai. The Alexandre De Paris Spring / Summer 2010 collection features motifs such as the Camellia flower and the Dragonfly.

Giovani Sale
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Gatsby34 Kakani Towers, Nungambakkam High Road, Nungambakkam Giovani brings a debonair range of Men’s Suit, Jacket, Trouser, Shirts for the man about town and a range of Ladies Dresses, Tunics, T-Shirts and Blouses for the sophisticated swish set. Gatsby offers a flat 30 % discount on this Giovani range.

Flower Power
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Gatsby Village No.4/359, East Coast Road, Neelangarai Gatsby Home presents a range of custom-made, designer floral arrangements made out of imported exotic artificial flowers. Choose from a creative melange of Birds of Paradise, Carnations, Dahlias, Freesias, Dutch iris, Full Spider Mums etc.

End of season sale!
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Wills Lifestyle19 Quaiser Towers Ground Floor, Khader Nawaz Khan Road,, NungambakkamWills Lifestyle’s end of season sale offers all men’s clothes at flat 40% off and women’s wear at flat 50% off. The store offers a complete fashion wardrobe comprising Wills Signature Designer wear, Wills Classic work wear, Wills Sport relaxed wear, Wills Clublife evening wear and fashion accessories.

25% off!
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Tanishq JewelleryA-1, (Near World Of Titan) 2nd Avenue, Anna Nagar East Tanishq, the largest jewellery retail store in the country, offers an upto 25% off discount on their range of exquisite diamond jewellery.
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Exhibitions Zone

Incredible India
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Alliance Française of Madras New No.24 (Old no. 40), College Road , Nungambakkam Alliance Francaise of Madras exhibits photographs taken by Marie-Paule Serre, Director, AFM. She has travelled extensively throughout the country and her photographs showcase her love for the people and her incredible experiences in India.

Tripod
Sunday, August 15th, 2010. 10 a.m. to  6 p.m.
DakshinaChitra,East Coast Road,, Muttukadu As part of the Madras Week celebration, DakshinaChitra is organizing “Tripod”, a photography exhibition on Madras, by three young photographers Mani Maran, Nataraja Moorthy Kumar and Augustine Derrick, all of them students of Fine Arts from the College of Art and Craft, Chennai. The subjects are based on happenings in and around the city mainly landscapes, people, texture and visual sights of our city.
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Art Zone

Art Exhibition
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Art World Sarala’s Art International, 1/12 Ganeshpuram 3rd Street, Off Cenotaph Rd (Behind Coxs & Kings) , Teynampet Art World presents a group art exhibition featuring the works of senior artists from Calcutta like Ganesh Haloi, Rabin Mandal and more. A series of both paintings and sculptures will be on display.

Works on Paper
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
The Faraway Tree Gallery 7, Rutland Gate 6th Street(off Khader Nawaz Khan Road) , Nungambakkam The Faraway Tree Gallery presents an art exhibition, Works on Paper, that exhibits the works of renowned artists like Aneesh K.R, Alexander Zachariah, Aparajithan A.L, Selvam M and others.

Present in the Past
Sunday, August 15th, 2010.
Taj Mount RoadNo 2, Club House Road, Mount Road In celebration of Madras Week, Taj Mount Road and Forum Art Gallery present an exhibition titled, Present in the Past. The exhibition features renowned artists like C. Douglas, Shalini Biswajit, Monika Ghurde and others.
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Welcome to Madras Blog ,a blog dedicated to Madras – 13° 4′ N 80° 15′ E (Now Chennai )

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