"Grab you coat, and get your hat, Leave
your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet to the sunny side
of the street."
A quote befitting the latest addition at The Park, Kolkata.
The hotel is ready to unveil its much awaited street venture, The
Street, the first of its kind in the city, extending its culinary
repertoire to a new direction.
Park Street is to Kolkata what probably Oxford Street is in
London. The concept of the street cafe invokes the same feeling,
the moment you enter. Designed by the world renowned Terence
Conran design house, Conran & Partners, London, UK, The Street
creates a pulsating atmosphere right at the beginning, at the
entrance area, which forms a link from the hotel entrance through
to the hotel lobby and reception areas within the heart of the
building. Referencing the energetic and vivid street life in
Kolkata, Conran has drawn inspiration to create this area into a
melting pot of variety of fresh food and drink stalls which
animates the space throughout the day and night.
In design The Street incorporates black and white chequered
granite floor tiles, whilte bevel-edged ceramic wall tiles and a
dark grey ceiling. This is offset by the brightly coloured seating
and tables, which runs along the glazed elevation of the entrance
tunnel, contrasting with these monochromatic finishes to give a
contemporary style. The influencing colours spectrum of the seven
bodily charkas have been applied to the furniture with red seating
and tables at the entrance running through orange, yellow, green,
blue, and indigo and culminating into violet at the hotel
reception. The food stalls have teak-clad counters with menu
boards, lighting and sinage suspended above the stalls.
There are four stalls namely, Café, Deli, Desserts and
Cellar. It promises to take the Kolkata culinary scenario to a new
level altogether. In some ways you can call it " the one stop
destination " for the street foods from around the world - be it
the American hot dog or the Middle Eastern Shawarma, or the
English style sandwiches or the Indian Kati or the American waffle
or the French crepe or the Swiss desserts and the Italian gelato.
To compliment this repertoire there is an enviable list of gourmet
products which are not so easily available in the market like the
Tartufi, crystal grinders, Dorset cereals, Aromatic oils and
vinegars, black truffles, truffle essences, Artisan pastas,
Artisan cheese from Kolkata and over seas and a gourmet range of
crackers to go with them. An array of organically produced food
ingredients straight from the farmers of Bengal have also made
it's way to these shelves of The Street, like honey, mustard,
variety of rice to just give some example.
Also available is an array of wines and beers. The cellar would
have a wide selection of world wines at very consumer friendly
prices. The flower cart and "Calcutta" memorabilia is added
attraction for a quick gift idea.
The restaurant has complete show kitchens, divided into various
sections offering high quality fresh take away foods like Salads,
Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, desserts, cookies, etc
The totally interactive kitchens will be making food to order -
Crepes, waffles, sandwiches and Panini, Hot dogs, Shawerma etc
The relaxed friendly atmosphere, and moderate pricing shall
attract all age groups from youngsters, students to foodies,
street food freaks, tourists, corporate crowd and nightclub
hoppers with equal delight.
For more information on the press release call
Moushumi Banerjee, Public Relations Assistant, The Park, Kolkata
T: +91 33 2249 9000 F: +91 33 2249 4000
E: pr.cal@theparkhotels.com
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