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Last Train Home Review – High Cost of Low-Priced Chinese Stuff; Must Watch Documentary

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Oct 082010
 
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Who doesn’t like the Made in China stuff?

Bet all ye cheap desi chutias jump in glee, salivating like epileptic dogs upon seeing the price tags on all those low-priced iPods, jeans, cell phones, umbrellas, laptops and what-not-goods, all Made in China.

It’s not often we watch a documentary given our hectic schedule and the endless stream of Bollywood, Kollywood and Hollywood films releasing every week.

But when we were in New York City the other day, we decided to eschew the usual orgy of commercial cinema and headed for a documentary playing at the IFC Center in downtown Manhattan.

Our pick, the Chinese language documentary Last Train Home.

The documentary highlights the migration of millions and millions of Chinese people from the rural hinterlands to Guangzhou and other cities where they labor in factories that make a variety of goods, largely for export to the West. As the movie notes, in many villages only the elders are left as all the youngsters have left for the cities.

Often these workers toil in miserable conditions so that their children and family members can have a better life.

Many of them go home only once a year during the Chinese New Year, crowding the railway station in a desperate bid to catch the last train home. Continue reading »

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Paki Dosa Cart @ 39th St & 6th Ave in NYC Serves Lousy Dosa

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Oct 072010
 
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Oh My God! Oh My God!

Question: What’s worse than a North Indian restaurant in New York City making a mess of the delicious South Indian crepe Masala Dosa?

Answer: A Pakistani food cart in New York City peddling awful Masala Dosa.

We were wandering around New York City yesterday when our eyes fell on the word DOSA prominently emblazoned on a food cart at the corner of W.39th St and 6th Ave (close to Bryant Park and New York Public Library).

Well, you know what happened next.

Like Indian youths drawn toward pictures of Mallika Sherawat’s tatas, our legs were pushed of their accord to the Dosa cart for two reasons – the drooling desire to munch into the Dosa and the chance to do a review of another desi eatery in NYC.

Pak Dosa Cart – Horrible Masala Dosa

Although the cart owner Shahid Riyaaz was closing up, he was nice enough to offer to make us the Dosas.

By the way, Shahid hails from Lahore in Pakistan and says he got attracted to Dosas after tasting it at the Dosa Diner in Jackson Heights, NY.

During our visit, Shahid had two varieties: Plain Dosa and Masala Dosa.

Of course, we opted for the Masala Dosa ($4.99).

It took about five minutes to get our Masala Dosas that Shahid cut into pieces and packed into Styrofoam boxes.

We took the boxes and quickly headed to the nearby Bryant Park where there are chairs and tables.

Pak Dosa Cart Review – Lousy, Large Dosa
The Masala Dosa was large but, alas, it was not tasty. Not in the least. Continue reading »

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Disgrace, Mighty Disgrace – Not One NYC Indian Restaurant gets a Michelin Star

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Oct 072010
 
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Shame, oh, the shame.

Today, the postman delivered our copy of Michelin Guide New York City Restaurants 2011 from Amazon.

And as we quickly perused the much-anticipated book, tears rolled down our cheek. They started as a trickle and ended as a flood.

Folks, there are over 200 Indian restaurants in the greater New York City area. Maybe, even 300.

Yet, not a single Indian restaurant has won the coveted Michelin star this year. They didn’t get any last year too.

Austrian, French, Italian, Greek, Seafood, Mediterranean restaurants and steak houses in New York City have all got Michelin stars. The rare few three, some two and others a lone star.

But Indian restaurants?

Nil. Cipher. Nichts. Zilch. Nada.

Tabla, Tamarind, Utsav, Devi, Chola….none of them got a star. Worse, in a big insult Chola does not even figure in the 2011 Michelin Guide. What a disgrace.

Only 15 Indian restaurants in NYC get a mention (but no stars) in the 2011 Michelin Guide to New York City Restaurants:  Bay Leaf, Bombay Talkie, Brick Lane Curry House, Bukhara Grill, Copper Chimney, Delhi Heights, Devi, Indian Clove, Jackson Diner, Saravanaas, Surya, Taj Tribeca, Tamarind, Tamba Indian Grill & Bar and Utsav.

Tabla is mentioned in the ‘contemporary cuisine’ category.

Saravanaas and Surya are also highlighted in Michelin’s Bib Gourmand category of restaurants that provide good value (for $40 or less, diners are supposed to get two courses and a glass of wine or dessert).

Although not in the SearchIndia.com league of reviews for Indian restaurants, Michelin reviews cover a broader array of cuisines. Continue reading »

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Yipee, Pak Terrorist Faisal Shahzad Jailed for Life

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Oct 052010
 
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What a great day.

Really nice day outside. Just look out the window.

Yipee. :)

Folks, Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American Islamic terrorist who made an abortive attempt to bomb New York City’s Times Square in May, was sentenced to life in prison by an American court a short while ago.

Jailed for Life
(Image: NYT)

Following the sentence, the 31-year-old Faisal told the Manhattan court:

Brace yourselves, because the war with Muslims has just begun. The defeat of the U.S. is imminent and will happen in the near future.

Faisal filled a car with explosives and tried to detonate it in the busy, tourist-filled Times Square area. Fortunately, he did not succeed and the scumbag was arrested two later on an aircraft at JFK airport, just as he was about to flee the U.S.

We strongly suggest all Pakistani Americans be kept under heightened observation lest anyone else be tempted to follow in Faisal’s footsteps.

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 12:20 pm

Enthiran Box Office – Unimpressive Average Gross

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Oct 052010
 
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The Enthiran box office numbers are out.

And we’re not impressed with the figures of the new Rajnikanth starrer.

Despite all the hype and hoopla, Enthiran has managed an embarrassingly unimpressive average gross of £6,463 and a total gross of £277,918 at the UK box office in its opening October 1-3, 2010 weekend.

Much Lower than Sivaji
Enthiran’s average gross per theater of £6,463 was significantly lower than Rajnikanth’s previous film Sivaji (£14,050) and lower than Dasavatharam (£6,669), Kanthaswamy (£6,528) and even Sura (£7,219).

Of course, Enthiran is a crappy movie, an orgy of stupidity that would have been laughed out of theaters any place (i.e. except Tamil Nadu) where there’s a minimal expectation of art, entertainment and class from movies.

But in Tamil Nadu where there’s a premium for all sorts of garbage the movie seems to have evoked a favorable response.

No surprise. No surprise.

Here’s how Enthiran fared at the UK box office compared to a few other Tamil movies:

Related Stories:
Enthiran Review – Orgy of Stupidity

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 9:35 am

Drunk & Listening to the Famous ‘Yahoo’ Song

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Oct 042010
 
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This evening, we’re tippling more than we normally do.

On a nice high, we’re listening to one of the most entertaining songs to emerge out of Bollywood.

Of course, we’re talkin the famous Shami Kapoor-featuring Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee number from the film Junglee.

We purchased the Chahe Koi Mujhe song recently from Apple iTunes from our iPhone.

And we tell you it’s one of the best 99-cents we’ve spent in our life.

Over the last few decades, we’ve listened to this song countless times.

By God, we still get as  much pleasure from this song in the autumn of our lives as we did in the spring years. No kidding!

Yes, we’ve seen the movie but in our current befogged state we can’t remember the details.

Folks, we got to tell you the old Bollywood actors had some talent. Not like these worthless, modern-day buffoons Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan  et al.

No matter that we’re already sooo high, we’ve poured ourselves another large PinGin.

And for your viewing pleasure below, here’s Shammi Kapoor and Saira Banu below in Junglee. Enjoy.

Now if you schmucks will excuse us, we’d like to get back to our drink.

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 9:36 pm
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