peared in North

America in print for

the first time having
been derived from
the Dutch word
koekje which mean
little cake. At Java
they are crisp, not too
sweet and amongst
the best and biggest
in town.
In the early 19th
century Dean Ma-
homet started a cof-
fee house that served
curries but no coffees
and was closed by
1812. This is a fact
that would never be-
fall Gagan Pradhan
and Himalayan Java
because not only are
they increasing their
coffee menu, theyre
thinking of starting a
chain. And why not?
America has its Star-
bucks and India has
Barista and Gagan
has already got two
more ventures he
can go for three, four,
and blast off. For
Java call Rocky at
4422519.
THE HIMALAYANTIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
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Black Coffee
Dubby Bhagat
Kathmandu
S
arah Vaughan sang
the immortal Black
Coffee which
goes
Im feelin mighty lone-
some, havent slept a wink;
I walk the floor from nine
to four, in between I drink
Black coffee loves a
hand-me-down brew
Gagan Pradhan, who
owns Himalayan Java and is
both urbane and articulate,
had once said that he took a
risk with the expansive
premises of Himalayan Java
because it was very difficult
at first since everyone knew
instant coffee and it took
time to grow people up to
coffee beans and real coffee,
which Gangan gets from
Kavre.
We are keeping the food
menu small and we find dif-
ferent things are popular at
different time of the day.
Soup in the evening. In the
morning students working
on an assignment together
go for the Breakfast Wrap
and coffee.
The soups include a
hearty mixed vegetable
soup with carrots, beans,
celery and onions with
wonderful undertones.
The Breakfast Wrap is a
flour tortilla wrapped
around scrambled
eggs and sausages.
Pepper helps you to
make it through the
day. The salsa that
comes with it is fu-
sion at its best com-
bining the chopped
onion and tomato
salad of the East with
a lemon and vinegar
seasoning.
But to savour and
remember was a Chicken
Fajita Wrap which had let-
tuce, green pepper, green
garlic and chicken in a per-
fect combination.
Wraps came in the 80s
and were called Strollers be-
cause you could walk
around with them and
theyre still cool.
But the menu has
changed a bit since I was
last there and theyve added
another floor which has a
wood fired oven which
produces 18 pizzas in-
cluding one that
says, Meat Meat
Meat!!! Pizza, and
contrasts salami
chicken and
ham with the
cheese and
tomato piz-
za base.
Rocky,
who used to teach me about
coffee, is now manager and
I was served by Chun Ba-
hadur Rana and Suman Raj
Giri who knew all about 35
coffees to choose from and
the strong Long Black that I
love.
Upstairs along with the
oven is a coffee roasting ma-
chine from which rich aro-
mas of coffee waft down the
street at the head of Thamel
where Himalayan Java is lo-
cated. Follow them.
There are two Chefs
Navaraj Shrestha and
Naresh Tyata and the latter
who is collected and calm
talked about his menu like
the sandwiches which ac-
quire a touch of the classic,
for example the Ham Sand-
wich encases a myriad de-
lights including a touch of
Mayo and a crispness of let-
tuce. Eat it with a mixed
bean salad which has white
beans, red beans and green
beans in an exotic vinegar
dressing that has basil,
onions, mustard and secrets
that are Naresh Tyatas very
own.
The last time ordering
the three types of cookies,
Peanut Butter, Chocolate
Chip and Short Bread, one
realised what a long way
the cookie had
come since
1703 when
it ap-
THE MOVEABLE FEAST
It is said that honesty is the best policy, but then some also believe that a white lie never hurt
anyone. Would you always choose to be honest in any situation though it might hurt someone
or destroy relationships, or would you twist the truth as a situation demands? Why?
THI S WEEK S QUESTI ON
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M
UMBAI: Once so
against going
ahead with the
fourth season of Koffee
With Karan, the host of the
show, Karan Johar has
changed his mind now. He
will begin shooting for the
show by June.
Filmmaker/anchor Jo-
har was earlier, convinced
with the fact that he want-
ed his fans to cherish the
memories of previous
three seasons and put an
end to the franchise. In
fact, he went ahead to de-
cline down the offer of one
of the leading channels for
season 4.
But, now Johar in full-
throttle, is all set to begin
with the new innings
which will have a new for-
mat but same celebrity
guests will be invited. The
only new faces will be the
fresh star cast of his forth-
coming film Student Of
The Year. IANS
Koffee
with Karan again
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