Heaven & eggs...and anything in between: Gaggan - A remarkable gastronomic experience

It just so happened that this year's list of top 50 restaurants was unveiled at around the same time I was checking out Gaggan. Yes, Gaggan, the world's 4th best restaurant according to this list: https://www.theworlds50best.com/The-List-2019/1-10/Gaggan.html

I am not a food connoisseur, nor deeply knowledgeable about Indian cuisine. I wish I wa, I would have enjoyed Gaggan's progressive Indian more. Nonetheless, it was a one of a kind experience. It felt like being part of an experiential show, being asked to lick a plate of curry or eating some brain-looking food blindfolded.

I must say, taking a 25-course tasting menu at one of the world's best restaurants was a deeply empowering experiencing to me. Here I was, with my hard-earned money, enjoying fine food with strangers who queued up for weeks and months to get a seat at this most coveted table. It felt liberating to a woman whose past 6 years have mostly been consumed with mothering and raising a family. Wow, I am one lucky woman! Let me remain humble despite all these blessings.

But kids, this is for you! May you have the drive to strive and give all your best while you're young, for the fruits of your labor - when enjoyed at the appropriate time - will be the sweetest.

Next time, I hope to enjoy this experience with my loved ones. I had thought about my father while dining. But maybe not Gaggan, he is likely not adventurous enough to try different renditions of Indian food. Of course, I would save another experience with Rene, and hope to be able to tag my cousin chef Chris as well.

***First posted on Facebook on 28 June, the day I dined at Gaggan.***

In Bangkok, on the way back home from Naypyitaw.

Fortunate to get a seat at Gaggan, the world’s 4th best restaurant and Asia's best, before it closes sometime next year. Yeah, still have a reason to celebrate on my birthday month. 😆

I didn’t realize that I had signed up for a 25-course tasting menu until I asked my seatmate at the chef’s table. 😅 Seatmate hails from Sweden and had been on the waitlist for half a year. I signed up in mid-May and got a confirmation 2 weeks later. 😆

I must say, it was as much a performance as it was a gastronomic delight. Imagine the team’s creativity and playfulness coming to life in every dish that was served, which was also accompanied with lively music and an early evening drizzle in the sun room. I was blown away by the whole set-up. 😍

Sharing the photos and some videos - watch me eat some brain blindfolded, and being served the loveliest birthday cake ever (thanks to the edible candle!). What a memorable experience, during the month I turned 36. 😊

My seatmate became my dining buddy

Mr. Sommelier was so nice to let us try 3 different types
of white wine 'coz I couldn't make up my mind whether I wanted earthy or full-bodied.
In the end, I ended up with neither and chose a Riesling, something sweet. =P