Gujurati Cocktail Snacks+ Goan Fish Curry=Dinner with Octavio

Imagine a slightly lurid school-night dinner with a friend as old as the Upanishads. Imagine a menu drawing from North and South India and kissed by a Gibraltar breeze carrying Moroccan beets. Now take a white pill like Alice and envision the entire festive meal overseen by an alley cat of 13 years consigned to the grave by misguided vets three months ago. Finish the hallucination with digestifs and cigarettes enjoyed to the nostalgic videos of Nina Hagen, Throbbing Gristle, Gang of Four and film clips from Billy Elliot. Ah, Thursday dinner at Cafe Drake.

MULTI-CULTI DINNER WITH OCTAVIO FENECH

Khakhra with Masala Powder

Vodka Cocktails with Orange, Tangerine, Lemon & Lime Juices

Goan Coconut Milk Salmon Curry with Mustard Seeds & Curry Leaves

Cumin Seed Basmati Rice Pilaf

Beet & Red Onion Salad

Mango Chutney

Punjabi Pickles

Armagnac