Beer and dimsums!

The hot, diabolical Delhi weather layered with scorching angst at work was burning us out. We would either explode with expletives or could cool it off elsewhere. Since we like to think of ourselves as grown up mature people, we decided not to create a nuisance by cribbing about things outside our control. At noon, we had a better idea to get lunch from somewhere else, away from the workplace. There's a really nice place in Gurgaon called The Monk, part of the Galaxy hotel next to 32nd Milestone- a family resort on National Highway 8.
On our way, we picked up two pints of the grainy, natural tasting Hoegaarden. It was more of my colleague's favorite than mine. But now after 3 pints over the last torturous, 45 degrees celsius+ week, I'm just beginning to see hope in beer.

We reached The Monk at lunch time, so all the seats were taken. Since we were clearly not on a date, we decided to take the bar seats, facing the kitchen. We ordered something called the 7 spices dim sums- 6 pieces served in a bamboo basket. This is by far the best thing I have sunk my teeth into and its totally recommended. The peanuts they served were refilled. A bowl of chicken noodles followed, which we shared. We  were already full, so it was a good idea not to order a plate each. The beer pints cost us Rs. 140 each and the meal at The Monk came to Rs 1100. This is ok to do once in a while, but there has to be another way to beat this heat.