With constant change in lifestyle habits, a lot has been changed in our routine daily life….gone are the days when people use to eat bread, when they are sick…these days bread is considered as a healthy choice for breakfast or even as snack in the evening. To fit in this label of healthy lifestyle, bread has gone a major makeover with so many different and healthy options and variations including major change in the ingredients…..all purpose flour has taken over by wheat or multigrain or even rye…..butter has taken over by olive oil or sunflower oil.
To keep you fit and going…..Bliss Chocolates, which is Indian’s first luxury chocolate brand, has launched its new range of gourmet boutique breads at Gourmet West at the Forum Mall, Koramangala, Bangalore. Known for its premium range of luxury chocolates and heavenly desserts, Bliss Chocolates is all set to woo Bangaloreans with its electric menu of handmade breads.
Gourmet West have got multigrain breads, burger buns, Whole Wheat breads, lavash, bread sticks, muffins, croissants, tea cakes and much more. The assorted breads at Bliss Gourmet Boutique are freshly baked and moulded into perfection by the world class bakers in a sate-of-the-art Bliss Production Kitchen. The breads are handcrafted with the highest grade flour and all the ingredients used to make the breads are natural, with no added preservatives, making them tasty as well as nutritious; perfect for the health conscious.
Vimal Sharma, Director, Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd., says, “Bliss has always been synonymous with luxury and innovation and whether it’s handmade chocolates or desserts we are constantly evolving. Thus, it was a natural progression for the company to foray into the gourmet boutique breads segment. We have currently launched at the Gourmet West store in Forum Mall and are looking to expand our base in the next few months.”
About the Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd.:
Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd. is a premium brand that creates unique Luxury Chocolates, Cakes and Desserts. Where coffee cafes are the order of the day, Bliss attempts to create a market for Chocolate Lounge where one can indulge in Indian made premium chocolates and cakes. Considering that chocolates are the only product in the world that cut across all age groups and are in demand across the globe, Bliss could not have opted for a better choice for their venture. The Founders of this unique are NRIs from Australia who have vast experience in a variety of fields ranging from the Hospitality Industry to Finance, IT and HR. Founded in 2008, Bliss currently has four lounges across the city – the Bliss Luxe Lounge in UB City, the Bliss Lounge at Mantri Square, Bliss Chocolate Lounge at Forum Mall and Forum Value Mall.
Before I dig up into the review part, I want to tell you about the Chef Gerard Mendis, the man behind the bread baking at Gourmet West. Chef Gerard Mendis, Chairman, Council of Management, Chef’s Guild of Lanka is a man with many feathers in his hat. He is Master Chocolatier, Pattissier and Confectioner. With 35 years of experience in his field, Chef Gerard Mendis have come up with so many unique and outstanding recipes. With his knowledge and experience Chef has come up with some interesting and healthy bread ideas to suit the changing lifestyle and palate
of today’s generation. Chef who have talked about his journey so far which was memorable and remarkable has also told us about his future plans where he will be coming up with his cookbook which will focus on healthy choice of ingredients and why are they used. The Chef also has plans to launch his own brand of ice cream. When asked by me Chef with a smile on his face said, he has never baked a cake for his birthday as his staff and family always does it for him. The chef also says he loves to pick up some rare ingredients when he travel to other countries and try to use them in chocolate making or etc. Good luck to Chef Gerard Mendis for his future targets.
of today’s generation. Chef who have talked about his journey so far which was memorable and remarkable has also told us about his future plans where he will be coming up with his cookbook which will focus on healthy choice of ingredients and why are they used. The Chef also has plans to launch his own brand of ice cream. When asked by me Chef with a smile on his face said, he has never baked a cake for his birthday as his staff and family always does it for him. The chef also says he loves to pick up some rare ingredients when he travel to other countries and try to use them in chocolate making or etc. Good luck to Chef Gerard Mendis for his future targets.
Let me start with Bread Tasting,
You may be wondering by the word bread tasting, but let me tell you, there are so many varieties of bread we tasted that day….To name a few, we tasted Whole Wheat Bread, American Rye, Multigrain Bread, etc. The one which I liked the most was American Rye, little sweet in taste, so soft and yum. There were so many varieties of breads in store and the good part of them is most of them can be stored in freezer for 2-3 months. Just take 10-15 minutes prior to serving from the freezer and warm it or have it just like that…the texture will be soft inside. Isn’t it wow?
When coming to the pairing of the breads, these can be pared up with jams, butter, cheese or even wine apart from eating them regularly.
Then coming to tasting Chocolates,
Now I know many of you many be envy of me….but let me tell you I have something for you for the time being, Yeah the pictures….When the pictures are making you carve for this, then how I can resist by seeing an assorted platter of luxury chocolates in front of my eyes…..it was an heavenly experience to bite into fruit puree or cheese or mayo filled chocolates….There are flavoured chocolates like jeera (cumin), red chilli and etc….It was an mesmerising moment to have an chilli flavoured chocolate….it was like magic….which can’t be kept in words….Almond Sensation was most delectable chocolate I had in my life…..
Next is Pasty Tasting:
We had huge choice in this too….Each Pastry looks like an work of art. The minute detail in making of it has taken care of. The signature logo on the pasty is made up of white chocolate, which adds Bliss to the pastry. From Blueberry Cheese Cake to Strawberry Cheese Cake, from Tiramisu to Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake, everything was exotic and luscious. The Dark Chocolate Mousse cake was the most delicious, scrumptious and melts in mouth which I had in my life. The cake being made from rich cocoa, dark chocolate and cream…it was not heavy and when asked by me…the chef said it is because of the rich and very fresh cream they use in making it….and the best part is all the cakes available in the store are “Eggless”. Yeah I have heard you saying ‘WOW’.
Apart from this upon delightfully insisted by the Director of Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd., I have ordered Plain Hot Chocolate Drink and Deepa has ordered Cold Chocolate Shake and the drinks were heavenly indeed.
A cosy, calm and comfortable corner in the bustling mall, where you can sit, relax, enjoy and pamper your senses with the luxury of chocolates. So what are you waiting for….when you are in any of the following Malls mentioned below, then don’t forget to Bliss yourself with Bliss Chocolates.
To score it up: (Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd.)
Ambiance: 4/5
Food: 4/5
Value for money: 4/5
Service: 4/5
That’s a good score….I recommend you to stop by and feel the BLISS…..
Finally,
Now you can understand how happy I am to do this review….It was like we three of us (Me, Valarmathi and Deepa) were on a trip to gastronomical heaven where we were treated like queens of heaven….we just sat and relaxed….and
get ourselves pampered with the yummiest, tastiest and juiciest chocolates, pastries, drinks (cold and hot) and breads. This will be my most memorable event of my life. A huge thank you to Vimal Sharma, Director of Bliss Chocolates, Pvt. Ltd., Chef Gerard Mendis for taking out time and educating us on various aspects of bread, chocolate and pastry making and to Swaha, the beautiful PR who made the necessary arrangements in calling us to do the review and for the goodie bag loaded with exotic breads and also to the staff and assistance’s of Bliss Chocolates and The Chef Gerard Mendis.
get ourselves pampered with the yummiest, tastiest and juiciest chocolates, pastries, drinks (cold and hot) and breads. This will be my most memorable event of my life. A huge thank you to Vimal Sharma, Director of Bliss Chocolates, Pvt. Ltd., Chef Gerard Mendis for taking out time and educating us on various aspects of bread, chocolate and pastry making and to Swaha, the beautiful PR who made the necessary arrangements in calling us to do the review and for the goodie bag loaded with exotic breads and also to the staff and assistance’s of Bliss Chocolates and The Chef Gerard Mendis.
DISCLAIMER: All the views in this post are my own and done by tasting the product. This is not a paid review.
Priya says
Omg, wat a fabulous place, definitely an excellent boutique.
Priti says
Wow so many types of bread…you gals sure had gala time
Hamaree Rasoi says
Yeah it was perhaps the best evening in recent times…The dark melt in mouth chocolate were out of this world…well written review …nice place to hang out
Roopa Pavan says
awesome….
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Valarmathi Sanjeev says
Nice review. Thank you Lubna for including me in this event. Had a wonderful evening with u guys.
Swathi Iyer says
Very well written review Lubna, Nice collection of breads.
Swathi Iyer says
Very well written review Lubna, Breads collection looks really good.
Sensible Vegetarian says
Looks so good, nice and yummy.
Swetha says
H Lubna,Thanks for visiting my blog. :)Splendid Review. Bliss used to be one of my favorite places in Bangalore, the only place where you get the new york cheesecake. I hardly see it in other high-end bakeries/cake outlets. Good to know they are launching their variety bread products. 🙂
Silence Sings says
Very nice review….Love the snaps…