March 27th is Holi, that bright riot that is India’s most colourful festival, and all three of Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon restaurants
Karl Lagerfeld-channelling colour curmudgeons won’t be happy – in order to claim a free drink, you’ll need to bowl along in blue to Cinnamon Kitchen; be pretty in pink at Cinnamon Soho; and go green at The Cinnamon Club. Mind you, once you’ve ripped into a few vodka-laced Rangeelas (‘colourful’), your vision could well resemble a glorious clashing kaleidoscope anyway.
At The Cinnamon Club, Rakesh will be rustling up courgette flowers with tamarind-glazed veggies and Chettinadu mutton. Abdul’s Cinnamon Kitchen is going with lotus stem korma, green pea parathas and a selection of sweetmeats; at Cinnamon Soho, Raju’s team will be chargrilling prawns and smoking Cumbrian lamb. Sounds like a Holi good night out to us.
The five-course Holi menus are running from 18th – 30th March, and cost £50 at The Cinnamon Club, £38 at Cinnamon Kitchen, and £35 at Cinnamon Soho. For more information and to book, visit www.cinnamonclub.com, www.cinnamon-kitchen.com, http://www.cinnamon-kitchen.com/soho-home