Ddesigner Abhishek Dutta and general manager of Altair Ayan Mitra hosted an autumn brunch on a beautiful sunny and breezy Sunday afternoon in September to celebrate the upcoming festive season. The ongoing autumn Sunday brunch is on till the last week of October as the last of the autumn leaves fall before winter hits us.

Rocking the special brunch liquor menu were sips like Mimosa, Bellini, Mojito, Expressotini and more besides of course the Oktoberfest special collection of beer. The event saw a live music band playing soulful songs to match the brunch vibe. Altair also served brunch bites like California Roll with Avocado, Murgh Malai, Asparagus Sushi bar, veg and non-veg Kathi Rolls, Garlic Buttered Jasmine Rice, desserts like Hot Fudge Brownie, Old-fashioned Apple Pie and many more, which the guests relished after a long fun afternoon.

As the biggest beer festival is being celebrated in Germany and other parts of the world, there was Oktoberfest celebrations happening at Altair too. The whole interiors and the terrace outside were decorated in Oktoberfest banners and pennants. The Oktoberfest menu featured their four specially brewed craft beer such as Lepus, Crux, Draco and Cygnus from Altair’s own taps and food items like Spicy Chicken Tenders, Gilafi Mutton Seekh, Sea Salt Truffle Fries, Malai Broccoli and more. “The response so far has been great and we look forward to welcoming more people. Capella is open till 2am on the weekends. Coming winter will be special at Capella as we have something big in store for our visitors,” said Ayan Mitra. While for Nitin Kohli, whole time director of Ambuja Neotia Group “Sunday Brunch at Capella is more than just a meal, it’s an experience.”

Snapshots from the Sunday Autumn Brunch...

“It’s a lovely brunch party today and Calcutta being a hot city, the brunch season is starting. It’s good to host all my friends and a lot of varied people here. Ayan is a good friend and it was my pleasure to host such a wonderful Sunday brunch party,” said Abhishek Dutta, who hosted the event with Ayan.

Indrajit Chakraborty with Tanmoy Roy (left).

Jayshree struck a pose with hubby Abhishek

(L-R) Shaheb Bhattacherjee, Suborno Bose and Pramode Bhandari

(Middle) French consul general Didier Talpain

Model Puja Gupta (Left)

Anupam Chatterjee with Sushmita Roy

Imran Zaki

Tuhina Das was brunch ready in co-ord set and an oversized shirt

Designer Jyotee Khaitan rocked a pink midi dress.

Actress Richa Sharma posed in front of the Oktoberfest decoration at the entrance of Altair in a cute coral dress.

Sayani Datta

Pictures: Pabitra Das