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Bartenders sizzle in Gujarat
People everywhere are the same and want to not just drink but drink well, which good bartending provides.
They dance as they deftly toss bottles of liquor and pour shots into glasses, even flaming ones. The bartender proceeds to set the aluminium foil covered counter on fire as the crowd of onlookers roar in approval.
No scene out of Hollywood blockbusters 'Cocktail' or 'Coyote Ugly' or even a rocking night-spot in Mumbai.
Gandhi's Gujarat may flaunt its unique label of being a dry state, but its cities like Ahmedabad,Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat and even small town Gandhidham and Anand, don't lag behind when it comes to being hot destinations for Mumbai and Delhi-based bartenders.
"In the past one month, I've spent 20 days in Ahmedabad, setting the bars ablaze at wedding parties and private gatherings,"says a nonchalant Mumbai-based bartender Parag Thakkar, who claims to spend as much time in Ahmedabad as in Mumbai during peak season.
And even the hefty charges - anything from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh for celebrity bartenders - is no deterrent.
Thakkar charges anywhere upwards of Rs 10,000 plus expenses (air fare and stay) for an evening and is a familiar face at parties in Ahmedabad and Surat.
"Bartenders are the newest craze at most private parties that take place at farm houses, especially from October to middle of February,"says DJ Rupali, supposedly the only woman disc jockey in the state.
As celebrity bar consultant Shatbhi Basu says knowingly: "There is a booming demand for bartenders across India and Gujarat is no exception. People everywhere are the same and want to not just drink but drink well,which good bartending provides."
But bartenders in Gujarat where liquor is taboo? "Everyone knows Gujarat is not dry. People are just using Gandhiji's name to perpetuate this hypocrisy,"adds Basu.
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