3-star Michelin Chef Massimo Bottura all set to visit for a pop-up in Mumbai

Massimo BotturaWord comes in that next month will see none other than 3star Michelin Chef Massimo Bottura flying into India for the first time for a popup in Mumbai hosted jointly by jeweller Nirav Modi and an international travel glossy To be held at a midcity hotel sources say that the popup part of the magazines ongoing property Hot Tables was initially supposed to have taken place at a fivestar in SoBo There were also talks of Bottura cooking at Antilia for a few select guests says a source But that is not on the cards nowNirav ModiAs is known Botturas eatery Osteria Francescana in Modena Italy is on every foodies map and the celebrated chef who had been no1 on the Worlds 50 Best list last year this year he is at No 2 is an international star In an earlier instalment of the property the magazine had flown in Sri Lankan celebrity chef Darshan Munidasa for a similar popup in Bangalore which had seen the citys movers and shakers gather for a signature meal Next month Mumbai will be witness to one more such But for those who cannot make it to the popup there is always a second chance Bottura is said to be flying directly to Bangkok for another popup in that cityThe Trump lookalike shopping at KolkataRockets for the rocket manFor our money the wittiest Diwalirelated meme this year is this one which features the very familiar figure of Donald Trump blonde hair orange tan burgeoning paunch caught in the act of buying Diwali firecrackers at an unremarkable and typical stall in Kolkata Donald Trump at Hosur says the caption Buying rocket for North KoreaChancing upon it on the timeline of a very witty advertising guru who we had once worked with in Kolkata we were besides ourselves with curiosity Was it photoshopped Or had a Trump lookalike actually been spotted and photographed at a firecracker stall in one of Kolkatas busy crowded markets Our friend has not responded yet with the answer but we are sure we will get an explanation soon Meanwhile enjoyThe 24carrot necklaceOf carats and broken teethAn industrialist with a sense of humour is a very welcome animal Too often captains of industry and masters of the universe take themselves so seriously that they misplace their funny bones altogether making them dour and pompous creatures So it is good to know that Harsh Goenka chairman of RGP and an avid art collector has a great sense of humour It takes only a glance at his popular Twitter account he has over a million followers to realise thisHarsh GoenkaThis week while most tweeple were busy sending out flowery and saccharine festive greetings on social media the industrialist tweeted On the auspicious Dhanteras day gave my wife what she always wanted a 24 carrot necklace along with a picture of a necklace to which were attached 24 real carrots As expected the tweet garnered a lot of delighted traction and resulted in many social media giggles from that of singer Adnan Sami and politician Priyanka Chaturvedi who inquired what his wife had given him in return To which Goenka promptly responded Broken teeth NiceEkta Kapoor with her parents Jitendra and Shobha Akash Ambani Manoj ModiBig fat Diwali bashAccording to guests TV producer Ekta Kapoors Diwali party this year which saw most of Bollywood in attendance including Jaya Bachchan Anil Kapoor Sunita Kapoor Sanjay Dutt Sidharth Malhotra Kriti Sanon Arjun Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput harked back to the big splashy style Diwali parties of yore It was super crowded as she had nearly doubled the number of invitees and had even made personal calls to some of the stars to attend says a source Whats more other than the usual suspects of TVs best and brightest the party saw a sizeable section of Bollywood this year Most of them dropped in to wish the Kapoors and make a hasty exit to drop in at Sanjay Kapoors birthday do next doorAnd in true Punjabi OTT style the bash saw ample khana and peena with the food arranged near the buildings driveway with waiters desperately trying to make their way through the thronging crowds says the source The next day Ekta who is said to have been the perfect hostess and looked particularly fetching in traditional Indian wear shared this photo of herself along with her father yesteryear superstar Jitendra Akash Ambani and one of Reliances top executives Manoj Modi captioning it With my partners Akash and Manoj Ji jioandbalaji newbeginings As is known a few months ago Reliance announced that it had picked up 25 per cent stake in Balaji TelefilmsNot foreverThis beautiful young star no ones accused her of being an actress yet is believed to have spent a small fortune recently buying herself a pair of beautiful 2carat solitaire earrings Like most women it had always been a symbol of having made it on her own terms and she was naturally very chuffed with her purchase However sources say her excitement came crashing down when some of her friends pricked her bubble by informing her that she had paid almost twice the amount she should have for the beautiesNow the glamorous young lady is said to be gunning for the friend through whom she is believed to have made the purchase That this happens to be one of her closest gal pals her gym buddy and also her business partner is causing considerable fur to fly as one can imagine Who said they were a girls best friend in any case