PALACE ON WHEELS - ELECTRIC VARDO NEW YEARS EVE
PRESALE OPEN TILL 6PM - REMAINING TIX AT DOOR starting at 9PM
Palace on Wheels - Electric Vardo NYE - Online Sales till 6pm - REMAINING TIX at DOOR at 9pm
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:00 PM (PT)
San Francisco, United States
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Event Details
Electric
Vardo, Compassionate Chefs Cafe & New Delhi Restaurant
… Present …
A journey through time celebrated through dance, music and cuisine
following the Romani trail from Rajasthan to the world
with Regional traditional Cuisine of India
accented by unique twists of
international flavors,
Exotic Music from Bollywood to Andalucia
with stops in the Balkans and beyond.
Spectacular
Dance performances fusing tradition with urban culture
to ring in the new year with compassionate cause ( www.compassionatechefs.org )
Dancefloor beats by DJ Amar with Special
Guests
Cuisine by Chef Ranjan Dey
Tribal Belly Dance and Bollywood Fusion dance by
FatChanceBellyDance
Clandestine . Calamity Sam . Mitara
She'enedra & more
Henna (Mehndi) by Sanxe Loveji
December 31, 2009 at NEW DELHI RESTAURANT - 160 Ellis St. in San Francisco
9pm-2am - dinner with Perfomance (menu below)
- Dinner from 9-10:30pm
- Special Dinner-time Belly Dance performance with dinner package
Show only entry at 10:30pm
(Doors will open at 10pm for pre-show drinks at the bar and to check in).
There will be tasty Indian small plates available for sale late night during
the event,
as well as some lovely libations at the bar.
New Delhi is a beautiful space with a friendly atmosphere with plenty of dancefloor space yet an intimate vibe with kind and caring staff that make you feel like family
Please note:
All prices below include taxes and ticketing fees.
Dinner package includes gratuity/tip.
1 Drink ticket is included for a drink at the bar.
. . . How do you like THAT Small Print? :)
Presale TIX & DINNER PACKAGE
$40 advance (Show Only + includes drink)
$80 advance (Dinner + show + drink)
- 9pm Reservation
- Prix Fixe dinner* (vegetarian or meat option – see below)
- price includes tip, gratuity and ticketing fees
Proceeds support Compassionate Chefs Cafe , NARIKA, A Flowering Tree and the Performers who have come together to share their art with you.
Non-Vegetarian Menu
Hot Gourmet Hors dʼOeuvres
Bari Pakora - Vegetable fritters
Bite Sized Vegetable Samosas - Turnovers filled with lightly spiced potatoes
Hariyali Tikka - Chicken barbecued in a tangy mint and cilantro marinade
Seekh Keebab - Spiced lamb rolls prepared over a charcoal fire
New Delhi Family Style Dinner
Murg Akbari - An exotic preparation of chicken with cashews and raisins simmered in a blend of mild spices
Karahai Gosht - A flavorful lamb curry cooked in North Indian spices
Paneer Makhani - Housemade paneer cooked in tomato cream sauce and seasoned with fenugreek leaves
Alu Palak - Spinach cooked with potatoes and seasoned with garlic
Kali Dal New Delhi - Slow simmered black Lentils with Ginger and Tomatoes
Peas Pullao - Saffron flavored Basmati rice with green peas
Accompanied with Nan, Achar, Chutney, Kachumber Salad, Condiments and Spicy Salad
Dessert Service
Chilled Rice Pudding with Alfanso Mango Float
Warm Gulab Jamun – Milk Dumpling in Warm Cardamom Syrup
Masala Chai - Indian milk tea flavored with cardamom
Vegetarian Menu
Hot Gourmet Hors dʼOeuvres
Bari Pakora - Vegetable fritters
Bite Sized Vegetable Samosas - Turnovers filled with lightly spiced potatoes
Sabzi Bonda - Spiced vegetables dipped in lentil batter and golden fried
Onion Kulcha - Nan stuffed with chopped onion, green pepper and cilantro
New Delhi Family Style Dinner
Chana Masala - Punjabi style spicy garbanzo seasoned with onions, cilantro and cumin
Sukhi Bhindi - Carmalized okra with chat masala
Paneer Makhani - House-made paneer cooked in tomato cream sauce and seasoned with fenugreek leaves
Alu Palak - Spinach cooked with potatoes and seasoned with garlic
Kali Dal New Delhi - Slow simmered black Lentils with Ginger and Tomatoes
Peas Pullao - Saffron flavored Basmati rice with green peas
Accompanied with Nan, Achar, Chutney, Kachumber Salad, Condiments and Spicy Salad
Dessert Service
Chilled Rice Pudding with Alfanso Mango Float
Warm Gulab Jamun - Milk Dumpling in Warm Cardamom
Syrup Masala Chai - Indian milk tea flavored with cardamom
CLANDESTINE - Sassy Tribal Belly Dance
Clandestine is a sassy tribal fusion belly dance troupe who have been
shaking it together for over 8 years. Amy, Beth, Sue and Rachel perform
at clubs, private parties, festivals and restaurants.
FatChanceBellyDance
Since the creation of FatChanceBellyDance by Carolena Nericcio in 1987, the troupe has fascinated audiences worldwide with their exciting improvisational technique. Carolena has refined a montage of different "tribal" elements into what has been coined American Tribal Style bellydance. The range of Carolena's comprehensive instructional videos, her interactive video consultation with remote students and teachers, as well as FCBD's commitment to out of town workshops have spread FCBD's American Tribal Style technique and philosophy around the globe.
Through their participation in dance festivals, collaborative productions with other artists, and benefit shows for community events, as well as private performances, FCBD has established a strong professional reputation in and out of the Bay Area for performing as well.
In January 2000, Carolena opened the FCBD Studio, Store and Resource Center in San Francisco. Beginning through Advanced classes are offered weekly and the company hosts several Student Salons thoughout the year. The studio is also home to a variety of dancers for professional rehearsal and private rental.
Carolena Nericcio and FatChanceBellyDance have become respected innovators in the belly dance community as well as the San Francisco dance community through their dedication to performance and instruction.
DJ Amar
Photo/Design: Jimmy Love (Nonstop Bhangra)
Amar is amongst a handful of local DJs whose taste cuts a path through an abundance of musical selections and leads dancefloors into a hypnotic sway like snakes before the charmer. In this instance the muse is a masala that brews sounds from the Middle East and Balkans with rhythms of the Asian underground and electric Brazilian vibes. Whether its breaks, bhangra, house, drum & bass or downtempo the global nature of Amar’s sets bridges a multi-culti span from the world to the Bay Area.
As a DJ and promoter, he has collaborated and shared the stage with some of the Bay Area's & world's most innovative Musicians, DJs and dance troupes including DJ Dragonfly, DJ Sep, Dr. Israel, Freyja, Maneesh the Twister, Giamma, Cheb i Sabbah, Ultra Gypsy, Soulsalaam, Urban Tribal, Ariellah, SooozhyQ, Dub Gabriel, Dhol Rhythms, Lorin, Nitin Sawhney, Unmata, Nader, Midival Punditz, Shabaz, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, Zoe Jakes, Ansuya, Lady Ra, Third Eye Tribe, DJ Layla, Karsh Kale, Janaka, State of Bengal, Dr Das & Ramjac, Jimmy Love, Frederique, Rachel Brice, Glitch Mob and others.
Producer and resident of the bay area's Global Gypsy night ELECTRIC VARDO, Amar regularly performs at SFs hottest venues including Club Six, DNA Lounge, Nickie's, 1015 Folsom, Temple, 111 Minna, Roe, 12 Galaxies, Amnesia, Bollyhood, Mighty, El Rio, Underground SF, Elbo Room and Rickshaw Stop with Dhamaal, Nonstop Bhangra, Surya Dub, Worldly, Opel, Dance Jam, Triple Power, & the Groove Garden plus other ongoing and special events & festivals in CA, Oregon, Hawaii, New York, Washington, DC, Canada & beyond.
Calamity Sam
Calamity Sam is a tribal fusion dancer in the Los Angeles area. She performs with the dance troupe 'SE7EN' in LA at and with Electric Vardo in San Francisco. Recent performances include Compassionate Chefs Cafe with Electric Vardo and Dub Mission with Nickodemus and Zeb in SF, Unmata's Blood Moon Regale in Sacramento, Electric Daisy Carnival in Southern California, and numerous clubs in LA including Bordello Bar and UCLA's Fowler Museum. She teaches and performs with Heather Shoopman, and has created her own unique style of dance fusing bollywood and dubstep. She has also fused her background in art, fashion, and dance to create her newest venture, "Calamitous Costuming".
New Delhi Restaurant - Chef Ranjan Dey
Named one of the finest Indian Restaurants in the US by New York Times and featured on the Galloping Gourmet TV Show, New Delhi is the place to dine. Decorated like a Maharajah's private banquet room, the restaurant serves cuisine made from recipes culled from the royal Indian menus dating back 300 to 400 years using the freshest local ingredients. Chef and owner, Ranjan Dey, star of PBS show – “MY INDIA” creates daily specials with his six gourmet spice blends, available nation wide in gourmet specialty stores under New World Spices
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