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FOOD OUTLET OF PLANET HOLLYWOOD BEACH RESORTS, GOA

Text - Rajesh Ghadge

Images - Planet Hollywood & TanmayeeMasurkar

Planet Dailies situated in Goa’s top-notch five-star property, the Planet Hollywood Beach Resort, Goa, is a 24x7 food outlet serving multi-cuisine with a full-fledged attached bar. Needless to say, the ambiance of the hotel is a perfect match with the property that it is located in.

We were greeted with warmth on our arrival at the Planet Dailies by the senior staff and Chef Yoginder, the executive chef of the hotel, and Chef Rodney Fernandes, Executive Sous Chef Once the team settled down, we were served soup and some mouth-watering starters to begin our journey into a culinary delight. The food quality and quantity is the best at the Planet Dailies and service is undoubtedly superior, matching the name of the hotel Chef Rodney believes that the visuals should match the taste of the food and this was evident with each dish and serving. Here are some of the dishes that we tried at Planet Dailies.

We started with a chicken Manchow soup which was prepared with condiments of noodles prepared with a mixture of chicken and vegetables, presented pre-plated, and served on the table. It was a classic experience that one can enjoy in a five-star property chicken in Thai green pepper and it was served with jasmine rice. The dish was made of tender chicken with a green Thai paste, galangal, ginger, and lemongrass, which gives fresh flavours to the dish

Planet Dailies that I had never before eaten The dish was a perfect combination of succulent prawns, cooked with salt and pepper giving it a crisp and crunchy texture.

The other dishes that were served were butter chicken, mutton sukkah with the rotis, and naan of course, these dishes do not require much of a description since most of you are already aware of these Indian cuisines After finishing our food, I met Chef Rodney to find out more about him as I am already wellacquainted with Chef Yoginder. Chef Rodney Fernandes is the Executive Sous Chef of Planet Hollywood Beach Resort, Goa He joined the property 2 ½ years ago “My role is to look after kitchen operations and presentation and at the same time, keep track of the quality of the food served to our guests. I am also involved in the minute detailing and training of the chefs so that the standard of quality and consistency is maintained,” he said While Chef Yoginder is looking after overall operations in the hotel, Chef Rodney assists him with this work and is second in command at the moment. “We also look after Poseidon's Cove, a beachside pan-Asian food outlet of Planet Hollywood and The Fame Restaurant

Chef Rodney specialized in western cuisine but being a skilled culinary expert, he takes care of multi cuisine with similar efficiency. “When you reach this position, you must be an expert in all food items I also possess knowledge of pastries and baking and this helps us to keep our staff well trained and keep them up to date with international standards,” he said. Speaking on the reviews from their customers, Chef Rodney said, “They always appreciate the efforts we put into our cooking The food industry is very challenging and there is no 100% perfection anywhere, hence there are ups and downs sometimes but we make sure that we handle the situation very carefully. It all depends on how you handle the guest- if any guest does not like the food, we convert it into a better experience. We constantly keep training the chefs, making sure the food standard is maintained to the mark.”

Chef Yoginder and Chef Rodney keep investing in new dishes and training their downline to handle them

“We work as a team- sometimes I give suggestions to Chef Yoginder and sometimes and he conveys new ideas to me, ” said Chef Rodney adding that the priority is cooking