December 10-23, 2001 The Nizam’s jewels ie Mirchandani’s of India Book House must be really hoping that their ‘managing editor , tums out to be a trac jewel. Ahujais Shyam Ahuja's daughter-in-law ‘and has worked with him ‘on his book Dhusrie: Flatwo- ven Rugs of India, a book. published by India Book House nearly two years ago. ‘And it was soon ater that she joined 1st, on a full time basis. She believes that ‘there isa market for good coffee table books in India, *You just need to choose the right subject,” she says And The Jewels ofthe ‘Nizams, is the subject she is banking on right now. This book was released last week, written by Usha B, Bala Krishnan, the co-author of Dance of the Peacock: Mediterranean whe recently opened Mocha in south Mumbai is a cof fee bar with a difference. Sure you can get a cup of cappuc ‘ino, But you can also get some speciality coffees like a hot cup of Columbian coffee or a Brazilian Bourbon Santos, ora Jamaican Blue Mountain, to mention a few. That's not all. Have some Panini, For those with a sweet tooth there are speciality desserts like creme brulee, or Philidelphia cheese cakes. And end it all with a relaxing pull of the hookah, Thisis i and “Tmissed the smell of coffee,” says Amilani of Mocha, who has been an entertainment consultant for the last four years, since his stint with Starbucks. “Espresso is available because of the pop. ularity. We want to concen: trate on different beans,” he adds. Alongside is Sheetal Wadhwa who has worked on. the desserts menu and Ooravis, Jewellery Traditions of India, another coffee table book brought out by mit. The ‘government approached her to catalogue the Nizam’s jewels, which have been, lying in the Reserve Bank of India vaults since the 1970s. “Thisis the first timeanyone has been, allowed access to the vaults,” saysa very excited Ahuja, The book will be sold both hereand abroad, and Ahuja has real faith that many will find this book to be areal treasure. “The collection is justo stunning, that it speaks for itself. And the ook is also well researched.” And next up for Ahuja isa catalogue ofthe Pablo Picasso. exhibition that hits Delht mid-month coffee and a hookah experience olah, who brings in her expe- rience of working at New Zealand’s night clubs and spe- cialty coffee shops. At Mocha, the idea is to provide the customer with a relaxed, unpretentious ambience and that’s what one sees at Mocha with its ‘not fixed’ tables, chairs, and hookalis (with seven flavours), which is siml- lar to that of a Moroccan coffee house. Go on. Enjoy the Mediterranean coffee and Jiookah experience, +1606