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Amaranta: Getting fresh with coastal cuisine

The catch here is flown right from the coast to your platter in three hours flat; there is a dedicated chef each for the nine coastal regions on display; the style is unmatched, the authenticity exemplary and the intention ambitious. But when it’s Oberoi’s, all this is routine.  Meenakshi Rao   has a taste of this at Amaranta, lying comparatively unsung at the Group’s stunning Gurgaon property atop a deep blue water body that takes your breath away As the chauffeur asks you whether its Mozart or semi classical you would like to savour on way to Sunday brunch, you know you are in for a soiree very different from others. After all, you have just said no to Oberoi Garden’s rockstar coffee shop 361 Degrees, where people with ambitions need to be seen more and nibbling less at the global food on display on packed Sundays. Away from this phenomenon that has redefined coffee shops in India, lies a much less feted gem that this luxury hotel chain has opened in its effort to give Indian