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A Winter Evening at Karigari: Where Craft Meets Comfort There's something to be said about restaurants that don't merely serve food but attempt to excavate memory itself. In a city where new dining destinations sprout faster than you can say "farm-to-table," Karigari at Worldmark Gurugram stands apart—not through gimmickry or Instagram-bait plating, but through something far more elusive: genuine intent. This is Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi's vision made tangible, and if you know anything about Sokhi, you'll know that subtlety isn't exactly his calling card. Yet Karigari surprises. It doesn't shout. It whispers—of grandmothers' kitchens, of winter afternoons in small-town Punjab, of the kind of cooking that requires not just skill but *karigari*, craftsmanship. The Philosophy The premise is disarmingly simple: every dish should tell a story. But here's the thing—most restaurants claim this and promptly serve you fusion disasters that tell stories nobody wants to hear. Karigari actually commits to the idea. The staff—sorry, the *karigars*—aren't merely going through the motions of service. There's a certain pride, an ownership of narrative that elevates the experience beyond transaction. It's the kind of place where you suspect the methi in your paratha was sourced with the same care a jeweller might reserve for selecting stones. Everything feels *curated*, a word I generally detest but which, in this context, actually means something. The Winter Menu: A Journey Worth Taking I visited on one of those Delhi winter evenings when the cold is just sharp enough to make you grateful for warm food and good company. The winter menu, I'm told, is a recent addition—and if this is what seasonal cooking looks like, they should make it permanent. The Singhade & Shakarkandi ki Chaat arrived first, and I'll admit I was skeptical. Chaat is one of those things that either transports you to Chandni Chowk or leaves you wondering why you bothered. This one transported. The sweet potato had that perfect crispy exterior giving way to soft, almost creamy flesh. But it was the singhade ki kachri—the water chestnut crisps—that provided the textural revelation.

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