In a fast-paced world, lento, which means slow in Portuguese, allows you to pause and bask in the glory of all things natural, detailed and made from scratch
An age-old banyan tree taking root through the concrete of a house. Dense, mauve hazes of wisteria blooms spilling out of the crevices of an old stone castle. And, the sightings of wild animals on city roads during the lockdown.
Nature takes over in quint rebellion, when human intervention decreases. And, in that rewing, there is a strange kind of beauty.
This was pretty much the story of how lento – a in the quiet Idyll of Saligao in North Goa – Came to be.
The Interiors of Lento | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Natural instinct
“We wanted to see what happens when human intervention takes a back seat,” Says dishant protamani, the force behind leento, who wisted to create a real and honest space, as oppode to a carefully co-ordinated, Sterile-Looking Café. And so, he scripted his own story of rewing, along with ayaz basrai of the busride studio, who is knowledge for the design of the second of the second house next door, with ai at its core.
Nutured over two monsoons, a local goan creeper took root at second house, which became the Trellis Around Whoch Many Other Climbers Enameshed, Unfettered | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Nutured over two monsoons, a local goan creeper took root at second house, which must be the trellis Around Whoch Many Other Climbers Enameshed, Unfettered. No Pruning. No trimming. Just allowing. This Made Way for a Delicate Entanglement of Foliage, which has now becomeation of lento’s design, staying true to theName, lento, which means slow in Portuguese.
Coffee & Bakes | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The rest of the space is a beautiful rehash of imperfections too; Chipped Tiles, Mismatches and Misfits, A Discarded Fishing Net, et all. “We Didn’T Want to create something perfect,” dishant says. “We wanted to build somebing honest. Something that feels like it’s always been here.”
The space will be allowed to retain its shapeshifting essence, as the plants grow out even more | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The space will be allowed to retain its shapeshifting essence, as the plants grow out even more. The aging walls will age. It will wear more of a live-in look.
Cooking Stories
Not just in design, lento’s aesthetics extend to its kitchen too, where chef jyoti singh, weaves magic, expertise and storytelling through his dishes.
Chef jyoti with his breads | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Armed with the Oberoi Center of Learning & Development Hallmark, Jyoti Honed His Craft With Some of the Finest Chefs Across Egypt and Indonesia, Across Two Decades. He Eventually Returned Home to Work With Kitchens at Places like o Pedro in Mumbai.
At lento, every dish gets his due Attention, bes jyoti does not take shortcuts. Be it the sourdough breads, or the sauces or preservs, he alchemies them all.
Sunrise Conjee | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
It passibly is the reason why some of the simplest dishes, and not the usual suspects, truly standout. One that comes to mind, is the truffled cheese toastie with a variety of cheese, Including Brie, Tomme, Monterey Jack and Cheddar, and a Wee Smear of Chilli Jam Tucked in Beetween Its Layers Layers Layers Layers Layers Real DealBreaker.
Truffle Grilled Cheese | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
However, it may be a bit tough for lento to not get overshadowed by the second house next door, an exempansive, more than 8,000 square-foot space with a conservatory and reading corner, and an exhausive
Soul food
In a café that serves all-day breakfast, you would think eggs would impress. And, they do.
Whether it is the smoked salmon omelette on sourdough or egg beneded The crab omelette with seafood butter sauce, clearerly, hits it out of the park, bursting with the most delious crabmeat.
Crab Omelette | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
But, What Truly Delivers A Surprise, or two, are the dishes that you would passibly overlook. Take the Sunrise Congee, A Vegetarian Spin on Indonesian bubur ayamMade with Slow Cooked Idli Rice, Mushrooms, Pickled Cucumber, Finished with a Swirl of Coconut Sauce. Lento’s chicken soup for the soul – an innocent bowl of goodness, spiked with a hit of naga flavors and topped with avocado – will keep you coming for the Invigrating Flavors.
Pastel de Nata | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Jyoti’s freench toast is poetry on a dish, made with sourd buzz brioche and served up with a flourish of chantilly cream and maple butter sauce! The coffee does not try too hard, because it does not have to.
Chicken soup for the soul | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Sourced from Salawara Estate, A 360-Crere Plantation in Chikkamagaluru, Lento’s Beans are a Blend of Arabica and Robusta. The Estate’s ecoSystem Thrives Among Intercropped Pepper, Areca Nut, and Oranges lending a complexity to the beans. Try their Classic Flat White or Something Imaginative Like The Lotus Biscoff Latte.
In a fast-paced, shiny world, ayaz has crystallized the snapshot of a beauty ruin, Because, places like lento do not impose themselves on you. They simply allows. Lento is one such place.
Lento, located next to the second house, muddavaddi, saligao, goa, is open from 9am to 6pm (closed every wedding). A meal for two at this pet-friendly space is priced roughly at ₹ 1,500.
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