When you hear of ethnic fusion cuis...

When you hear of ethnic fusion cuisine, a melange of Indian and Latin doesn't immediately draw near to mind. But Vermilion Restaurant holder Rohini Dey and executive chef Maneet Chauhan have been spicing up the Chicago restaurant spectacle for 2oe years with a nationally acclaimed menu that combines natural mediums of these two diverse cultivations So it only makes feeling that the downtown restaurant freshly added international sounds to the mix.

Vermilion now features "World Music Fridays," a five-hour mingle of beats from India, Brazil and from first to last Latin America. From 6 to 11 pm each week, Brazilian disc impostor Sergio Pires takes over, spinning a tasty musical mixture while Vermilion guests dine in the stylish dining apartment or nosh on tapas in the restaurant's dawdle

"I really like his taste -- it's same eclectic," says Dey. "He draws from Latin jazz, a little bit of retro a little bit of stink Indian fusion. Over here, we give him independent rein. There are no restraints, thus it's fun for him." While Vermilion occasionally armed forceed Indian DJs -- and Pires forward special occasions -- "World Music Fridays" heralds the restaurant's decision to give guests a weekly dose of global beats.

Indian-born Dey and Chauhan re-created Vermilion's menu in May to incorporate what they call "deeper bolder" tastes (90 percent of dishes upon the current menu are new) likewise "World Music Fridays," says Dey literally proffers "a different spin in tandem with the novel menu launch, something to introduce a recently made known phase." And along with signature dishes like tandoori skirt steak serv through the whole extent of sauteed garlic spinach with fried plantain chips and dessert as it is as Mango Cardamom Flan, patrons can also sample "Herb and Spice" cocktails. Among those onward the diverse drink menu: a Tamarind Margarita, Garam Masala cruel Mary, and Lychee Ginger Martini.

Dey says the concourse ranges from Vermilion regulars to Hubbard public way strollers who drop in for an auditory trip around the world, thanks to DJ Sergio's sophisticated undecayeds And the later folks point out to up, the livelier the music's likely to be. Says Dey: "About 9 or 10 [Pires] cranks it up if he beholds it'll be well-received."

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