A Jaipur restaurant that the fashion set approves of

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Maharajas and dry martinis

Jaipur’s Pacho is a very busy man. Fresh off the launch of his new art space, Jaipur Centre for Art, the Gen Z maharaja is already onto a new chapter. This time as cofounder and collaborator with restauranteur and hotelier Abhishek Honawar (of 28 Kothi and Johri fame) for his new rooftop bar and fine dining space, The Sarvato Jaipur, where literally every dish is served with a golden spoon. The unbeatable view of the 300-year-old City Palace apart, the space is already hyped among the fashion set. “It’s beautifully designed and the I love the sharp staff uniforms—those dapper nehru jackets,” says Nitya Arora, jewellery designer at Valliyan, who lists the Maharaja martini and the lal maaas with “a compressed disc made of wheat” as a menu must-have.

For reservations, call: +91 89055 51192
Timings: Open October to March; Closed on Mondays
Price: 6-course tasting menu: ₹8,000+ taxes; wine & cocktail pairing: ₹3,000+ taxes

Testing: Celebrity hairstylist Florian Hurel’s new haircare range

An expert-led brand is always promising, and we’re excited about the latest on the shelves. Hurel, who makes his living styling some of the most famous heads in showbiz—from Priyanka Chopra to Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor—launched fHair last week, a haircare range with four variants for daily use, coloured hair, volume and sensitive scalps.

Available at fhair.in

Screens, surveillance, and secrets

Artist and historian Moonis Ijlal’s solo exhibition, Lie Machine–Men and the Moon Do Not Care, at the India Art Fair features acrylic paintings that mimic phone screens, making you question if you’re scrolling through Instagram or staring into the abyss of surveillance capitalism. If you love art that makes you think (and low-key question your entire digital existence), Lie Machine is a must-see.

The exhibition is on from January 30 to February 10, Bikaner House, New Delhi

Now loading: Anamika Khanna lite

“This line is about embracing imperfection and celebrating the contradictions that define us,” says the designer Anamika Khanna of the new, limited-edition drop from her brand AK|OK. She’s referring to the duality inherent in combining craft details with cool, contemporary silhouettes—a denim mini dress embellished with kantha embroidery, hand embroidered waistcoats paired with jeans, or a crisp white shirt that’s cropped and comes paired with a shrunken, zardozi embroidered tie. All you have to do is wear them with as much aplomb as Khanna’s latest muse, actor Banita Sandhu.

Available at AK|OK Anamika Khanna stores and online

Dorky glasses for hot boys

From frumpy to fashion must haves, frames are the new menswear staple of the office siren. Especially the #Sluttylittleglasses as modelled by Daniel Craig, Jonathan Bailey, Andrew Garfield and Jacob Elordi. But we’re not the only ones with all four eyes on the trend, Goa-based eyewear brand Coco Leni has just launched a new collection of skinny, lightweight metal and rimless frames that are perfect for ordinary mortals looking to make the nerdy glasses their new styling prop. Founded in 2013 by optician Arjun Sagar and German eyewear technician and optometrist Matthias Haase, each frame by Coco Leni is crafted by a woman-lead team using materials like bio-acetate, reclaimed wood, and ethically sourced buffalo horn. Along with their new slim styles, they also offer more playful shapes that Sagar points out are inspired by, “Art Deco architecture and early German industrial design.”

Available at cocoleni.com