edmonton stories coverd new asian village

http://www.edmontonstories.ca/story/new-asian-village

sonia and Ramesh Devangodi have, in Ramesh's words, "a love marriage". They met when he came to Edmonton to work as a chef in her father's restaurant, New Asian Village. Sonia picked him up at the airport, and it was love at first sight. For Ramesh, who left his home country of India to come to Winnipeg 10 years ago and then moved to Edmonton for the New Asian Village job, it was the right time to get married. Two years after he landed here, they tied the knot.

Their dream was to open their own restaurant. Sitting in their West Edmonton New Asian Village, Ramesh proudly says, "We started from scratch. This one used to be a bakery before." Sonia's 2 sisters each run a New Asian Village too, and Sonia and Ramesh recently opened their second one on Edmonton's North side. There are 4 locations now, all run by the sisters, and a 5th one opening soon in Sherwood Park. Explains Sonia, "People are fascinated by the story, but it's hard work. We each work really hard." The family meets every 2 months or so to discuss their restaurants. "We all sit down, have our paper, pens, and my dad gives us the ... rules and regulations. If you’re running a New Asian Village this is my expectations, and if you guys can’t meet them, get rid of the name, take the name down." Sonia smiles, "He's hardcore." She adds, "I think we've learned a lot from my dad."

60 Earth hours - We did our part

What was Earth Hour and why did we celebrate : hummmmm..........!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rHR6RCRjMk

Its a nice question, Let me put it this way,

our restaurant is best when it comes to ambiance and the lighting (with the candles). So we decided to save the earth by doing our part of putting the lights down for one hour from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm on 28 March 2009.

It was a great success and we served around 340 guests in just 3 hours. I am also sharing some great moments we captured in our camera :

It was a great experience for the guests and they really cooperate us with the candle light dinner concept. In last we all want to thanks all of our guests to understand the cause and keep up with our decision to take the lights off for one hour.

For more pictures arround the world please click the link below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthhour_global/sets/72157615780247025/show/

HOLI Celebrations at north end

Holi is the festival of colors. In India it is a big festival where all of the people play and enjoy putting color on their faces and body. Because we represent East Indian dishes so we organize holi (the festival of colors) for three days in Mar 11, 12, 13 2009.

Lots of people come in and we put colors on their faces and they enjoyed our new line up of some unmatchable deserts too. Here are some of the faces caught by us on our cameras...... :

NEW ASIAN VILLAGE - NORTH END

NEW ASIAN VILLAGE - NORTH END

Ultimate in East India Cuisine

New Asian Village, on 320 Manning Drive, has been most beautiful east Indian restaurant in whole Edmonton. It's stunning views, efficient service, and dedication to providing traditional authentic Indian Cuisine has kept guests returning time and time again. Its just one year of its mark on the north side & has a look of East Indian cuisine moulded in to modern type of lounge mixture.

Let us give you a inside look of the restaurant and prove you that how a meal can be a experience.

Front Entreance

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Maharaja Rooms

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Inside Maharaja rooms

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Our Buffet