Intercontinental Resorts, Mahabalipuram – An experience to remember

2016 is ending and if I don’t get done with this post today, I’ll never be able to forgive myself because, this was easily THE best experience that I had in 2016.

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Blog turns a year old and co-incidentally (all thanks to my laziness) this is my 100th post too, hence it had to be something different and special. So, here I start with my Staycation reviews and experiences and there couldn’t be anything better than Intercontinental, Chennai that gave me one of the best experience (a memory I would cherish forever) in just two days. 

A Once-in-a-lifetime experience at Tao Of Peng – Intercontinental Resorts, Mahablipuram

Disclaimer: It’s a lengthy post. More like a narration of an out-of-the-world experience than a review.

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So I won a stay for two at Intercontinental, Chennai (blog coming soon) by winning a contest they hosted and I chose to stay there for a very special occasion (shh, it’s a secret). The complimentary breakfast being at the Melting Pot, we chose Tao of Peng for dinner. It was a very special day and knowing Chef Avinash personally, I just asked him for two favors (if possible):
1 – A quite corner at the restaurant with a candlelight dinner arranged for us.
2 – A surprise cake at the end of the dinner.
But but but, I forgot it’s Intercontinental folks I was talking to and IC is all about your Experience. Chef didn’t just surprise my special person, he surprised me too. How? Read on.