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Bar Menu - Starting January 28th,Ishq will serve a bar menu daily from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Read more...
July 4th Celebrations - Eat, Drink, Love as you celebrate this weekend at Ishq. Read more...
Global Fare - Connoisseur - If you've been craving Indian food locally that is as authentic as the real thing, a bite at Ishq restaurant in South Beach may be just what your belly ordered. Read more...
January 2009, How Does it Feel [To Be In An Arranged Marriage] - My last year of college, I was told by my mother that the marriage talks were going on, and that, if Sham agreed, I would get engaged. In India, at that time, unless there was something drastically wrong, a girl did not say no... Read more...
Rare treat - Dining Q&A, Victoria Pesce Elliott, Miami Herald Read more...
ISHQ About Us from the Miami Herald - There is nothing you can tell Kavita and Sham Kamlani about the importance of being friends before you become lovers that they don't already know. Read more...
Thursday, Dec. 13th - Delicious by Any Name - - Ishq's exotic Indian cuisine showcases culinary passion - The Sun Post. Read more...
South Florida CEO, November 2007 - Tasty Bites -New and Notable in South Florida Dining - Ishq: india's eclectic fare is as hot as its economy, and Executive Chef-Owner Kavita Kamlani insourced her own take on contemporary Indian cuisine, opening Ishq on Ocean Drive with husband Sham in September. Lunch and dinner preparations include a tasty pakora (a crisp on the outside, creamy and tangy on the inside vegetarian fritter); tandoor-prepared chicken, meat, seafood and cheese; and Bombay baby back ribs. We particularly enjoyed aloo chaat, a disk of potato topped with refreshing mix of mung bean, chick pea and cucumber. Crab samosas get a tamarind and mint chutney treatment. On the drink side, samsara is a delicious mix of apricot brandy, triple sec, orange juice and red wine. Naan breads and desserts such as Mango Pot du Creme complete this modern-day passage to India. Read more...
Saturday, Nov. 17th, 2007 An Extraordinary Indian Restaurant in South Beach: ISHQ - The American Chronical - In a word, unbelievable. In two words, unbelievably magical. That's how I would describe my dining experience at Ishq, which means love at the new Indian restaurant at 530 Ocean Drive in South Beach. Read more...
Sangria's wilder cousin: India's cooling Samsara - The Miami Herald - Bad at decision-making? Consider yourself warned: There are 28 possible combinations of the signature Samsara cocktail at Ishq, the ornate Indian restaurant on Ocean Drive. The Samsara can be best described as a wild cousin of sangria -- juice, fruit and wine, plus a nice wallop of brandy and triple sec. You get your pick of apricot, ginger or peach brandy; orange, mango or passion fruit juice; and red, white or sparkling wine. Read more...
