What: Sex in a jar from Bottle Up, to order call 9820481144 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , view the Facebook page here, start at Rs 150.

Why: Thongs, condoms, sparklers, handcuffs, bunny outfit, whip: all things naughty are sent to detention and locked up in a glass jar by school teacher  Kim, who puts together sexy (and PG-rated) bottle hampers as a part-time profession. Rub this genie the right way, and she’ll show you over 300 gifting themes –poker, booze, beach, Lakshmi – and (almost) as many glass containers to choose from.

When: You want people in glass houses to throw moans.

What: French Bibliothèque, B-24 /1-6, Adarsh Society, Sector 8, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, call 9867369397 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , membership starts at Rs **.

Why: Set up a secret rendezvous at this home-run library that specialises in French literature – fiction, graphic novels and fashion magazines. Perfect for a sexy night in, when you and your book want to get Sarkozy under the covers.

When: You want a bookmark de Triomphe.   

Behind the scenes, future rock stars pay by the hour to practise in cool Sing Sing cells; we track down the best three. You (and your guitar) are welcome.

A certain cobalt-skinned Frog may have become a front for Mumbai’s live music acts, but the city has other stages for bands as well. Behind the scenes, future rock stars pay by the hour to practise in cool Sing Sing cells; we track down the best three. You (and your guitar) are welcome.

3rd Step’s The Jam Room: For Superlatives

Behind Juhu’s Rajput Bakery you’ll find 3rd Step, 24 hour music quarters that house an instrument and rock accessory store (3rd Step Music), a jam room (The Jam Room) and a record company (3rd Step Records). CD joint?

Besides claiming to have the biggest jam room (250 square feet) in the city and the best equipment (they like to show off their eight-piece double bass Tama drum set), this Juhu space is also where you’ll get to rub drum sticks with talented musicians from bands like SHKABANG and Pentagram, who often jam here. Run by the Veigas brothers (Jordan is the bassist for Reverse Polarity and Caleb plays for Octopus Oil), they also plan to hold Sunday workshops and professional three-month courses at 3rd Step. Viva Las Veigas!

Getting there: 3rd Step, lane opposite Sea Princess Hotel, Kishore Kumar Ganguly Road, behind Rajput Bakery, Juhu, find them on Facebook, Rs 200 an hour for the jam room, opens this evening.

What: Bespoke Halloween costumes by Halloweiner, call Marv D on 9833192815 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , five days to a week’s notice, start at Rs 2,000.

Why: Ghouls rush in to this stylist and ex-fashion columnist’s studio, where he’ll make you an elaborate Halloween costume from scratch using detachable pieces to ensure that parts of the garb can be worn on non-scary nights as well. He suggests you ditch the witch this year and go as a Clockwork Orange hero, ghost from The Ring or even Jersey Shore cast member. 

When: You want to make your second skin crawl.

Photo credit: Yakub Merchant

What: Fishetarian fresh fish delivery service, call 65153030/65154040, view the Facebook group here or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , free home delivery from Andheri to Juhu within 45 minutes, day’s notice and transport cost for beyond, Rs 350 for one kg of Indian salmon.

Why: Kiran Shriyan is the city’s new Captain Hook, delivering fresh pomfret right to your Pan. While his bait usually yields Indian salmon, tuna, tiger prawns, Bombay duck and kingfish, exotic fruit de mer can also be ordered a day in advance. Your fish will come cleaned, cut (as whole, filet or steak) and packed in hygienic ice boxes.

When: You want to see bass.

What: Dating coach for guys, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the Facebook group here, Rs 10,000 for a one week course.

Why: A real-life version of Will Smith in Hitch (and almost as cute), professional dating coach Vicky Kalwani will school you in the ways of love, taking you through everything from pick-up lines to scoring digits, date ideas to makeovers. Practicals at bars and coffee shops included.

When: You want a game knight.

What: Gobo projectors from Ads by Light, call Anand on 9833705353, visit www.adsbylight.com or view the Facebook group here, start at approximately Rs 10,000. 

Why: Want to bring home a baby grand piano, a badass Harley or even the moon? These guys project your deepest fantasies onto a wall, turning your favorite image into a “Gobo lens” that comes with a tiny, specially designed short range projector. All you have to do is flip the switch!

When: You want to Photo shop.

Why So Ale?

The more they drink the prettier you get? Lucky for you, they have enough booze on them for the opinion to last. Peels from 30 beer cans form the sexy, gleaming surface of mirror maker Aahana Mulla’s latest looking glass; and 8 whisky bottles were sacrificed during the creation of her favourite Mary Jane leaf mirror. Are these drunks worth letting into the house? Allow us to reflect for a moment.

Trashy!

A close inspection of these wall mirrors hand crafted under the label Radical, reveal ingenuity, a knack for picking interesting materials and the technique to follow even complicated ideas through to completion. Besides booze cans, Aahana works under the influence of pebbles, tiles, stones, broken glass and pretty much any other waste she can make wondrous. Her inspiration? One day she’s glass painting to Kurt Cobain, and another day she’s breaking glass with GnR. “The rituals that go into every piece – research, design, shopping, rummaging through trash can (metaphorically, of course) – end up inspiring the next project I take up,” says 24 year-old Aahana, who quit a job in HR to work with shiny happy things.

What: Organic vegetables by Hari Bhari Tokri, call Ubai Hussein on +91 9930448204 or download the registration form here, pick up centers include Fort, Peddar Road, Bandra (W), Andheri (W) and Vile Parle (E), Rs 100 for a 1.5 kg basket, plus Rs 500 registration deposit.

Why: Find your Prince Farming through this novel scheme, which sets you up with a weekly basket of fresh vegetables (greens, beans, tomatoes), grown on an assigned field located not more than 200 km from the city. Just fill out the registration form, and enjoy the delish pick-ups.

When: You want your own once upon a thyme.

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Why: Because we’ve known each other long enough and it’s time we gave you our digits. Call bpb’s brand new concierge service with queries on anything Mumbai-related: dresses, date ideas, drum circles. If we don’t have an answer right away, we’ll get back to you in under two hours.

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