Category: Food

It’s not yet Christmas, but the exhilarating aroma of the Annual Cake Mixing Ceremony in the Terrace restaurant of The Leela Raviz, Kovalam brought alive the rich tradition and unveiled the spirit of the festive season. Spreading the cheer along with the chefs, media friends, corporate guests and in-house guests the highlight of the ceremony was the twenty children gang from Sree Chithra Home, Pazhavangadi who were the chief guests of the ceremony. Everyone was dressed in typical Chefs attire of caps and aprons amidst tradition and fanfare. Guests and colleagues together rolled up their sleeves and put their hands ... Read more

Ingredients to make a great get together? Good food, good people, and a pool. For the very first time, Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia brings to you the best of all to experience the ultimate Pool-side Dining experience this Diwali season. With the changing weather, nip in the air and smell of the leaves; make this Diwali even more special. The poolside will give that aesthetic touch, you will so love. Enjoy your food and drinks with the calm blue water, twinkling fairy-lights, lush green garden and live music of your choice. The restaurant will be serving both vegetarian and non-vegetarian ... Read more

If you are a fan of cocktails and love to get out of your comfort zone, you are probably familiar with Smoked Cocktails. If you are not, here is the scoop: smoke is added to drinks through a variety of methods that adds depth to the flavour of your cocktail. Visit Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia where you can get these awesome specially curate Smoked Cocktails that will light you up on fire. The talented mixologists there will strive their best to provide you with the ultimate Smoked Cocktail experience as the menu stays hyper-fresh with updates every season, but also retains the signature ... Read more

This festive season, come to Sayaji Pune and get a tempting tour to the world of aromatic flavours of the age-old traditional Hyderabadi Cuisine that would tingle your taste buds. Hyderabadi delicacies are an amalgamation of Turkish, Mughlai and Arabic influences blended with native Telugu and Maratha culinary traditions. The cuisine represents the princely legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad. The legacy of authentic Hyderabadi cuisine and its unabridged royal saga of dishes and recipes still continue and Sayaji Pune now brings to you the chance to taste and experience the food of the Nizams. The festival will have Hyderabadi ... Read more

Chef Jerson Fernandes, Executive Chef- Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia Resort was awarded the Star chef Award for 2019 by the Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA) on 4th October, 2019 at the 8th edition of the International Chefs Conference held at Pullman-New Delhi. This is the first award of its kind on a national level to be won by Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia in the culinary arts field. He was also recognized and awarded for the plating demo done on basic plating techniques for the young chefs present at the International Conference. The Chef was named as an active member ... Read more

Hyatt Pune, Kalyani Nagar brings the best of exotic flavours of Thailand from 10 th Oct to 25 th Oct’ 19 at Baan Tao. The Thai food festival will offer guests a visual delight as well as an explosion of unique flavours for the plate that showcases an array of authentic and delicious Thai food. At the festival, the flavourful cuisine will be presented by Guest Chef Sunee Chaichan from Grand Hyatt Doha, who has twelve years of culinary experience. Her extensive experience, creative knack and enthusiastic passion for the culinary arts make her the ideal Sous Chef to preserve ... Read more

Emirates is celebrating the beginning of the Malayalam calendar with a burst of flavours, making it even more special for Keralites. From 1 to 13 September, the airline will serve authentic Onam dishes across all cabin classes on all its flights to and from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. Emirates’ chefs and catering teams have curated delicious festive menus with the distinctive flavours of the season that remain true to the taste buds even at 40,000ft. Enjoy traditional appetisers such as kaya varuthathu or crisp banana chips, sharkara upperi, banana roasted in jaggery, and kondatta mulaku —fried sundried chillies steeped in yoghurt. ... Read more

Israel is every Epicurean’s dream destination and a wide variety of cafés serve everything from Arabic, European to Asian fare. But no matter what one picks, the food in the Jewish heartland will always be infused with the warmth of the Mediterranean sun, the goodness of fresh dairy products and meats, garnished with garden crisp fruits, nuts and vegetables. Here’s a low down on dishes you must indulge in whether you’re in a market, street or at a restaurant in Israel Challah – A special Jewish ceremonial bread, braided and brushed with egg white that is baked to perfection Sabich ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has unveiled a unique product to literally extend the feel and taste of Onam festival to visitors by enabling them to enjoy a variety of traditional dishes including the famed multi-dish ‘sadya’ and trips to sylvan rural stretches. The project , worked out by the State Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission, will facilitate tourists to stay at village homes as guests, join the celebrations of the festival of flowers, partake home-made delicacies and meals and receive attractive gifts before bidding farewell. The product , ‘Enjoy Onam feast, get Onam gifts ’, piloted in 2017 in selected places, will be ... Read more

AKARYN Hotel Group, Thailand’s award winning boutique hotel specialist, is kickstarting its new AKARYN Culinary Series with a sustainable dining concept on Thailand’s golden gulf coast, which aims to showcase the finest and freshest produce from the land and the sea. At Aleenta Hua Hin-Pranburi Resort & Spa, the award-winning luxury boutique retreat nestled directly on the sandy shore, overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, the expert chefs focus on creating delectable dishes using organically grown produce and locally sourced seafood. As part of the AKARYN Culinary Series, guests will be able to savour these exquisite ingredients in a series of ... Read more

For the first time, a national government minister will attend the annual Wine & Food Tourism Conference, when Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, presents the inaugural Wine & Food Tourism Awards at Spier, near Stellenbosch on 18 September. Conference convenor Margi Biggs said Minister Kubayi-Ngubane’s scheduled appearance at the conference signalled the importance of the fast-growing wine and food tourism sector. “There can be no more compelling way for travellers to access the heart and soul of a region, its natural features, its culture and its aspirations, than through its wine and food. The impact, however, is so much more ... Read more

There’s an old saying in Jordan: “Even when you’re full, you can still always eat 40 more bites of food.” Food is a very important aspect of Jordanian culture and is held as a community event with immediate and extended family present. In addition, food is commonly used by Jordanians to express their hospitality and generosity, food is served with great pride irrespective of how modest their means may be. Typically, a ‘Jordanian invitation’ means that you are expected to bring nothing and eat everything. Most of the celebrations in Jordan are exceptionally diverse in nature and quite festive at ... Read more

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor in Israel Israel is a nation that has culinary influences from all around the world and over the years Indian cuisine has taken centre stage with many celebrity chefs and culinary experts visiting the country for menu engineering, special collaborations and food festivals. Each region in the country offers its own adapted cuisine which is evident in the many popular food markets in the country. A wide variety of cafés and restaurants serve everything from Arabic, European, Indian and Asian fare. Often referred to as ‘The Shuk’ by the locals, the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem is ... Read more

Kerala’s heritage-preserving Responsible Tourism initiative has drawn up an ambitious project to tap the culinary skills of women at the grass roots, especially housewives, to dish out the distinct flavours of the state’s ethnic cuisine to visitors. The scheme, ‘Experience Ethnic Cuisine”, aims at gainfully engaging up to 50,000 home-makers across the state in three years, by roping in them as key stakeholders in the hospitality sector. The project, which can set a major trend in the state’s tourism sector and empower women substantially, was announced by Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran in the State Legislative Assembly recently. The registration to ... Read more

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that World Food India 2019 will be the biggest gathering of all global and domestic stakeholders in Food Processing Sector. Speaking to media she said WFI 2019 will be held from 1-4th November 2019 in New Delhi and will position India as Food Processing Destination of the World. The Minister chaired a meeting with various stakeholders of WFI 2019 including the associated Ministries and Departments, CEOs of major food processing companies and Industry Associations. This was followed by a second meeting with the Ambassadors/High Commissioners of leading food processing/food ... Read more