Amdavad Municipal Corporation is bringing the Internationally recognized Food for Thought Fest to the city this March at the Sabarmati River Front Event Centre, the event makes its debut as a three-day annual event on the 8th, 9th & 10th of March 2024.
The festival is to set the benchmark as a unique forum for conversations, cuisines, and an exchange of ideas and a celebration of the diverse culinary heritage of the South Asian region. The event this year introduces three unique bespoke culinary experiences and continues to be packed with infotainment featuring some of the biggest celebrities and experts, discoveries of cuisines with master chefs and experiences for the entire family.
There will be talks and panel discussions around culture and cuisine in the “Thought Fest” with celebrity speakers, sports icons and authors. The “Food Fest” will present cookery workshops with master chefs of the region. Some of the leading personalities confirmed this year are the Netflix Star Chef Asma Khan from London, Bangladesh T.V Star Chef Nahid Osman, Internationally acclaimed author & food critic Rashmi Uday Singh, Legendary Chef Manjit Gill, Chef Suvir Saran, Celebrity Chef Amrita Raichand , Author Rohini Rana from Nepal, to name a few.
The Food Court presents two themes viz. “A Taste of Luxury” and “The Regional Flavour”. Luxury hotels will provide a taste of luxury and showcase their top seven dishes, served in tasting portions and priced between INR 150 to 550 only. Regional cuisines will be presented through curated street food flavours. The Bazaar section this year joins hands with Royal Fables, India’s only, authentic platform that presents the craft, culture and cuisine of Princely India to present indigenous products from the ateliers of royal families as well as hand-made brands of India. The “Fun Fest” will see live bands performing every evening.
Over the three days of festival programming through sessions and workshops conducted from 12.00p.m – 6.00p.m every day, participants will have the opportunity to engage in contemporary issues with the most progressive minded panelists, learn from the greatest chefs in the region, explore fascinating topics related to food and, of course, treat their taste buds with the splendid flavours that the subcontinent has to offer.