100 new restaurants at the sixth Grub fest
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) From 100 new restaurants, minihookah bar and pubs to culinary demonstrations and an excitingmusic line-up, the sixth edition of the Grub fest hassomething for everybody.
The three-day long gastronomical extravaganza began onOctober 27 at the Jwaharlal Nehru stadium here.
"From a humble beginning of 50 pop up restaurants and afew thousand people, the fest has now reached its 6th editionand will cater to over 100 restaurants," Chaitanya Mathur,co-founder, and director of the fest, said.
Some of the newbies at the Grub Fest include Auro,Social, Unplugged Courtyard, Wilde, CJÂ’s Fresh.
Regulars like Yeti, Big Yellow Door, Ministry of Beer,Baris, Enoki, Takism, are back with new menus and adistinctive ambiance.
"The fest offer us a wide variety of food, we are seeingupcoming brands along with the established ones. This helps usto enjoy both - our favourite brand with an alternative newtaste," Astha, a visitor at the festival, said.
The entertaining music line up consisting of artists likeGuru Randhawa, Harrdy Sandhu, Bombay Rockers, The Local Train,Tatva K, DJ Sumit Sethi, Hari and Sukhmani, ensures afulfilling experience.
An additional attraction this year was the unveiling ofpop singer Justin BeiberÂ’s wax figure by Madame Tussauds onthe opening day.
A mini-preview of the attraction that is slated to openon December 1 was also organised.
The Grub Market features some of the up and coming foodstart-ups selling personalised items.
For the health conscious, a range of organic and gourmetproducts are on offer by brands like Raw Pressery, Green SnackCo. Beruska, Tea Cups Full, Oh So Stoned and many others.
Visitors can also gorge on sweet treats like gelato,ice-creams, homemade jams, dips and sauces, biscuits andcookies, cupcakes at the market.
Culinary demonstrations, talks, panel discussions bychefs Carlo Scotto from the UK, Sadeev Pasricha (Bohca) andAnil Bangwal (Yeti) and mixologist Nitin Tiwari are also beingheld.
A Grub TV showcasing live interviews and conversationswith chefs and artists adds to the experience at the festival.
Food-related movies and documentaries are also beingscreened.
The fest will come to a close on Oct 29. PTI NKS TRSRJS.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.