In a bid to unite foodies in the diverse city of Delhi, the second edition of the Palate Fest “mini” has come to the national capital at a sprawling beautiful venue set up at Nehru Park.
In a bid to unite foodies in the diverse city of Delhi, the second edition of the Palate Fest “mini” has come to the national capital at a sprawling beautiful venue set up at Nehru Park.
The festival features nearly 70 food outlets with an exquisite range of cuisines including North Indian, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Continental and Mughlai, homemade desserts, snacks and unique food.
The 3-day event, which began on February 12, is not only limited to food as the organisers are also planning to thrill visitors with some live music performances.
Eleven different bands are set to perform throughout the fest, including the likes of “Spaced Cadets”, “Delhi Indi Project” and “The Silhouette Hearts”.
A miniature version of the much larger ‘New Delhi Palate Fest”, the event is organised to “introduce” the budding entrepreneurs. “We decided to make it a place to introduce new people who want to launch themselves and who need the chance. This is an avenue for them,” co-founder and director of Palate Fest Aditi Kapoor said.
The participants who have set up their stalls are poles apart as they range from a lady with no prior business experience to “Lionfresh” who import fresh meats from various parts of Europe. However, the fest also features the biggies of the food restaurants of Delhi, including Masalahouse, Bohem, Chinese Cafe, to name a few.
Another endearing feature of the fest is its special stress on “health and organic food”.
“With so much of health consciousness now, we are also focusing on organic and health food. For example one stall is offering nut milk. It is for lactose intolerant people who finally have something. You can have it in your coffee. There is ‘Organica’.”
“There is ‘The Food Farm’ which is again organic. So the fest is dotted with much of lovely organic and health food,” says the co-founder and director of the fest Ruchi Sibal.
The fest concludes on Valentine’s Day and the organisers have made special arrangements to provide a perfect experience to the lovebirds on the day of love.
