Judge: Anil Mulchandani
This award recognises individuals, families, communities, enterprises, and institutions preserving, reviving, and innovating within India’s culinary heritage—recipes, ingredients, techniques, and food cultures passed down generations.
The Awardees
Nawab Kazim Ali Khan awarded for upholding the cuisines of the Rampur Princely State
Kumarani Navneeta Singh Deo
Gajlaxmi Palace, Dhenkanal, Odisha, a practitioner of ancestral recipes from Rajasthan and Odisha.
Gajlaxmi Palace, Dhenkanal, Odisha, a practitioner of ancestral recipes from Rajasthan and Odisha.
Yuvraj Saheb Vikramaditya Malla Deb
The Palace Jhargam, West Bengal who promotes and serves regional recipes at his heritage hotel.
The Palace Jhargam, West Bengal who promotes and serves regional recipes at his heritage hotel.
Gauri Ruturaj Ingle, custodian of
Padma, Kolhapur which is an 80 year old restaurant and a pioneer of the Kolhapur thali
Padma, Kolhapur which is an 80 year old restaurant and a pioneer of the Kolhapur thali
Indrayani Shivraj Gaekwad
Madhav Bagh- Royal Heritage Stay, Vadodara, a practitioner of recipes of the Maratha princely states served at her heritage homestay.
Madhav Bagh- Royal Heritage Stay, Vadodara, a practitioner of recipes of the Maratha princely states served at her heritage homestay.
Manzilat Fatima, custodian of recipes from the house of of Nawab Wajid Ali of Awadh, serving Mughlai heritage food at her restaurant.
Sherry Mehta
Undivided Punjab Recipes Custodian and promoter of Himachali food.
Undivided Punjab Recipes Custodian and promoter of Himachali food.
Ananya Banerjee
Undivided Bengal Recipes Custodian, also promoting heritage recipes of Mushirabad Nawabs and Puri Jagannath Temple.
Undivided Bengal Recipes Custodian, also promoting heritage recipes of Mushirabad Nawabs and Puri Jagannath Temple.
Alka Jena
Odia Food Practioner and Culinary Chronicler
Odia Food Practioner and Culinary Chronicler
Shikha Kansagara
OOO Farms
Native Seed Conservationist
OOO Farms
Native Seed Conservationist
Harshita Kakwani
Prana Superfoods, Pench
Promoter of foraged ingredients and indigenous foods.
Prana Superfoods, Pench
Promoter of foraged ingredients and indigenous foods.
Nitika Kuthiala
Custodian of the Sood Dham recipes of Himachal and promoter of micro regional cuisines of Himachal.
Custodian of the Sood Dham recipes of Himachal and promoter of micro regional cuisines of Himachal.
Special awards were given to @Samyukta Hh bhavnagar and @jaiveeraj bhavnagar for their work in heritage conservation and philanthropy
Heritage Festival Recipes Competition: Celebrating the Living Heritage of cuisines and culture.
Objective
To celebrate and preserve traditional, regional, and heirloom recipes that reflect our culinary heritage, local ingredients, and ancestral cooking techniques.
The competition encompassed recipes of various regions and communities of India.
