IFEA Activities
GANDHINAGAR FOOD & HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT GIFT ...
This festival organised by IFEA and SNS Cooking Club was hosted by Grand Mercure GIFT City. The hotel was an ideal venue for the festival as it has elements of Gujarati interiors like jhoolas and colourful panels, and also a Gujarati specialty restaurant named SAMAROH. The aim of the festival was to highlight the handicrafts …
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The Japanese Food Workshop at Novotel Ahmedabad in collaboration with Aayna on 26th June 2022 was attended by about 100 women. Chef Anup demonstrated the making of Yashai Goma Salad , Nashu Dengaku, Spicy Goku Gunkan Maki, Yashai Tempura, Misho Ramen and other dishes. The workshop was followed by high tea.
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The Italian Food Workshop was organised on 18th June 2022 at Tinello Restaurant, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad in association with Sweet & Spicy Cooking Classes by Manisha Gupta. Chef Suryanarayan conducted the workshop in the restaurant kitchen where 12 members could watch him prepare dishes for a four-course Italian meal. Each of the participants received a …
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IFEA Fempreneur Festival at Courtyard by Mariott S...
On 1st July 2022, this event was organised in collaboration with Aayna, headed by Bela Maniar. Courtyard by Marriott SBR was selected as the hospitality partner for the event because of their banquet hall that has an impressive LED screen. The festival included a Spanish Cooking Workshop by Chef Sonu Dhakkad, who taught dishes like …
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IFEA celebrated its fifth anniversary at Golden glory, Karnavati Club, in July 2022. The event was sponsored by Indi Bites, TGB and Pet Pooja. Manpras Spices was the gifting partner and Magson provided the music. Janshakti Industries also gave gifts on the occasion. Brilliant Bloggers was the Social Media Partner. More than 1000 IFEA members …
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Food Festival of Women Chefs 2.0
Following the success of the Food Festival of Women Chefs in 2020, FEA decided to hold a food festival in March 2022. The second edition of the Food Festival of Women Chefs was held at Sports Club from the 4th to the 6th March 2022. The exhibitors included 30 home-based women entrepreneurs who exhibited their …
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Videography Workshop for Home Chefs
FEA collaborated with ‘Sashakt Foundation’ for The YouTube Entrepreneur Program sponsored by ‘Gujarat CSR Authority’. The free program Is designed keeping in mind the need of home chefs and small café owners to help them develop their knowledge of the digital medium of promotion and their videography skills. About 28 members joined the program to …
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Food & Hospitality Trends – An Event by FEA...
FEA with Novotel Ahmedabad organised a panel discussion about new trends in the hospitality industry in December 2021. Vegan baker Panna Bhalla talked about how veganism is growing in India, which now has about five million vegans. “Guests demanding vegan food is on the rise, for many reasons like ethical and ecological concerns, health reasons …
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FEA and Manpras Cooking Challenge
Manpras Blended Spices was launched by Hrishikesh Food Products Pvt. Ltd on International Chef Day with a cooking competition organised by FEA. For the competition, 11 home chefs of Ahmedabad were picked for the competition. Hampers with chaat masala, sabji masala, pav bhaji masala and kitchen king masala were sent to each participant to create …
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Regional food festivals, the new mantra for home C...
Following the lockdown, some restaurants were inspired to run festivals in association with home chefs identified by FEA. Ankita Sharma and Anil Mulchandani interviewed these entrepreneurs on their experience. Bhavya Bhagat, Turquoise Villa Utsav is a concept that was developed by us with Anil Mulchandani. The idea is to have a series of food festivals by home chefs …
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