KOCHI: Judging a cooking competition is demanding in the most standardised of settings. A contest of chefs as unique as that at the Spice Route Culinary Festival required judging parameters just as creative, the competition’s jury said. “With such a novel festival and a very specific theme, the standard rules had to be tweaked to […]
KOCHI: When he came to Kochi from a remote village of Palakkad district, Mahesh Kutty was determined to food lovers with his signature dish – the famed Ramassery Idli of exquisite taste and a history of over a century. Mahesh, who hails from Ramassery village, was one among the 16 professional chefs participating in the […]
VISAKHAPATNAM: The sculptures of popular sea creatures like shrimps and mud crabs, made by local sculptor Santosh Behera and mounted at the pavilion of Ministry of Commerce and Ind ustry at the IISS here, were the cynosures of visitors, especially school children. Incidentally, the ministry had set up its pavilion for the first time at […]
KOCHI: Besides showcasing the choicest cuisines from 15 nations on the ancient maritime tradeway, the ongoing Spice Route Culinary Festival serves as an introduction to best practices and prowess in the kitchen for the next generation of Indian chefs. Around 34 young chefs-in-training from the Food Craft Institute (FCI), Kalamassery and the Institute of Hotel […]
KOCHI: Even amongst the standout chefs cooking up a storm at the international cooking competition on Sunday, Gianluca Mennella has no trouble separating himself from the rest of the pack. The 26-year-old Italian chef – the youngest and brashest participant in a pool of veteran culinary masters – was the fastest to finish, tabling his […]
KOCHI: If the old adage about too many cooks spoiling the broth is the rule, Sunday proved an exception with the international cooking competition – the centerpiece event of the Spice Route Culinary Festival – laying out a bevy of delectable dishes. Envisaged as a fresh beginning to the ambitious Spices Route project – an […]
VISHAKAPATNAM: Recognizing the importance of timely and effective collaboration between India and the food and drug regulatory body of the United States, the Director of Delhi based USFDA’s India office, Dr Mathew T Thomas has called for a collaboration of the best practices in the farmed shrimp industry to minimize the extent of export rejections […]