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Sharief Bhai, a renowned brand under Curefoods known for its award-winning biryani, has launched a hip hop song titled "Sharief Bhai aur Chaalis Store" in collaboration with Dakhni rapper Pasha Bhai. This initiative marks the opening of Sharief Bhai's 40th restaurant in India, particularly strengthening its presence in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The campaign aims to blend culinary artistry with musical talent, highlighting the spirit of the Dakhini subculture and Sharief Bhai's culinary journey.

The new hip-hop song celebrates the brand’s rapid growth and significant achievement, with the 40th restaurant opening in Madurai. It captures the essence of Dakhini culture and engages the vibrant Dakhini community while showcasing Sharief Bhai's rich culinary history. The song, along with its music video, is available on YouTube, enhancing the brand's reach and engagement.

Gokul Kandhi, Chief Business Officer at Curefoods, remarked, "The opening of our 40th restaurant is a testament to the love and support from our customers. The 'Sharief Bhai aur Chaalis Store' anthem embodies our commitment to celebrating the Dakhini subculture and the food. The hip-hop song is a representation of the Dakhni attitude as it stands today in its inimitable dialect and memorable humour. This milestone is just the beginning, and we look forward to many more successful endeavours ahead."

Pasha Bhai, the renowned Dakhini rapper said, "Working with Sharief Bhai on this project has been an incredible journey. The hip-hop banger we’ve created celebrates the brand’s achievements and pays homage to the rich cultural heritage of Dakhini food. It's an honour to be part of such a unique initiative, and I believe this campaign will resonate deeply with all the biriyani lovers."

In addition to the song, Sharief Bhai is partnering with popular Dakhini influencers and content creators to promote the distinct flavors and traditions of the Dakhni subculture. This strategy aims to offer an authentic and immersive experience for food enthusiasts.

Sharief Bhai, with a revenue of 150 crore, is targeting growth to 500 crore by 2026. The brand plans to open 100 stores by 2025, with a recent addition in Coimbatore, continuing its legacy as an authentic biryani brand.

Every year 8thMay is celebrated as World Red Cross Day, on this day, people across the world are encouraged to donate blood to save the lives of people in need of blood.

Joining this noble initiative, The United Sports Bar & Grill (TUSBG) with their annual Blood Donation Drive will be organized on this day.

The Red Cross day at TUSBG is a campaign that aims to inspire, facilitate and also promote blood donation as a way of motivating regular blood donors to continue giving blood & also encourages people in good health who have never given blood, particularly young people, to begin doing so.

TUSBG has facilitated the placement of Blood Donation Vans outside every outlet.

People can come to the nearest outlet of TUSBG this Friday – 8th May from 12 noon to 8 pm to donate the blood.

There will be a Blood Donation Van located right outside every unit and a Van outside the Company Head Office outside the Sun Mill Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai.

McDonald’s, one of the largest burger chain in the world is celebrating championing happiness, enjoyment and togetherness, by making these moments more special and affordable with its latest offering ‘Sharing Packs’.

The sharing pack is available for groups of 2’s, 3’s and more people which can enjoy with the new enhanced menu.

With three choices of packs starting at Rs 99, the exciting menu offering is designed to be shared among friends and family.

Customers can choose from their favorite Pizza McPuff, McAloo or Chicken McGrill and enjoy them with Fries.

The new offer will be available at McDonald’s outlets across India.

The customer can also share their moment of togetherness by using the hashtag #kuchpaloffline on Twitter and Facebook pages.

The burger chain presently has 360 restaurants in India of which 165 are in North and East India and 195 are in West and South India.

Arena at Taj Deccan, Hyderabad is celebrating the harvest festival and New Year by hosting Parantha Festival for its discerning guests till April 19, 2015. Executive Chef Sajesh Nair and his team have put together a unique compilation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian Paranthas after widespread research.

The menu is crafted in such a way that guests would be delighted and satiated as they relish on rich flavours of scrumptious Paranthas with flavoursome Lassi. Some of the parantha offered at the restaurants are, Boti Masala Parantha, Malai Cheese Masala Parantha, Prawn Piri Piri, Murgh Kalimirch Parantha, Baida Parantha, Paneer Hara Pyaaz Parantha, Achari Mushroom Parantha and the list goes on. The Paranthas are prepared in pure ghee and served along with Kaali Dal, Set Curd, Red Onions, Green Chillies, Pickles, Mint Kuchumber and a variety of flavoured Lassi.

Mumbai’s favourite casual dining Italian restaurant, Cafe Mangii, is celebrating the Fondue Festival – a one of its kind festivity that brings to the customers the very best cheese and accompaniments sourced from the world over.

Fondue has been around for centuries, developing as a cultural favourite through regions, societies and geographies. It is as popular an appetizer as it is a main course and dessert – a most versatile dish.

“We’ve always celebrated the best of gourmet European cuisine at Café Mangii. The Fondue Festival is another step in our endeavor to bring an authentic European cultural experience to the Indian food connoisseur. Fondue is not merely a food item – it’s a legacy. Like everything else at Café Mangii - immense research, sourcing of the best ingredients from far corners, strenuous training of our chefs, great importance to authenticity and creating the perfect ambience that’s worthy of this great delicacy – has gone into bringing the Fondue Festival to our patrons. They will surely relish the experience,” said Prashant Narula, Brand Head – Café Mangii.

Fondue is not just a delicacy but also a social tradition that binds communities together. The fondue has been the centerpiece of family gets together, romantic dinners, friendly banter and celebrations.

The Fondue Festival revels in this spirit of community living, through epicurean cuisine.

The wide menu at Café Mangii includes Field Green, Tre-Roasted Pepper, Pepper Jack, Basil and Pine Nut Pesto and Zesty White Chocolate.

All these alluring fondues come with a choice of breads. The customers can also give twist to their menu by adding their own toppings by picking from a variety of vegetables like broccoli, jalapeno, mushroom, baby carrot, artichoke hearts, crudités or a choice of fruits.

For the non-vegetarians, there’s chicken sausage, smoked chicken, chicken salami, ham peperoni and bacon to choose from! You could also try out the assortment of breads to go with your own pot of fondue!

The festival will go through out the April on till 30th at Café Mangii’s outlet in Khar and Powai in Mumbai.  

The United Sports Bar and Grill is hosting United Premiere League (UPL) from April 8 to May 24, 2015.

The customers can pick from special IPL team-themed pizzas which include, Punjab Da Kingly, Aamchi Mumbai, Royal Rajasthan, Red Hot Bengaluru, Kolkata’s Delight, Super Chennai, Hyderabadi Spice and Delhi’s Devil to choose from.

The customers can also avail special drinks offers, in bundles of 2s, 4s, 6s. And the Power Play Minutes also get one free drink for every drink ordered.

Meanwhile, the chain has also introduced as much beer as the customers can drink offer with a slight twist.

The customers will have an unlimited supply of their fresh draft beer till they feel the need to use the washroom. The moment they do so, the second billing begins.

This amazing unlimited flow of beer is available at just Rs 399 (RCity Mall, Malad, Pune outlets) and Rs 499 (Thane, Bengaluru outlets).

The offer is valid seven days a week, all through the day.

Mad Over Donuts, the Singaporean gourmet donut brand is celebrating its seventh anniversary this weekend with exciting offers.

The donut chain is inviting their patrons to join in the anniversary celebration with an irresistible “Buy 6 donuts & Get 6 donuts free offer” for 3 consecutive days.

The donut lovers can walk into any Mad Over Donuts store this anniversary weekend from 27th to 29th March to avail this 7th Anniversary Special offer.

The chain has priced Rs 354 for 12 donuts and is available across all Mad Over Donuts stores in the Country (except Airport kiosks).

McDonald's set to give away 45,000 free McMuffins on the occasion of National Breakfast Day.

McDonald’s is celebrating National Breakfast Day (NBD) on 9th March 2015 with a free McMuffin at its outlet.

The customers who visit McDonald’s between 7 am to 11 am can choose from delicious veg or non-veg McMuffins and start their day with a wholesome meal.

McDonald’s continues to celebrate its 3rd NBD as a launch pad to rejuvenate breakfast proposition, and to awaken even more customers to the goodness of McDonald’s breakfast.

McDonald’s offers a wide range of breakfast options which include the popular Veg McMuffin, Veg Supreme, Hot Cakes, Hash Brown, and Pizza McPuff.

Customers can also opt for non-vegetarian choices such as the Egg McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin with Egg & the Egg and Cheese McMuffin.

The breakfast menu is priced between Rs 26 to Rs 86 and value meals between Rs 101 to Rs 125 at selected McDonald’s Outlets in West & South India.

BOOK IT! Literacy Programme calling on alums to read 20 minutes to kids during National Reading Month.

In recognition of National Reading Month, Pizza Hut is encouraging BOOK IT! alums to spread their love of reading to children in their lives.

The participants can show it on social media by posting photos by March 6 for the chance to win a free Personal Pan Pizza and a retro BOOK IT! T-shirt.

Participants are encouraged to read for 20 minutes to kids in their lives -- be it at home, at a school or by volunteering in the community, to share their love of reading (official rules can be found here).

"The BOOK IT! 30th anniversary celebration has received passionate, positive responses from the program's alumni. During National Reading Month, Pizza Hut is encouraging alumni to become even more active in their support for the program by sharing the love of reading with children in their lives,” said Shelley Morehead, BOOK IT! Program Manager.

Pizza Hut kicked off a 30th birthday celebration for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program in October, 2014, by introducing an official alumni program, dishing out free Personal Pan Pizza to all alums who signed up, creating a $30,000 College Plan for current participants and releasing its first reading App (available in the App Store).

March marks the last month for students to earn a BOOK IT! Certificate this year and to enter for a chance to win the $30,000 College Plan.
 
BOOK IT! is the longest-running corporate-supported reading programme in the country, and has engaged educators for more than three decades, helping 60 million children read for more than 54 billion minutes.

Ego Thai, the restaurant serving Thai cuisine is celebrating Women’s Day by introducing an all new range of menu.

The customers can taste famous taste of Thai, variety of Thai foods from 6th to 9th March.

Ego Thai located at Community Centre, New Friend’s Colony is introducing the famous main course, desserts, popular drinks and the dish on the occasion.

The luscious meal menu offers Mee krob, Phad Pla Krob Phrik, Yam Thalay, Tom Kha Koong, Kuay Teow Phak, Phad Kraphaw Kai, Gaeng Kiew Waan Phak, Kulay Hom Thod and much more.

The exclusive menu is available from 12 Noon to 11 PM during the mentioned dates.

Sscence, the fine dine restaurant located at Sahara hotel is celebrating its first anniversary with a month-long food festival serving Indian delicacies.

The restaurant has over 140-cover where customers can easily see what they ordering as the restaurant offers a tablet-based menu in 15 sections.

"We've presented images of the food as it will be served to the guests. We did not involve any professional photographers," said Chef Sanjay Bahl, Director F&B, Surya Hotel.

This week (Feb 8-13), the restaurant is serving up Punjabi fare, followed by Shahjahanabad ki sair (Feb 15-21), on the conclusion of which there will be a cooking class by Nazish Jalali, who belongs to Rampur and knows all the intricacies of that city and old Delhi.

"We started with delectable Awadh cuisine from the first to the seventh and rounded it off with a masterclass by Chef Arif Qureshi, whose great grandfather is credited with fashioning Lucknow's world-famous Tunde kabab," Bahl added.

Sscence will also host a Kayasth Food Festival from Feb 22-27 while Feb 28 has been set aside for a talk by eminent food critic Anoothi Vishal.

In between, there will be a special celebration of these four cuisines on Feb 14, the first anniversary.

Sscence, in fact, is the reincarnation of two outlets - Le Cafe and 7 (serving seven Indian cuisines) on the hotel's lobby level.

A buffet at the fest would cost over Rs 1,750 per person plus taxes without alcohol.

Kathputli, the Rajasthani restaurant serving cusine from Rajasthan and Gujarat is organising ‘The Daal Baati Choorma’ fest to taste best of Rajasthani food.

The cuisine is incomplete without the mention of Daal Baati Choorma and there is no way one can ignore the enchanting aroma and hard to resist charm of the most celebrated dish from the state of Marwar.

The festival will start from 5th of February till 20th February 2015.

The state-specialty exotic thali will have Daal Panchmel, two types of Choorma, two types of Baati- plain and mawa, Bikaneri Parantha with Kair Sanger, Pushtaini Halwa and Chawal ki Kheer priced at just Rs 299 inclusive of taxes.

“The Daal Baati Choorma Festival at Kathputli, a long celebration of Rajasthani food is our honest attempt to tease the tastebuds of food connoisseurs and expand the culinary horizon of the Rajasthani fare. At this festival, Kathputli promises authentic flavours from the kitchen of the newly appointed Trilok Maharaj,” commented Vipul and Divya Gupta.

Khandani Rajdhani, the flagship brand of Mirah Hospitality invites its customer for special celebration on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti.

The customers can enjoy the festive spread at Khandani Rajdhani Utsav from 13th to 16th of January 2015.

The delicacies are prepared by Rajdhani’s very own Maharaj.

As this festival marks the use of Til or Sesame Seeds, the restaurant has used the same in its menu.
Some of the delicacies in Khandani Rajdhani Utsav Thali include dishes made of Til-Til Ladoo, Tilwale Aloo, farsan made with Til and also the ever popular winter delicacies like Undhiyu, Fafdi, Jalebi, Chole, Sarso ka Saag and Gajar ka Halwa amongst others.

The offer is valid at all the Khandani Rajdhani outlet in North, West and South India.

Mamagoto, the pan-Asian restaurant presents the Winter Food Festival celebrating the hot flavours from different parts of Asia.

From hot spicy flavors to its cool and refreshing drinks, these savories are set to braise new and steamy flavors to this winter.

Some of the signature dishes offered at restaurant is, Smoky BBQ Pork Belly Bowl at Rs 699, Spicy Bangkok Bowl (Chicken) at Rs 499, Hot China Bowl (Veg/Chicken/Prawn) at Rs 449.

The lip smacking dishes are specially crafted and prepared by their master chefs.

The restaurant is owned by Azure Hospitality Private Limited which is an initiative aimed at creating businesses within the food & beverage and accommodation sectors; it was founded in March of 2009.

With the onset of winter, KhandaniRajdhani introduces ‘Hemant-e-Rutu' the winter food festival at all its outlets.

The festival highlights include the ever popular Undhiyu, BajriRotla, Haldikisubzi, Sarsokasaag, Gajarhalwa and much more.
Rajdhani’s signature ‘Undhiyu’ is a combination of sweet, sour and spicy tastes subtly blended with farm fresh vegetables like green garlic, tuver, lilva, surtipapadi and sweet potato.

“This is one of the most exciting times at Rajdhani that our customers eagerly wait for! Guests have relished our winter delicacies over all these years and it’s indeed a pleasure to introduce the festival again. We will be serving traditional Marwari and Gujarati dishes with ingredients that are available in their finest best this season. Our Corporate Maharaj’s across all our units will be preparing these dishes on a rotational basis so that there’s something new served each day throughout this month-long festival,” said, Aji Nair, Vice President, F&B Division, Mirah Hospitality.

The restaurant chain will be celebrating this festival at all its outlets till 10th of January.

Dlecta Café, one of India’s leading beverages vending Solutions Company has observed International Tea day by creating awareness on tea followed by a Tea Tasting session to celebrate the legacy of the iconic beverage.

Prahlad Kakkar, renowned Ad man and tea aficionado attended the event and shared stories on his love for the beverage. The day was also marked by the unveiling of the first ever automatic fresh tea brewing machine. The machine is unique to the world of tea and is being patented for technology.

International Tea Day has been observed since 2005 in many tea producing countries. The first International Tea Day was celebrated in New Delhi on the 15th December 2005 and has ever since been observed by several countries each year.

“International Tea Day was formerly introduced with the aim of drawing global attention of governments and citizens to the impact of global tea trade on workers, small growers and consumers. The forum has helped many small scale growers and workers to come together and become a collective voice of the industry. Today, we observe this day to continue reminding ourselves that tea is not just the favourite beverage of India but also that there is an entire industry that thrives and livelihoods that sustain because of tea,” said Deepak Jain, Founder and MD, D’lecta Foods Pvt Ltd.

“Even though Tea is lot more subtle and varied than coffee it is losing out to it because the younger generation is adapting to it and it is not promoted sufficiently. Tea is our heritage and should be promoted as the national drink of India,” added Pralhad Kakkar.

India being the second largest producer and biggest consumer of tea after China, is a global lead in this segment and holds fourth place in exports after Kenya, China and Sri Lanka, and together with these nations account for 78 percent of world production and 71 percent of world exports.
 

To celebrate the tradition of giving thanks, Grand Mercure Bangalore is hosting ‘Thanksgiving Day’ on 27^th November.

The hotel is organising a buffet dinner at its restaurant 12^th Main which will include a live turkey counter and various other delicious treats.

The buffet will be available from 7 in the evening till 11 pm at Rs 999 exclusive of taxes.

Thanksgiving is a day to sit down with your friends and family and thank them for the fortune bestowed upon us. Thanksgiving started with the pilgrims of Plymouth thanking the Native Americans for helping them get through a brutal winter. It is said that the feast lasted for three days where there was enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.

The feast consisted of fowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, and squash. William Bradford's note reads that, "besides waterfowl, there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, probably gave rise to the American tradition of eating turkey at Thanksgiving.” 

Benihana, the Japanese restaurant located at Epicuria mall – Nehru Place, Delhi is celebrating International Men’s Day on 19th November.

On Wednesday, all men with moustache and beard will enjoy a complimentary drink and a gift from Artychoke who is supporting this initiative with Benihana.

The entire day is dedicated to men with special gifts and delicious Japanese food amidst resplendent ambience.

Benihana is a globally recognised brand from last 50 years when it comes to Japanese Teppanyaki food.

Benihana offers more than just sumptuous Japanese food to its customers. It’s a place where chefs go out of the way to make your meal more fun while cooking on the live grills.

Earlier this month, the restaurant known for its distinct and innovative preparation methods employing only the finest and freshest ingredients has offered customers to win a chauffeur driven car for a day. 

Torrp It Up, the QSR brand by SGM enterprises is celebrating Children’s day at its outlet.

The restaurant has created a special menu for the children’s for this special day.

The menu includes a choice of any delicious Tartine, a Chocochip Cookie and a Frooti at only Rs 99.

The restaurant is also presenting celebratory balloons at all the outlets to entertain the children’s this festive season.

Recently, the restaurant has also launched new menu serving a range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies.

Torrp-it-Up offers excellent quality and value for money without compromising on health and hygiene. It has a unique self-service QSR concept, where customers are able to select their type of meal such as wraps, torpedo sandwiches or croissants.

The premium globally inspired menu and comforting ambience make it an ideal place for a get together with friends and family or for an on-the-go meal for working individuals. 

Tata Starbucks Ltd, a 50/50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Ltd, celebrated its second anniversary in India.

To mark the milestone, Tata Starbucks Ltd has announced the locally sourced, roasted and packaged Starbucks India Estates Blend now available in select Starbucks stores in Asia as well as online in the United States.

This commitment to highlighting India’s rich coffee heritage, builds on the strong growth of 59 Starbucks stores across six cities and more than 1,000 passionate partners (employees) in India.

“We are honored to celebrate our second anniversary in India and are proud to introduce our customers in Asia and the United States to the remarkable whole bean coffee that is sourced, and roasted in India,” said John Culver, Group President, Starbucks China and Asia Pacific, Channel Development and Emerging Brands.

“This is a proud moment for our partners as we honor India’s long-standing coffee heritage and celebrate an important milestone of our India journey. We are deeply committed to continuing to deliver on our promise of offering the unique Starbucks Experience to every customer in India”, he added.

Avani Davda, CEO, Tata Starbucks Limited said, “Our journey over the last two years has been truly gratifying and we are excited to celebrate this milestone by honoring the rich heritage of the Indian coffee history. We will see such initiatives only growing in the future, displaying the strong unity between Starbucks and Tata Coffee. We are also grateful for the passion our partners demonstrate for our coffee and our unique Third Place, and the instrumental role they play in taking care of our customers, every day with every cup.”

Launched as part of the first anniversary celebrations in 2013, the Starbucks India Estates Blend captures the essence and rich heritage of the Indian coffee history and draws inspiration from the finest arabica beans which have been carefully selected by Starbucks coffee experts from Tata Coffee’s estates across Coorg and Chickmagalur, the birth place of coffee in India.

It is a reflection of the shared commitment between Starbucks and Tata Coffee to develop and promote Indian-grown arabica coffees. This single origin blend creates a fine balance between herbal and chocolate notes, perfect for sharing with friends and neighbors.

The blend has been named to represent the origin of the coffee and the packaging has been carefully created to reflect traditional Indian designs.

Starbucks entered the Indian market in October 2012 and currently operates 59 stores in India across Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Costa Coffee celebrated the opening of the TV show ‘Everest’ by turning its outlet into Everest base camp.

Everest is a show which showcases a journey of a small town girl to the highest peak of the world.

Costa Coffee turned its two outlets in Delhi (GK and Basant Lok) and two in Mumbai (Versova and Khar) into Everest Base camp.

Faux snow was layered on the floor, air temperature was controlled at 4 degree inside the outlet, and walls were mounted with Everest backdrop creating a similar experience of how it feels to be at Everest. Other elements like Barrels, Harness, Tibetan Flags, Pebbles and Rocks were also a part of the setup.

Costa gave mountaineering gear like Jackets, Hats and Ear Muff to its patrons who walked in the outlets.

The whole experience was indeed a unique and fun for all who walked in the Costa Coffee outlets over the weekend in select stores in Delhi and Mumbai.

Costa on its path offered to its customers a steaming hot Cappuccino which gave them the feel of Everest Base Camp. 

Foodpanda.in, the online food ordering platform has recently conducted a survey to find out which city in India is the healthiest. Through the survey, foodpanda wishes to celebrate the occasion of World Heart Day on 29th September 2014 and also aims to put the limelight on cities which order the healthiest grub round the year.

It also aims to turn the spotlight on the various healthy but delicious gastronomic choices that the patrons of foodpanda have access through its portal. Gurgaon emerged as the most health-conscious metropolis with 20 per cent of its people ordering healthy food on a regular basis. It was followed by Noida (16 per cent), Kolkata and Pune (14 per cent each) and then Mumbai (12 per cent). Delhi was revealed to be the least worried about eating healthy as only a meager 11 percent opted for healthy food from outlets that focused on dishing out meals whose calorific values are low.

Rohit Chadda, MD and Co-Founder, foodpanda.in said, “As the leading online food ordering portal in the country, we wish to inculcate the habit of healthy eating among our patrons on the occasion of World Heart Day. The survey is a step forward to motivate our customers to switch to a healthy lifestyle and lead a salubrious existence.”

Another insight of the survey was that vendors like Subway, Healthy Bites, and Sattviko among others are most preferred by the fitness-conscious lot. The survey was carried out among customers falling under the age group of 20 to 35 years with the ratio of male versus female respondents being 75:25.

World Heart Day is celebrated as a reminder that over 17.3 million people succumb to death every year due to heart disease and stroke. The fast food indulgence of people dwelling in metro cities takes a toll on their lives making them vulnerable to the risk of developing heart disease. The celebration of this day is an initiative taken by foodpanda to make people aware that healthy eating is the mantra to be followed to keep in shape and live a happy life. 

Khandani Rajdhani, the Country’ largest vegetarian Thali chain of restaurants is celebrating World Vegetarian Day by offering Thali at special price on 3 consecutive days.

The restaurant will be offering special vegetarian thali at only Rs 199 in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Raipur, Chandigarh and Shirdi; whereas customers in Nashik can enjoy the Thali at Rs 175 only.

Khandani Rajdhani will be giving the vegetarian thali offers from 29th September to 1st October 2014.

“Vegetarianism in India is steadily picking up with a number of people preferring vegetarian meals over non-vegetarian options due to reasons such as health & overall wellbeing. We wanted to spread awareness and promote vegetarianism at the same time and hence we have introduced this 3-day special price of Rs. 199/- observing World Vegetarian Day! This is also a way of thanking our patrons for their continued love & suppor”, said, Aji Nair, Vice President, F&B Division, Mirah Hospitality.

Khandani Rajdhani serves magical food from the mystical royal kitchens of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The festive recipes are carefully handpicked and presented to you on a platter that promises a leisurely, king-like meal experience. At Rajdhani everything you will touch, feel and taste is a leaf straight out of royalty and a unique experience of India’s rich gastronomic legacy. 

The Mix by The BrewMaster is offering Bengali foods to celebrate the season of Durga Puja. Adding to the festivity, The Mix is organising a twenty days Bengali food festival from September 22 in Kirti Nagar, New Delhi. Serving authentic Bengali food in traditional way, the festival will give guests a feel and look of eating in Bengal itself.

Major vegetarian and non vegetarian delicacies will be served at the festival. The festival offering would be available both during lunch and dinner. The meal for two would approximately cost around Rs 1200 plus taxes.

“It is difficult to find the traditional taste when it comes to regional dishes served in Delhi. So to fill that gap, we keep organising regional food festival. At the time of Durga Puja, nothing could be more appropriate than Bengali food festival. So we have authentic Bengali dishes served the way it is in Bengal. I am sure it shall be a hit with food connoisseurs and our regular guests alike," says, Chef Sanjeev Sharma, Executive Chef, The BrewMaster.

Some of the dishes includes vegetarian dishes like Chanar Bara Jhal (Paneer Mirch ka Jhol) prepared with cottage cheese in Bengali home style and Lau Ghanto(Bengali Mix Vegetables) made with bottle guard-spinach-and greens in Bengali style. The non vegetarian delicacies include Sorse Batta Illish Mach (Mustard Fish) which is a stone marinated fish in mustard paste cooked in gravy and Poi Saag Murgi, which is special Bengali red spinach cooked with chicken.

Foodpanda.in, India’s largest food ordering online platform celebrated Cheese Pizza Day on 5th September, the portal aims to understand which cities love to chomp on this indulgent treat the most, with which toppings and in what variants.  It has also created an innovative Pizza Price Index to tap the variations in prices for this delectable delight across cities in India.

Today, however, the pizza has become a kind of gourmet offering with the best of international restaurants hosting it on their menus and selling it at rates as high as $2500 with shavings of exotic ingredients like white truffle. In a more common context, the pizza has grown in popularity as a comfort food that one orders with the family over weekends. It is also a favourite food to nibble on at parties with friends or during movie nights.     

As far as India is concerned, the Capital emerged as the top aficionado of this much-evolved delight. Maximum orders for pizzas came from the NCR (45 percent) followed by Bangalore (27 percent), Mumbai (8 percent) and Hyderabad (6 percent).  A study of the trends in the last three months revealed that Delhiites love their pizzas with a lot of wholesome veggie toppings. No wonder then that Country Feast and Veggie Lovers pizzas emerged as the clear favourites here.

Mumbaikars seemed to prefer going with the basics as most of them ordered the Classic Margherita. Pizza lovers in Hyderabad sure adore their cheese as the cheese burst pizza was the most oft-ordered variant. Foodies in Bangalore showed a taste for an Indian twist to this European delicacy by ordering the Tandoori Paneer Pizza in maximum numbers.  

 The Pizza Price Index shows the average price of pizzas across geographies in the country. As per the current prices listed on foodpanda.in, the average price of a pizza is highest in Pune at Rs 480, followed by Gurgaon at Rs 415. In Bangalore, one usually pays about Rs 404 per pizza followed by Rs 380 in Noida and Rs 378 in Mumbai. Delhiites shell out Rs 377 on an average while in Chennai one pays about Rs 367.

To celebrate the day, foodpanda is also launching ‘The Great Indian Pizza Festival’ providing their customers various deals from more than 200 pizza outlets including Papa John's, pizza Hut, Domino's, etc. These Deals range from Buy 1 Get 1 Offers to upto 50 percentage off. 

Pebbles located at Andheri West, Mumbai is celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi festival on  2^nd, 4^th and 7^th September 2014 by offering  complimentary modaks to patrons who come to dine on the visarjan (immersion) day.

The restaurant will be offering varieties of modaks on offer including chocolate and walnut modak, gulkand and mawa modak, moong dal modak, chocolate modak and ukadiche modak. While September 2 is the fifth day of the festival, September 4 and 7 are its seventh and tenth day, respectively. 

Creambell, one of the leading ice cream players in the country has introduced ‘Fun Spin Crème’ a new flavor to celebrate the spirit of freedom.

Fun Spin is available in three delightful flavors - orange, lemon and pineapple. Speaking on the launch, Nitin Arora, CEO, Creambell Ice Cream, said, “This 68^th Independence Day inspired us to come up with something new that celebrates the spirit of freedom. We are excited to introduce the first of its kind product in India. It is a great addition to our international range and customers will love its exotic triple combination of flavours wrapped around a creamy core”.

Creambell Fun Spin Creme is priced Rs 20 for 65ml bar and will be available across all Creambell outlets.

Naturralle, the refined sunflower oil brand started by Saraiwwalaa Agrr Refineries Ltd (SARL), started a special initiative by the name of Ramadan Mubarak. The programme has a specially-designed van travelling to pre-decided locations across Hyderabad to celebrate the holy month. Speaking on the occasion, Anjani Kumar Gupta, Director, SARL said, “On the auspicious occasion of Ramzan, Naturralle 

Refined Sunflower Oil aims to spread the message of Celebrate Ramadan Naturralle during the Holy Month.” “Ramzan is an occasion celebrated and revered by people in Telangana, and we are happy to spread cheer through our products. This road show has been planned to create excitement and fun around the festive season in Ramadan,” he added.

Foodpanda, the online delivery platform is celebrating world ice cream day on 20^th July. The company also conducted a survey around the countries in the world to find which country is the largest consumer of ice cream.

The company is also offering a 20 percent discount on all ice creams orders from 19^th to 26^th July.

Mad over Donuts, the Singaporean donut brand is celebrating world donut day which falls on Friday, 18^th July 2014. The customers can get any donut at just Rs 30. 

The offer is valid only for a day and till stock lasts at all stores across India except airport kiosks.

12th Main Restaurant, Grand Mercure, Bangalore is celebrating American Independence Day which falls on July 4^th with an array of delicacies.

The assorted menu will have American classics like corn chowder, crabmeat chowder, burgers and hot dog station, buffalo wings, steaks and mushroom pie. The dinner buffet is available at Rs 850 plus taxes.

Kolkata Calling’! is celebrating ‘Jamai Shashti’, a traditional Bengali festival which not only brings the son-in-law closer to the family but also brings the entire family together as one.

The restaurant is offering Bengali thalis which will comprise of delicious specialty items priced at Rs 1250 inclusive of taxes.

“We welcome one and all to Kolkata Callin'! to join in the Jamai Shashti celebrations by indulging in our specially prepared Bengali thalis. We wish all the families especially all the sons-in-law a very happy Jamai Shashti! , commented Sanjay Mukherjee, Owner, Kolkata Callin’!.

The Yellow Chilli Restaurant owned by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor is hosting mango festival at its restaurant in Lucknow, UP.

Dr Madhyan, one of the franchise partners of The Yellow Chilli, Lucknow, said, “The king of fruits has had the fancy of the chef since quite some time. So, he has developed some mouth-watering, authentic and unique Indian recipes for mango lovers.”

Some of the dishes offered at the restaurant are hare chane aur aam ki seekh, aam paneer ki khaas tikki and aam-chi murg along with aam panna and gudumba, mango phirni and green mango kulfi.

Pebbles, the fine dining restaurant located at Juhu and Andheri West in Mumbai is offering mango delicacies to beat the heat.

Some of the dishes offered by the restaurants are kairi murgh tikka, chicken in green mango, mango menaskai, shrimp mango salad and tuna mango salad amongst other. Some of the drinks offered by the restaurant include mango martini, mango margarita, mango panna and mango apple smoothie.

Smokeys BBQ and Grill, New Delhi is celebrating the mega burger and hot dog festival. The restaurant is offering a mega 14 ounce 10 inch all meat patty super burger and a pulled tenderloin 10 inch super hot dog from 12 noon to 1 am on all days.

Hotels in Kolkata are celebrating Poila Baisakh, Bengali New Year by introducing mouth watering delicacies at their outlets. Hotel brands like Hindustan International, The Lalit Great Eastern, 6 Ballygunge Place and ITC Fortune Select Loudon have introduced a wide variety of Bengali delicacies in their menu.

Commenting on the same, Chef Madhumita Mohanta, Executive Chef, The Lalit Great Eastern, said, "No celebration is complete without food. Keeping this in mind, we have created a buffet that comprises dishes, which by their taste and smell, will remind people of everything Bengali.”

Pebbles, the fine dine restaurant located at Andheri, Mumbai is offering Easter confectionaries celebrating Easter week from 14^th April to 20^th April 2014.

Some of the confectioneries offered by the restaurant are Bavarian chocolates, Marzipan and contemporary Easter eggs.

Puranmal Restaurant, the restaurant that caters to sweets and chaat dishes in Mumbai is celebrating the ‘Jashn-e- chaat’ festival at its newly opened outlet at Andheri and Lokhandwala in Mumbai.

The festival will end on 30^th March and will present almost all varieties of local chaats from different states of India.

Speaking on the same, Deepti Chawla, Director, Puranmal, said, “Jashn-e-chaat festival is a celebration of local chaats from India. We, at Puranmal, firmly believe in authenticity and quality. Our chefs and R&D team strive hard to reach the authentic taste of every food item we serve.”

Earthplate, Hotel Sahara Star located in Vile Parle, Mumbai, will host a special Holi brunch between 12:30 and 4 pm on 17th March, 2014.

The buffets are priced at Rs 2,250 plus taxes including alcohol. The menu has been designed by chef Kshitiz and restaurant manager Vikas Jatania. 

Eros Hotel, Shangri-La, New Delhi, is celebrating the Turkish food festival recognising the food and culture of the country.

The food festival was inaugurated by Farhat Jamal, Area Manager & General Manager, Eros Hotel, New Delhi along with special guest Aykut Renda, chargé d'affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey. Live performance by sufi singers and a music troupe especially flown in from Turkey along with the Turkish dinner and cocktails and mocktails.