ENCORE OF FUN ‘N’ FOOD FROM THE PALATE

The Hindustan Times Palate Fest was a melange of food, entertainment, music, and a long picnic in the park

Henna Rakheja

What pleases the palate of Delhiites, who are accustomed to the best of the world cuisine? The answer is a dose of Hindustan Times Palate Fest — an event that was a perfect amalgamation of fun, food and entertainment!

Last weekend, when city’s food lovers headed to Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri with friends and family, the sprawling lawns became abuzz with conversations on food and music. So much so that Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty decided to have her #SundayBinge at the Palate, including luscious jalebi-rabri and crispy gol-gappas.

You name the dish and it was at the fest to savour. “People kept coming back for our Mysore Mutton Masala Thali and we’ve even got bookings for our restaurant at Ansal Plaza,” says Himanshu Gupta, owner, Trend Bar & Kitchen, who made their debut at the Palate.

Another first timer was Dragon Wagon that saw repeated orders for their pork chops. The Great Kabab Factory’s dish Nasheela Malai Tikka was also a hit.

Alongside relishing heavenly food, visitors soaked in some amazing music by popular bands as well as upcoming artists, who performed at the main stage and the Yellow Zone, respectively.

In between these two areas was the Market Zone that served hot beverages and cold desserts, keeping the visitors warm and the conversations heated. Cutting through a crowd, one had to reach TeaCupsFulls to try their popular Jasmine Green Pearls. “We get whole tea leaves from Darjeeling, Assam and China. This is our first display at the Palate and we’ve received a very good response,” says Shikha Puri from the stall.

Foodies devoured it all, in anticipation of when will they get to witness another portion of this intoxication.

Be it customised food, music bands or Demo Zone, everything became bigger than the previous editions of Palate Fest

ADITI KAPOOR, COFOUNDER, PALATE FEST PVT LTD

It’s heartwarming to see people launch their brands at Palate, grow from here and then come back to Palate for food lovers

RUCHI SIBAL, COFOUNDER, PALATE FEST PVT LTD

Cold weather and vibes were soothed at this stall of TeaCupsFull in the Market Zone Fried meats at the House of Tigers stall provided warmth to a foodie’s soul A man bellows fire from his mouth during a cocktail session

Young girls strike a pose with an installation at the HT Palate Fest

PHOTOS: HTBS/AMAL KS, WASEEM GASHROO, PRABHAS ROY AND MANOJ VERMA RJ Addy in conversation with Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, who enjoyed her #SundayBinge at HT Palate Fest

Pizza anyone? This girl was all smiles offering pizzas at a stall

Mentalist Neel Madhav (R) shows a card trick to visitors

Bubble waffles at Maka Maka’s stall in Market Zone were a hit

Chef Vikas Khanna at the Demo Zone