Foodie’s delight:Culinary fest to start today at Nehru Park

A three-day food, drinks and entertainment extravaganza will commence at Central Delhi’s Nehru Park from February 10, which will bring the country’s finest restaurants, chefs, entertainers and musicians on one stage.

The event — Palate Fest Reimagined 2017, which will be held in conjunction with Hindustan Times Imagine Fest 2017 — will present tons of culinary experience, a medley of tastings, series of events and celebrations for visitors. The delicious weekend this year is likely to get bigger and better this year and will have something for you and your family, with the exciting addition of elements like treasure hunt, new restaurants to please the consumer palate, a bigger market zone, two stages featuring some of the most renowned bands and music artistes and a kids zone.

Hindustan Times Imagine Fest, which will run parallel with the Palate fest at Nehru Park, will present a wide range of talks, forums & discussions from world leaders and will act as a perfect platform for speakers and audience to impart knowledge and exchange thoughts on literature, fashion, and art. The other highlights of the fest will include an open air art gallery showcasing Art Buzz, GNAP (Global Nomadic Arts Project) and YAFA (Young Arts for All) presented by Arts4All and book zone for consumers.

The Palate fest festival this year will showcase over 50 stalls by leading names in the culinary space. Foodies will be able to taste and buy many gastronomic delights from the market square.

A food festival is not complete without live music. There will be two live outdoor stages that shall feature some incredible musical talent from the industry, like the bands Zehen, Tarkash, Swarveda, Sumit Singh Duo, Rangreza The Band, Drum Circle, Euphoria and Adil Khan.

Ruchi Sibal, co-founder & director, Palate Fest Pvt Ltd said, “The success of the last editions, amazing feedback of the participating restaurants, visitors and media encourage us to come up with a fresh spin to each edition of the fest. The festival makes a great day out for families with tons of culinary experiences to explore, live performances, events and promotions.”

“This year we are introducing Imagine Fest along with the Hindustan Times Palate Fest to keep our promise of adding a new element every year. With this we want to create an event which caters to every member of the family,” added Aditi Kapoor, co-founder & director, Palate Fest Pvt. Ltd.

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Fest schedule

-Saturday, 11th February

2-3 pm Techilicious Talks with Rajiv Makhni (HT Brunch columnist & Tech guru)

-Sunday, 12th February

2-3 pm Evolution and Future of Designer Menswear, Sunil Sethi (FDCI President) JJ Valaya and Rina Dhaka (Renowned Fashion Designers)

4-5 pm Life of a Sports Star with Virender Sehwag (Cricketing legend)

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What: HINDUSTAN TIMES Palate Fest

When: 10th, 11th, 12th February

Time: 11 am - 11 pm

Where: PSOI, Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri

Nearest Metro : INA

Highlights: Live bands from 7-9 pm – Tarkash, Swarrveda and Euphoria

For more information, log on to: www.palatefest.com

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Images: R:Design New saurabh sharma Palate Fest