Foodies, Bloggers and many Food Bloggers...... This was the
guest list of Olive Kitchen on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon for a day
full of food, food art, chitter chatter and lots of fun !! - A food workshop organised and hosted by
Blogadda, Olive Kitchens-n-Bar and Jubberfam-n-Mittal.
Blogadda has organised such workshops earlier in other parts
of the country however this was their first in Delhi. BlogAdda.com is the
largest community of bloggers in India, that provides a platform to showcase
Indian bloggers and help them promote to a large audience.
It was a pleasure meeting the Blogadda team - Harish
Krishnan and Sagarika Chakraborty.
Besides live cooking, food tasting and recipe demos the
surprise element was Food Art. The Master Chef (read Chef Saby) himself created
some vibrant pieces of Art.
Food Art - Food that looks beautiful, it touches you first
visually and art which is delicious! Art on plate is a form of expression of a
Modern Day Food Artist who is also a chef!!
Chef Sabyasachi Gorai, popularly known as Chef Saby comes
from a family of artists so that explains his artistic bent of mind and hence
his creativity in his cooking. He's also the winner of the 'Chef of the Year
Award', awarded by the President of India.
I had heard so much about Chef Saby and his Olive Kitchen
but never really had a chance to meet either till Saturday. Calling Chef Saby
generous would be an understatement. He along with Chef Astha and Chef Saurabh
were the perfects hosts to this beautiful afternoon, making sure our glasses
were never empty and our plates always full.
The quaint old world charm of Olive Kitchen mesmerises you
the moment you walk in. I'm told it is set in a 250 year old Mogul Mansion. A
place where outdoors seemed to spill over into the inner spaces riding on
silvery beams of slanted sunlight ..... creating myriad patterns with windblown curtains and
strawed blinds ....a perfect fusion of style, art, music and fashion create an
unforgettable Mediterranean mosaic. Here elegance spells warmth, with its
beautiful pastel interiors. A place so tranquil, The Conde Nast Traveler rated
this multi-award winning restaurant as one of the world's best new restaurants.
One of the secrets to a good dish is fresh good quality
ingredients. For any chef that plays a very important role in his creations. At
Olive we had an opportunity to taste gourmet ingredients from
Juberfam and Mittal, who bring superior quality products for the food industry
as well the individual consumer. My personal favourites besides ofcourse the
infused olive oils were the exotic fruit pulp vinegars and tuna in olive oil. They
were very generous to gift us goodie bags that included a can of smoked
paprika, olives, non alcoholic wines and ofcourse a bottle of extra vigin olive
oil, all, at the end of a fruitful happy day. :-)
My take from the workshop:
I learnt a new technique.....simple but very cool.... How to Poach eggs and keep their shape:
1. Boil water in a pan
2. Take a small bowl. Keep a small sheet of cling wrap say about 6inches by 6inches on it. Break an egg and tie the client wrap like a little pouch making sure the egg doesn't leak out.
3. Leave these egg pouches in boiling water for 2-3 minutes.
4. Remove carefully and you have a lovely poached egg !!
Take two:
Its all about simplicity and clarity of ingredients. Simple cooking can be so refreshingly delicious.
Chef Saby created the most amazing simple Pasta with just 4 ingredients. Tomato puree, garlic infused olive oil, olives and penne pasta !!
The
The Exotic Mushroom Risotto |
Pao with Tomato Dip |
Paper Thin Hand Tossed Pizza |
wow...awesome pics...Looks like the workshop was loads of fun & informative :) A nice & elegant space u have here..Thx for dropping by my space & for your lovely comments...Happy to follow u too :)Keep rocking :)
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