Kathmandu hotel to host 3-day Maharashtrian Food Festival

Aloft Kathmandu Thamel is preparing to host a three-day Maharashtrian Food Festival, running from June 12 to 14. The event aims to offer guests an authentic taste of one of India's diverse regional cuisines.

The festival will highlight traditional Maharashtrian dishes, drawing influences from coastal, rustic, and regional culinary styles. Flavors from Vidarbha, Kolhapur, and the Konkan belt will be featured. The menu promises a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, encompassing seafood, street-style snacks, traditional curries, and desserts, with a special focus on mango-based delicacies. To ensure authenticity, the hotel stated that key spices and ingredients will be directly sourced from Maharashtra.

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The festival will showcase traditional Maharashtrian dishes influenced by coastal, rustic and regional culinary styles, featuring flavours from Vidarbha, Kolhapur and the Konkan belt.

Adding an interactive element, a live cooking station will be available. The culinary direction will be helmed by Maharashtrian Chef Vikram, who brings 28 years of international experience from hotels like ITC Hotels, The Leela, Hyatt Regency, and Andaz. He will collaborate with Aloft Kathmandu Thamel's Executive Chef Rajeev Shrestha, a Nepali chef with international experience.

The festival will provide both set lunch and buffet dining. The vegetarian set menu is priced at Rs 2,222, and the non-vegetarian set menu at Rs 2,555. The dinner buffet, available throughout the event, costs Rs 3,333 and includes a welcome drink and access to the live cooking counter. Reservations can be made via QR code, the K Garira website, WhatsApp, or the hotel's social media.

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key spices and ingredients for the event will be sourced directly from Maharashtra to maintain authenticity.