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Written By: Palak Juneja | Updated : June 3, 2016 6:53 PM IST
Only somebody like Chef Vikas Khanna, who is passionate about all things 'food' can understand the importance of nutrition for the less privileged. Chef Vikas Khanna and Executive sous-chef- Harpreet Sahai of the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai revealed the menu for the Virat Kohli- Smile Foundation Charity gala in an exclusive cook-off at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai on Thursday.
The chef plans to plate out a five-course menu featuring inspirations from his book, Utsav, a culinary epic of Indian festivals At the Virat Kohli- Smile Foundation Charity gala. The purpose of this charity gala is to raise awareness and support the cause of education and skill training for thousands of less privileged youth in India. The gala event is expecting eminent cricketers, industry stalwarts, corporate honchos and achievers from diverse fields.
'Proper nutrition is crucial for our younger generation and to ensure that they are surging ahead towards building a stronger India. My association with Smile Foundation is towards ensuring that no child misses out on education because of the lack of nutrition. With the first ever auction of Utsav, I am reiterating my pledge to raise a MillionDollar4Nutrition to eradicate malnutrition in my heartland India,'said Chef Vikas Khanna.
The two chefs prepared a 'green asparagus soup with mascarpone panacotta and farro' and an entr e - 'braised fennel and portobello stuff with eggplant & pine nut caponata, saffron morel cream' for the cook off. The Corporate Social Responsibilty platform of Hyatt told that 'Hyatt Thrive' is all about 'caring for' and enabling the communities that they work in to thrive which thus sees the brand take great interest in supporting social causes continually.
