A pre party was organised at the Gonsalves Mansion to set the mood for the Taste of Goa festival which was scheduled for the next three days. The whos who of Goa were present at the party making it a memorable one. Among the guests were Goa’s celebrated chefs Vashquito Alvares and Slyvestro D’Souza, The head of Holiday IQ Hari Nair, Manager of Alila Diva Resort and Spa Sidharth Savkur and Wife, Proprietor of Cazulo Feni Hansel Vaz, Musicians Varun Carvalho, Carlos Gonsalves and Peregrino Da Costa, Activist Fr. Bismarque Dias etc.