Events
Dinner at Assado in London
In 2014 we oragnised a dinner at Chef Cyrus Todiwala's Restaurant 'Assado' in London. The evening had guest in attendance from various parts of Europe who flew in specially to attend the dinner. The guest list also included Mr. Simon Huges, the Bristish Minister of Justice.
Presentation at the Goa Arts & Literary Fest
CEO of Taste of Goa Armando Gonsalves and Chef Vashqito Alvares led a presentation at 5th Edition of the most prestigious Goa Arts & Literary Festival on the Taste of Goa Festival.
Food Walk by International Chefs
British Chefs went on a food walk at the Mapusa market to explore Goan ingredients and use them in their dishes which the demonstrated at the Taste of Goa Festival. They were amazed by the variety of oils and vinegers available at the market.
Press Conference
A press conference was held at Paryatan Bhavan. The conference was addressed by Nikhil Desai, Tourism Director Amea Abhyankar, CCP Commissioner Sanjit Rodrigues, President of Churchill China (Our partners for the event), Chef Cyrus Todiwala, Planet goa magazine owner Gautam Mukherjea and Armando Gonsalves, CEO Taste of Goa. The press were run through the events that were in store or the three day festival at Garcia de Orta Garden, Church Square.
Taste of Goa Pre Party
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.
Taste of Goa 2015
Celebrity Chef Cyrus Todiwala who was the BBC’s Food Personality of the Year 2015 lead a five member team from England, to tickle the palates of Goans and others who were present at the festival. Paul Cunningham, Sarah Teresa Hartnett, Feeney John Paul and Colin Bussey finish off this star studded team that regaled all. Chef Cyrus along with 4 British chefs brought delicacies from Goa, Portugal and more. A connoisseur of Goan-Portuguese food, this food fiesta exhibited his culinary skills and presented dishes made by him along with his fellow chefs. They demonstrated a wide variety of food prepared live and this includes entrées, main courses and desserts. The 3 day event also inlcuded art and music from Goan and International bands.
Taste of Goa 2018
“Taste of Goa” is an upbeat thought designed to bring in people from across the world to enjoy an already beautiful Goa which needs to attract the best tourists in order to keep its positioning as a destination for the discerning. Whether it is art, culture, music, food, heritage and the like, Goa has it all, and our Festival on Mother’s Day aims to solidify this positioning with the best in food, music and the arts.
Mother’s Day is celebrated widely over the World. In India, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May, and this year it is on the 13th. To make most of this opportunity, and to make this Mother’s Day a memorable one, Taste of Goa will be organising a weeklong festival from the 13th of May till the 30th of May at various restaurants across Goa.
Reputed restaurants like Zeebop, Sheela’s, Mum’s Kitchen, Cavatina, Blacksheep Bistro, Carpe Diem and others will be a part of this festival. Each restaurant will serve their Mother’s Day specialty menu for the entire week. People can visit any of these participating restaurants to celebrate Mother’s Day and avail of offers which will be up for grabs.
Taste of Goa 2018 Contest
This is an exciting photo contest for all you food enthusiasts!
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