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Michelin, the name surely makes heads turn and yes this month Delhi is gonna experience the taste and flavours of non-other than Gaggan Anand, two Michelin star chef. This Kolkata-bred Punjabi boy will be in the capital hosting a 20-day residency from February 18th to the 14th of March at Hyatt Regency Delhi.
Trained under the best, Gaggan has two Michelin stars under his name and with Gaggan Bangkok, his restaurant being listed as number one on Asia’s 50 Best four years in a row from 2015 to 2018 we surely know what awaits Delhi. A genius in his craft and also known to be brutally blunt, Gaggan admits saying “For the residency gastronomes can surely get to taste my iconic Lick It Up which is a combination of herbs and spices, Yogurt Explosion, a dollop of yogurt on a spoon that sees a mouthful flavours and eggplant that is roasted in its own skin for hours”.
This will be one of the first kind of collaboration that Gaggan is doing with any Indian hotel where his 14-member team is flown down from Bangkok so that Delhi has taste Gaggan’a magic though his dishes. In a recent press conference he made it a point to mention that India will surely see his play with local and seasonal ingredients from cholai to orange carrots to more as he clearly want to act on the sustainable dining concept. For those who have been to Gaggan Bangkok knows for the fact that there is no concept of behind the scenes as everything happens in front of the guests and the same will be followed in Delhi too.
But Amist all of this what has caught the attention of most diners is the price at which the table is. The 25-course theatrical dining experience priced at ₹50,000 per head. On been quizzed on the price point he adds “I am getting my whole team here and there are many logistics that I need to take care of too, be it my rent, electricity and what not. To be honest even with that price I am not much at a profitable end but kudos to Hyatt for taking up the challenge and going out all there. It’s not just 20 days but if you count the days, it’s almost six weeks”.
Gaggan who is suer excited for this residency also says this is gonna be suer hectic and challenging too. And this copy gets published the seats almost 90%+ sold.
