After Kallol Ghosh, the founder of Anandaghar NGO and Cafe Positive, introduced the organisations, a documentary was screened about their journey. NRAI then gave a generous donation of Rs 2 lakh to support HIV positive children at the NGO. The children of the NGO also presented a special dance performance for the audience
(Top) Nitin Kothari, second-generation owner, Peter Cat and Mocambo, was felicitated by Aseem Grover, founder, Big Chill Cafe, Delhi; (centre) Rajiv Ghai, owner, Kwality Restaurant was felicitated by Anurag Katriar, founder and MD of Indigo Hospitality and (bottom) Deepak Puri, second-generation owner, Trincas, was felicitated by Rahul Singh, founder & CEO, The Beer Cafe
(Top) Sudip Mullick, fourth-generation owner, Balaram Mullick & Radharaman Mullick was felicitated by Manpreet Singh, director, KS Hotels; (centre) Mrs Azhar on behalf of Kabir Md Azhar received the award from Abhimanyu Maheshwari, founder of ‘Zing Restaurants’, which operates a bouquet of brands, including Rang De Basanti Dhaba; (bottom) Satish Gupta and Rohit Gupta, owners of Kusum Rolls, were felicitated by Riyaaz Amlani, founder & MD, Impresario Handmade Restaurants
(Top) Pratap Daryanani, owner, Oasis received the award from Sandeep Anand Goyle, director, Essex Farms; (centre) Aninda Palit, co-owner, 6 Ballygunge Place was awarded by Kabir Suri, co-founder & director, Azure Hospitality, and president of NRAI; (bottom) Sandeep Nawlakha, owner, Garden Cafe received the award from Sagar Daryani, NRAI vice-president and co-founder Wow! Momo. Tony Pradhan, owner of Kathleen's, was not present
We spotted Anjan Chatterjee, chairman & MD, Speciality Restaurants, before his panel on ‘Building a Brand for India vs Bharat: How is it different?’ “Kolkata is slowly and steadily becoming a food and beverage hub. Over a period of time, it has evolved as one of the top food cities in the world,” said Chatterjee
