The Varli Food Festival, to be held in New York City on April 7th is a food, wine & desserts tasting event and much more. The goal is to create a fun, interactive environment that promotes Indian dining and also incents people to attend a multi-faceted cultural experience linked to Indian Cuisine while helping the less fortunate (Net proceeds from this festival are going to charity). Guests will receive an event program booklet that shall list the evenings tasting menu, biographies of the participating personalities, a short review of the restaurants and other exhibitors participating and list of corporate and supporting sponsors. The following is a preliminary list of activities and ideas for the event, many of which have already been secured and some of which are still underway.

• Restaurant Tasting Booths
• Food and Drinks Demonstrations by world acclaimed chefs and selected restaurants
• Holy Kitchens by acclaimed Chef Vikas Khanna
• Varli’s Dichku Ichku Food Festival-a prologue 
• Cookbooks signing
• Red Carpet Interviews 
• Master Chef Sanjeev Kapoor’s Cooking Show
• Documentary of Indian Cuisine 
• Fashion Show / Designer Showcase
• Silent Auction
• Attending Chefs 
• Gift Bags

What?
The Varli Food Festival 2011
 New York City

When?
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
6 P.M - 10 P.M

Where?
The Altman Building
 135 W. 18th Street
 (between 6th and 7th Avenue)
 New York, NY 10011

For more details, visit the official website http://www.varlifoodfestival.com/

Below is her idea.

Vindaloo Against Violence gives ordinary Melburnians a peaceful, easy way to:

• express their anger and disappointment that racially motivated violence is occurring in their city
• embrace and show solidarity with the local Indian community
• mount a show of force against the perpetrators of violence.
  

She initiated this event because she wanted her voice to be heard on this issue but didn’t know how.

Let’s signal to the Indian media and other international observers that everyday Australians do not accept racially motivated violence and racism.

Let’s also shift the local media, government and law enforcement focus from preventative measures Indians should take to protect themselves to:

• identifying the root causes and typical perpetrators of racially motivated violence
• finding ways to diffuse the criminal behaviour.
  

The event is not supporting any particular business interests and this initiative receives no government, commercial, organisation, union, community, religious or political party funding.

The idea is simply for everyday people to come together to support their immigrant communities in a very Melbourne way: through great food.

For more details, visit the Vindaloo against Violence website.

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The World Foods Association’s mission is to bring together the world food market and become the leading voice of the UK ethnic food industry for the mutual benefit of all members - from food manufacturers to importers alike. he World Food Awards were held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Saturday 31st October, 2009 with performances by leading artists and a host of celebrities, sports personalities and acclaimed chefs to present the awards.

The 2009 Awards will culminate in the glittering ceremony and dinner, a major event in the spice business calendar, attended by numerous industry figures and well known celebrities. It will be held on Tuesday, 3rd November, for the first time at Battersea Evolution, London's most dynamic dining and events space.
As always, a panel of judges, hand-picked for their expertise, impartiality and respect within the industry, will deliberate all categories, paying particular attention to entries that highlight how they surpassed objectives set out in the judging brief, while also providing concise testimonials and strong supporting material.

Backed by the Spice Business magazine, firmly established as the industry’s leading publication, the Awards reach out to a worldwide audience of millions through TV, radio, newspaper and magazine coverage. With a new venue, and 'royal' approval, this is the year to enter the Event Awards.

See the winners of the 2008 British Curry Awards.