NDTV Good Times Food Awards to honour the best in the food industry
The award ceremony to take place today in Gurgaon
December 3, 2012:
India's premier lifestyle channel NDTV Good Times, brings the third edition of the NDTV Good Times Food Awards for its viewers this December. The awards will honor the best in the food industry at a gala night on Monday, 3rd December at The Westin, Gurgaon.
Within two years since its conception, the awards have become the definitive guide to the best in the business, with an unmatched expert panel that is unbiased and uncompromising when it comes to food.
To add to the celebrations this year, the channel is raising a toast to the single most important ingredient that could make or break the fortunes of a restaurant - The Perfect Recipe. To celebrate the 'perfect recipe' NDTV Good Times organised 'Meet The Chef' sessions across Delhi and Bangalore with Master Chef Ritu Dalmia and Aditya Bal in November which was attended by over 450 foodizens.
In its third successful year, the awards consist of a jury of renowned names such as Vinod Dua, Ritu Dalmia, Seema Chandra, Marut Sikka, Aditya Bal, Rocky & Mayur and Vicky Ratnani. You are promised a night of fun and entertainment as the quirky duo - Rocky and Mayur will charm you with their wit and humour.
Announcing the third edition of the NDTV Good Times Food Awards, Shibani Sharma Khanna, Channel Head, NDTV Good Times and Creative Head - NDTV Lifestyle says, “We have received an overwhelming response for our Food Awards in the past and are excited about this edition. Last year we introduced the Viewer's Choice Awards category and this edition we are bringing in a new element by celebrating the perfect recipe with Meet The Chef sessions. This year we look forward to taking the awards to the next level.”
The awards consist of two categories – Jury categories and the Viewer's Choice Award.
The Jury categories include:
Best North Indian Restaurant
Best Coastal Restaurant
Best Regional Restaurant
Best Asian Restaurant
Best Dessert & Coffee Menu
Best Bar
Best European Restaurant
Sensational Debut
All time favourite Restaurant
Best Dhaba
Kaff Special Jury Award (Best Healthy menu)
The Viewer's Choice Award is a single award category where the viewers will decide THE BEST FOODIE CITY OF THE COUNTRY through public participation on social media platform. 15 cities – Delhi/ NCR, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Jodhpur, Ammedabad, Chandigarh, Trivandrum, Lucknow, Goa, Indore and Mysore have been short listed for this category.