There’s a fight with the show-off
2020年5月22日Just like the strong bond between the mother and her daughter, there’s a bond between Dhunu and her goat Munu.The movie, which Das declares at the onset is a "tribute to the place, the people, where I come from", tells the story of Dhunu (Bhanita Das), her brother and mother (Basanti Das) and those around them in their village in Assam which sits warily by a river that feeds them but also rises, ever so often, to claim its price. It feels like it was "born, not made".In one particular scene, Dhunu’s mother sits extracting and killing lice from her hair. It’s the villagers’ relationship with their surroundings, the great elements which contributes to and controls their lives.Rima Das, who has not just written, directed and produced Village Rockstars, but also shot and edited it, is the gentlest of directors. Dhunu, along with her brother and his friends, goes to school, and together they return joking, chatting, teasing, before heading to their homes to China nut insert Suppliers wash utensils, harvest betel nut, take the goat to graze, try to catch fish for dinner, work in the paddy fields. Do not miss it.Village Rockstars is a film born of the slow devastation of floods, and the sudden attack by a rascal fox.
It’s a salute to the spirit of the people of this land. Still from the movie Village Rockstars Rating: Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Kulada BhattacharyaDirector: Rima DasThere’s a word in Japanese — mingei — describing an art movement, especially in pottery, that began in the 1920s.The film’s title, Village Rockstars, alludes to more than just the desire of six kids who want to form a band. Master potters strive for years to produce a humble piece of pottery — often a teacup — which resembles the cup made by a common potter.Dhunu’s widowed mother is constantly working — cooking, collecting stuff, mending this, selling that, spinning yarn.Village women scold Dhunu for playing with boys, for climbing trees. Repeatedly there are ruptures, and repeatedly people reconcile and try to move on.We watch people, animals, the river, the sun, and in between snatches of conversations, none of them long, none of them complete, Das begins to weave in the story of a mother and her daughter.Dhunu, who hangs around only with the boys, now dreams of owning a guitar and, along with her, they all start dreaming of being members of a band.Like the quietude of the village life, the film has a meditative pace which acknowledges people’s constant fight with nature, and the fact that their lives depend on it.Rima Das is the gentlest of directors, and the pace and rhythm of Village Rockstars is the rhythm of life in a place where you see twilight arriving from a distance and it takes its time to get to where you are.To me a mingei pot is a piece of evidence of the moment when an artiste became one with his/her own creation, and hit nirvana.
There’s a fight with the show-off who rides a bicycle to school, and some small delights, like when a rag-tag band comes to their village to perform. Where the art, the skill is so stellar, so calmly confident that it doesn’t show at all. A family and their belongings are saved.This cycle of school and work is seamlessly, unending in their world where there’s no trace of the state or of its promises of electricity, roads, schools, employment.There’s tragedy and mourning, but also stoic responses. Its beauty lies in the fact that it looks and feels like it was "born, not made".Rima Das’ Village Rockstars, which she has not just written, directed and produced, but also shot and edited, is one such rare piece of cinema.I’ll be surprised, and disappointed, if Village Rockstars doesn’t make it to the short list of Oscars.The technique, the art is supreme, and functionally is out of the ordinary. And when Dhunu says she wants a guitar, her mother doesn’t think for long before saying, "We’ll sell Munu and buy it". Roughly translated it means "hand-crafted art of ordinary people", of finding beauty in everyday, utilitarian objects created by nameless, unknown craftsmen.In cinema it’s very tough to achieve this — to keep the ego away and let the story, the characters breathe in the space they are in, and then play out.There’s a ritual to celebrate and mark puberty, and then the floods come. Village Rockstars is a piece of art that feels like it was "born, not made".Have you ever sat on the bank of a river and just watched the rhythmic movement of the river and the movement of people in and around it? Unlike the sea, which keep rushing to you, the river just flows, doing its own thing.Watching Village Rockstars is like spending a day, from dusk to dawn, by a river that takes its own time to tells its story and that of the people around it.It doesn’t seem like someone wrote, directed and acted in it. Where the story, the characters, dialogue feel like they belong to the people and the space they are in. But her mother stands by her, and explains to Dhunu why she lets her do everything, why she wants her to learn swimming. But there’s warmth in its ubiquitousness, and in its simple aesthetics lies the philosophy of surrendering to the material, of allowing the piece, the teacup to rise on the potter’s wheel as it wants to. They play in the water for a bit and then just lie there, half-immersed, floating, eyes closed or gently squinting at the sky.Stunned by what they imagine could be the unthinkable price of a guitar, `500, they made-do with a thermocol guitar, and a keyboard and drums carved out of some wood, bamboo and patched together with tape. My head itched for a long while after that scene, and still does when I think of it. Then they climb trees and then just lie there.While working, or after finishing their tasks, Dhunu and her friends play. Yet, poverty is evident in the small clump of rice, with a bit of salt, that Dhunu and her brother gulp down hungrily every day, sometimes enquiring whether there’s some curry. Two plastic chairs, two goats, one trunk, some utensils leave their crumbling home in a boat, to settle elsewhere by the river.Not just in India, but anywhere in the world it’s rare to find films that are pure, honest, organic.Every time Dhunu crosses the embankment she says the same thing — that her father would have been alive if the embankment had been built when the river flooded their village last time. And once realised, the greatest potters leave these pots unsigned. There’s sympathy, but there’s never enough time to dwell on them for too long.These moments of calm stillness puts them back in sync with the world around, with the cosmic rotation of day and night. She’s heard, but there’s no conversation
It’s a salute to the spirit of the people of this land. Still from the movie Village Rockstars Rating: Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Kulada BhattacharyaDirector: Rima DasThere’s a word in Japanese — mingei — describing an art movement, especially in pottery, that began in the 1920s.The film’s title, Village Rockstars, alludes to more than just the desire of six kids who want to form a band. Master potters strive for years to produce a humble piece of pottery — often a teacup — which resembles the cup made by a common potter.Dhunu’s widowed mother is constantly working — cooking, collecting stuff, mending this, selling that, spinning yarn.Village women scold Dhunu for playing with boys, for climbing trees. Repeatedly there are ruptures, and repeatedly people reconcile and try to move on.We watch people, animals, the river, the sun, and in between snatches of conversations, none of them long, none of them complete, Das begins to weave in the story of a mother and her daughter.Dhunu, who hangs around only with the boys, now dreams of owning a guitar and, along with her, they all start dreaming of being members of a band.Like the quietude of the village life, the film has a meditative pace which acknowledges people’s constant fight with nature, and the fact that their lives depend on it.Rima Das is the gentlest of directors, and the pace and rhythm of Village Rockstars is the rhythm of life in a place where you see twilight arriving from a distance and it takes its time to get to where you are.To me a mingei pot is a piece of evidence of the moment when an artiste became one with his/her own creation, and hit nirvana.
There’s a fight with the show-off who rides a bicycle to school, and some small delights, like when a rag-tag band comes to their village to perform. Where the art, the skill is so stellar, so calmly confident that it doesn’t show at all. A family and their belongings are saved.This cycle of school and work is seamlessly, unending in their world where there’s no trace of the state or of its promises of electricity, roads, schools, employment.There’s tragedy and mourning, but also stoic responses. Its beauty lies in the fact that it looks and feels like it was "born, not made".Rima Das’ Village Rockstars, which she has not just written, directed and produced, but also shot and edited, is one such rare piece of cinema.I’ll be surprised, and disappointed, if Village Rockstars doesn’t make it to the short list of Oscars.The technique, the art is supreme, and functionally is out of the ordinary. And when Dhunu says she wants a guitar, her mother doesn’t think for long before saying, "We’ll sell Munu and buy it". Roughly translated it means "hand-crafted art of ordinary people", of finding beauty in everyday, utilitarian objects created by nameless, unknown craftsmen.In cinema it’s very tough to achieve this — to keep the ego away and let the story, the characters breathe in the space they are in, and then play out.There’s a ritual to celebrate and mark puberty, and then the floods come. Village Rockstars is a piece of art that feels like it was "born, not made".Have you ever sat on the bank of a river and just watched the rhythmic movement of the river and the movement of people in and around it? Unlike the sea, which keep rushing to you, the river just flows, doing its own thing.Watching Village Rockstars is like spending a day, from dusk to dawn, by a river that takes its own time to tells its story and that of the people around it.It doesn’t seem like someone wrote, directed and acted in it. Where the story, the characters, dialogue feel like they belong to the people and the space they are in. But her mother stands by her, and explains to Dhunu why she lets her do everything, why she wants her to learn swimming. But there’s warmth in its ubiquitousness, and in its simple aesthetics lies the philosophy of surrendering to the material, of allowing the piece, the teacup to rise on the potter’s wheel as it wants to. They play in the water for a bit and then just lie there, half-immersed, floating, eyes closed or gently squinting at the sky.Stunned by what they imagine could be the unthinkable price of a guitar, `500, they made-do with a thermocol guitar, and a keyboard and drums carved out of some wood, bamboo and patched together with tape. My head itched for a long while after that scene, and still does when I think of it. Then they climb trees and then just lie there.While working, or after finishing their tasks, Dhunu and her friends play. Yet, poverty is evident in the small clump of rice, with a bit of salt, that Dhunu and her brother gulp down hungrily every day, sometimes enquiring whether there’s some curry. Two plastic chairs, two goats, one trunk, some utensils leave their crumbling home in a boat, to settle elsewhere by the river.Not just in India, but anywhere in the world it’s rare to find films that are pure, honest, organic.Every time Dhunu crosses the embankment she says the same thing — that her father would have been alive if the embankment had been built when the river flooded their village last time. And once realised, the greatest potters leave these pots unsigned. There’s sympathy, but there’s never enough time to dwell on them for too long.These moments of calm stillness puts them back in sync with the world around, with the cosmic rotation of day and night. She’s heard, but there’s no conversation
The researchers compiled data
2020年5月8日But eating more than 20g a day didnt have any more benefits than simply eating the one handful.Dagfinn Aune, co-author of the study, said, "Nuts and peanuts are high in fibre, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fats - nutrients that are beneficial for cutting cardiovascular disease risk and which can reduce cholesterol levels."Adding, "Even though nuts are quite high in fat, they are also high in fibre and protein, and there is some evidence that suggests nuts might actually reduce your risk of obesity over time."The researchers compiled data from 29 previously published studies, to find the healthy benefits of nuts. Who knew "pass the peanut" would actually be good for your heart.Meanwhile, peanuts were found to be helpful in preventing strokes.The scientists found that all kinds of tree nuts would help to reduce the risk of getting the conditions. Eating more than 20g a day didn’t have any more benefits than simply eating the one handful.They found that just 20g of nuts - the equivalent to a handful - was enough to slash the risk of dying from a number of fatal conditions.Up to 8,19,000 people were analysed, comprising 12,000 cases of heart disease, 9,000 strokes, 18,000 cases of cardiovascular disease and cancer, and 85,000 deaths. Some nuts, particularly walnuts and pecan nuts are also high in antioxidants, which can fight oxidative stress and possibly reduce cancer risk.The nut list include walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, pistachios and pecans. (Photo: Pixabay) https://www.steady-ind.com/product/weld-studs/ A recent research has found that eating handful of nuts could cut the risk of coronary heart disease by nearly 30 percent, while also reducing the risk of cancer by 15 percent
Finally add the almonds and pistachios
2020年4月23日Finally add the almonds and pistachios.After about a minute, stir in the sugar syrup to the above ladoo mixture.Stir in the crumbled khoya and continue to saute on low heat. You will notice that that the ghee begins to leave the sides of the pan. Add cardamom powder and nuts and stir continuously till the ghee separates from the mixture.Heat the ghee for deep-frying in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry the goond till the pieces puffs up.Serve hot. https://www.steady-ind.com/product/blind-rivet-nuts/ Add the crushed goond and sauté on low or medium flame till it turns golden brown.Cover it and keep it in a warm place for at least 3 hours.Adidya PakIngredients:2 cups Coarsely ground black urad dal flour2 cups+ 1/4 cup Ghee1/2 cup Lukewarm milk1 cup Sugar1-3/4 cups Khoya, crumbled2 tbsp Goond (edible gum) shallow fried in ghee and crushed1/4 cup Raisins, chopped1/3 cup Cashew nut, chopped1/2 cup Almonds, chopped2 tbsp Pistachios, chopped2 tbsp Cardamom powderFinely sliced almonds and pistachios for garnishingMethod:Sieve the flour in a broad flat dish.This winter, indulge your sweet-tooth with a few desi dessert recipes.Goond ke LaddooIngredients:3 tbsp Edible gum (goond)4 1/2 tbsp Ghee- 4 1/2 tbsp1 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) -1 1/4 cups1/2 cup Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup1/2 tsp Cardamom (elaichi) powder- 1/2 tspGhee for deep-fryingMethod:Heat 3 1/2 tbsp of ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the whole wheat flour and roast it over a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring continuously.Combine the powdered sugar, fried goond, cardamom powder, the remaining 1 tbsp of ghee and roasted whole wheat flour in a deep bowl and mix well.Add in the chopped nuts and raisins and continue to keep stirring.Sprinkle the lukewarm milk and ghee over the flour a little at a time.In a sauce pan add 1 cup of water and prepare sugar syrup of less than 1 thread consistency and keep aside.Cook on low flame for further thickness. Combine the flour along with the ghee and milk until well mixed.Serve and store in container.Add milk and boil on low flame till thick. The mixture will have turned a light golden brown.Stir all ingredients until well combined and turn off the heat.Once it starts thickening add sugar and stir continuously.Finally garnish with nuts and your carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa is ready. Drain and keep aside.Garnish with finely sliced badam and pistachios.Divide the mixture into small equal portions and shape each portion into a round ball.Heat a pan with butter and put the grated carrot and cook on low flame till the raw smell disappears.Heat a heavy bottomed sauce pan; add the crumb mixture and saute on medium heat for about 5 minutes. You can also use dry milk powderSugar to taste1/2 tsp Cardamom powder3 tbsp Butter10 Almonds10 Pistachios10 CashewsYou can add nuts of your own choice like walnuts, etc. Gently crumble the mixture and then sieve it in a medium sized sieve. Keep aside to cool completely.Spread the mixture onto a flat dish and allow it to cool completely.Gradually add a little ghee at a time and keep stirring the mixture until you get a roasted aroma.Recipe courtesy— Maharaj Jodharam Choudhary, Khandani Rajdhan
Finally add the almonds and pistachios
2020年4月23日Finally add the almonds and pistachios.After about a minute, stir in the sugar syrup to the above ladoo mixture.Stir in the crumbled khoya and continue to saute on low heat. You will notice that that the ghee begins to leave the sides of the pan. Add cardamom powder and nuts and stir continuously till the ghee separates from the mixture.Heat the ghee for deep-frying in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry the goond till the pieces puffs up.Serve hot. https://www.steady-ind.com/product/blind-rivet-nuts/ Add the crushed goond and sauté on low or medium flame till it turns golden brown.Cover it and keep it in a warm place for at least 3 hours.Adidya PakIngredients:2 cups Coarsely ground black urad dal flour2 cups+ 1/4 cup Ghee1/2 cup Lukewarm milk1 cup Sugar1-3/4 cups Khoya, crumbled2 tbsp Goond (edible gum) shallow fried in ghee and crushed1/4 cup Raisins, chopped1/3 cup Cashew nut, chopped1/2 cup Almonds, chopped2 tbsp Pistachios, chopped2 tbsp Cardamom powderFinely sliced almonds and pistachios for garnishingMethod:Sieve the flour in a broad flat dish.This winter, indulge your sweet-tooth with a few desi dessert recipes.Goond ke LaddooIngredients:3 tbsp Edible gum (goond)4 1/2 tbsp Ghee- 4 1/2 tbsp1 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) -1 1/4 cups1/2 cup Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup1/2 tsp Cardamom (elaichi) powder- 1/2 tspGhee for deep-fryingMethod:Heat 3 1/2 tbsp of ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the whole wheat flour and roast it over a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring continuously.Combine the powdered sugar, fried goond, cardamom powder, the remaining 1 tbsp of ghee and roasted whole wheat flour in a deep bowl and mix well.Add in the chopped nuts and raisins and continue to keep stirring.Sprinkle the lukewarm milk and ghee over the flour a little at a time.In a sauce pan add 1 cup of water and prepare sugar syrup of less than 1 thread consistency and keep aside.Cook on low flame for further thickness. Combine the flour along with the ghee and milk until well mixed.Serve and store in container.Add milk and boil on low flame till thick. The mixture will have turned a light golden brown.Stir all ingredients until well combined and turn off the heat.Once it starts thickening add sugar and stir continuously.Finally garnish with nuts and your carrot halwa or gajar ka halwa is ready. Drain and keep aside.Garnish with finely sliced badam and pistachios.Divide the mixture into small equal portions and shape each portion into a round ball.Heat a pan with butter and put the grated carrot and cook on low flame till the raw smell disappears.Heat a heavy bottomed sauce pan; add the crumb mixture and saute on medium heat for about 5 minutes. You can also use dry milk powderSugar to taste1/2 tsp Cardamom powder3 tbsp Butter10 Almonds10 Pistachios10 CashewsYou can add nuts of your own choice like walnuts, etc. Gently crumble the mixture and then sieve it in a medium sized sieve. Keep aside to cool completely.Spread the mixture onto a flat dish and allow it to cool completely.Gradually add a little ghee at a time and keep stirring the mixture until you get a roasted aroma.Recipe courtesy— Maharaj Jodharam Choudhary, Khandani Rajdhan
" Smita, has a word of advice for amateur home chefs who are looking to market their products." Dazy believes flea flests are a good stage for home chefs who are looking for a break in the food space. "My friends and relatives have often come over for samplin
Setting up a restaurant is a different ball game, but these events have given me enough confidence to do it right. Her love for hosting friends and family for dinner and the lack of decent hot dog options in the city got her to start Desi Dogs at The Lil Flea." Her trials at the kitchen — granolas, tea/coffee cakes, cookies and biscotti, and nut butters — were a hit among friends and family and she soon started a small home-based bakery called Flour Butter Sugar."Rohan is the founder of Pac-a-Pav. Last week, she made her maiden innings as a home chef at The Bhukkad Flea. Things fell into place and here we are.Dazy Verma of Cafe MexicanoTwenty four-year-old Dazy Verma is a full-time advertising professional and a part-time baker. Armed with his mother’s recipes, he debuted at the Tapped Craft Beer Festival in November 2014, and there has been no looking back ever since. Others such as Smita Sharan and newbie Dazy Verma are looking for a chance to market their goodies to the right audience, and have been showcasing at various food events such as The Bhukkad Flea. Rohan tells us that Pac-a-Pav was more of a chance happening. In the past two years, he has been a regular at The Lil Fea, Celebrate Bandra and Tapped Craft Beer Fest. She says, "The flea fests which are big on scale could mean that your brand is lost in the crowd. But when Alankar Jain and Priyanka Punjabi gave the stall a go, we were confident about our offerings. Soon, Desi Dogs was seen across every pop-up and flea market across the city. Rohan Mangalorkar, Pack-a-PavIf you have been a regular at flea fests, chances are that you have come across home chef Rohan Mangalorkar’s Pack-a-Pav. Rohan too has no professional culinary credentials to boast of. When I received a positive response from my social circle, I finally decided to showcase my skills at a flea market. Thinking about profits wasn’t even on my mind. While Desi Deli’s Lolita Sarkar set up her store in Bandra after she received positive feedback for her hot dogs, home chef Rohan Mangalorkar of The Lil Flea’s popular Pac-a-Pav, is already looking to set up shop in Bandra. She says, "The best thing about flea fests is that it helps home chefs gain popularity solely on the basis of their culinary skills." Her hotdogs, Amar — vegetarian sausages, Akbar — chicken hot dogs and Anthony — pork sausages, were a hit. If you are just starting out, go for small, food focussed flea fests so that you get in touch with your audience."Dazy is the co-founder of Cafe MexicanoLolita Sarkar of Desi DeliLolita Sarkar is among the list of successful home chefs who have turned into entrepreneurs. After receiving encouraging response from her friends and family, she finally decided to explore her culinary talent at a flea fest. A number of up and coming flea fests like The Lil Flea https://www.steady-ind.com/product/blind-rivet-nuts/ and Celebrate Bandra have encouraged amateur home chefs to step out of their kitchens and show off their culinary skills to a larger audience.A number of up and coming flea fests like The Lil Flea and Celebrate Bandra have encouraged amateur home chefs to step out of their kitchens and show off their culinary skills to a larger audience. My only aim that evening was to understand what people have to say about my offering."It was at the Tapped Craft Beer Festival that he learnt the nitty-gritty of grilling for a live crowd. He says, "The only experience I have as a chef has been at these flea markets and pop-ups. Smita spent the first few years travelling and ‘experimenting’ in the kitchen. But these aren’t the only ones around and the number of home chefs going mainstream is only growing. Rohan is all set to open his store in Bandra. This helps me tweak or experiment with my recipes if need be.
He has been serving an assortment of items such as kebabs with fried onions, fryums, a homemade basil dip, a coriander, chilli and mint chutney, garlic chutney — all within the humble toasted pav. "If you are someone who is new to the food space, the kind of feedback that you are going to receive is very important."Smita is the co-founder of Flour Butter Sugar She says, "Participating at a flea market means getting an instant feedback from your audience. We take a look at a few popular ones and find out what made them don the apron. Last year, she finally set up a brick and mortar store in Bandra. Plus this exercise helps in getting some coverage for the brand. She says, "The business idea was staring at us in the face all along! With the response, it was always going to be the next step for us. Flea fests are your testing ground where you can really advertise your brand and understand what it is that people are looking for. In fact, he believes it was his ‘dissatisfaction’ with his previous job that prompted him to try his hand at cooking." Lolita adds that partaking in flea fests is the best way to test one’s offerings, if one is looking to set up a restaurant.It was only six months ago that she decided to showcase her culinary skills at Mumbai Farmers’ Market by Karen Anand in a bid to market her brand. I had no plans as to how to go about it. It was only after I participated that I realised how to go about things.
If you are looking to open a restaurant, this gives you a reality check on how things work." Lolita Sarkar is the owner of Desi Deli, BandraSmita Sharan of Flour Butter SugarWhen Smita Sharan quit her job as a banker in 2010, she never thought she’d take up the job of a baker five years down the line. "Three days prior to my first event, I didn’t even have an idea about what my brand was going to be called! We didn’t even have a tasting session. He recalls, "Grilling meats on the grillers was new to me at that point. The baked treats are my own recipes that I have experimented with from scratch. She recalls, "I had a lot of time on my hands since I was at home. She recalls, "I will admit that I was a little excited and worried since I wasn’t from the food space at all." Since then, Rohan has taken his food to India Bike Week and even the Pune Farmer’s Market. This gave me the chance to experiment with baking since I had no professional experience
Setting up a restaurant is a different ball game, but these events have given me enough confidence to do it right. Her love for hosting friends and family for dinner and the lack of decent hot dog options in the city got her to start Desi Dogs at The Lil Flea." Her trials at the kitchen — granolas, tea/coffee cakes, cookies and biscotti, and nut butters — were a hit among friends and family and she soon started a small home-based bakery called Flour Butter Sugar."Rohan is the founder of Pac-a-Pav. Last week, she made her maiden innings as a home chef at The Bhukkad Flea. Things fell into place and here we are.Dazy Verma of Cafe MexicanoTwenty four-year-old Dazy Verma is a full-time advertising professional and a part-time baker. Armed with his mother’s recipes, he debuted at the Tapped Craft Beer Festival in November 2014, and there has been no looking back ever since. Others such as Smita Sharan and newbie Dazy Verma are looking for a chance to market their goodies to the right audience, and have been showcasing at various food events such as The Bhukkad Flea. Rohan tells us that Pac-a-Pav was more of a chance happening. In the past two years, he has been a regular at The Lil Fea, Celebrate Bandra and Tapped Craft Beer Fest. She says, "The flea fests which are big on scale could mean that your brand is lost in the crowd. But when Alankar Jain and Priyanka Punjabi gave the stall a go, we were confident about our offerings. Soon, Desi Dogs was seen across every pop-up and flea market across the city. Rohan Mangalorkar, Pack-a-PavIf you have been a regular at flea fests, chances are that you have come across home chef Rohan Mangalorkar’s Pack-a-Pav. Rohan too has no professional culinary credentials to boast of. When I received a positive response from my social circle, I finally decided to showcase my skills at a flea market. Thinking about profits wasn’t even on my mind. While Desi Deli’s Lolita Sarkar set up her store in Bandra after she received positive feedback for her hot dogs, home chef Rohan Mangalorkar of The Lil Flea’s popular Pac-a-Pav, is already looking to set up shop in Bandra. She says, "The best thing about flea fests is that it helps home chefs gain popularity solely on the basis of their culinary skills." Her hotdogs, Amar — vegetarian sausages, Akbar — chicken hot dogs and Anthony — pork sausages, were a hit. If you are just starting out, go for small, food focussed flea fests so that you get in touch with your audience."Dazy is the co-founder of Cafe MexicanoLolita Sarkar of Desi DeliLolita Sarkar is among the list of successful home chefs who have turned into entrepreneurs. After receiving encouraging response from her friends and family, she finally decided to explore her culinary talent at a flea fest. A number of up and coming flea fests like The Lil Flea https://www.steady-ind.com/product/blind-rivet-nuts/ and Celebrate Bandra have encouraged amateur home chefs to step out of their kitchens and show off their culinary skills to a larger audience.A number of up and coming flea fests like The Lil Flea and Celebrate Bandra have encouraged amateur home chefs to step out of their kitchens and show off their culinary skills to a larger audience. My only aim that evening was to understand what people have to say about my offering."It was at the Tapped Craft Beer Festival that he learnt the nitty-gritty of grilling for a live crowd. He says, "The only experience I have as a chef has been at these flea markets and pop-ups. Smita spent the first few years travelling and ‘experimenting’ in the kitchen. But these aren’t the only ones around and the number of home chefs going mainstream is only growing. Rohan is all set to open his store in Bandra. This helps me tweak or experiment with my recipes if need be.
He has been serving an assortment of items such as kebabs with fried onions, fryums, a homemade basil dip, a coriander, chilli and mint chutney, garlic chutney — all within the humble toasted pav. "If you are someone who is new to the food space, the kind of feedback that you are going to receive is very important."Smita is the co-founder of Flour Butter Sugar She says, "Participating at a flea market means getting an instant feedback from your audience. We take a look at a few popular ones and find out what made them don the apron. Last year, she finally set up a brick and mortar store in Bandra. Plus this exercise helps in getting some coverage for the brand. She says, "The business idea was staring at us in the face all along! With the response, it was always going to be the next step for us. Flea fests are your testing ground where you can really advertise your brand and understand what it is that people are looking for. In fact, he believes it was his ‘dissatisfaction’ with his previous job that prompted him to try his hand at cooking." Lolita adds that partaking in flea fests is the best way to test one’s offerings, if one is looking to set up a restaurant.It was only six months ago that she decided to showcase her culinary skills at Mumbai Farmers’ Market by Karen Anand in a bid to market her brand. I had no plans as to how to go about it. It was only after I participated that I realised how to go about things.
If you are looking to open a restaurant, this gives you a reality check on how things work." Lolita Sarkar is the owner of Desi Deli, BandraSmita Sharan of Flour Butter SugarWhen Smita Sharan quit her job as a banker in 2010, she never thought she’d take up the job of a baker five years down the line. "Three days prior to my first event, I didn’t even have an idea about what my brand was going to be called! We didn’t even have a tasting session. He recalls, "Grilling meats on the grillers was new to me at that point. The baked treats are my own recipes that I have experimented with from scratch. She recalls, "I had a lot of time on my hands since I was at home. She recalls, "I will admit that I was a little excited and worried since I wasn’t from the food space at all." Since then, Rohan has taken his food to India Bike Week and even the Pune Farmer’s Market. This gave me the chance to experiment with baking since I had no professional experience
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