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Something’s
cooking in the kitchen
The soaring fortunes of the F&B industry are bound in
principle to profligate gourmands, with an addendum of the
industry's willingness to bend over backwards to please them.
And raking in the moolah as a result of this pastiche is the
kitchen equipment industry- both domestic and international.
Praveen K Singh analyses the repercussions of the bubbling
broth
Reigning
in the festivities: Cost control
Food festivals are an excellent way of generating brand awareness
for restaurants - both standalone and the ones ensconced in
hotels. But the challenge the latter poses to the F&B
department is to keep food costs at a minimum at one end of
the spectrum, while maximising profits at the other end, discovers
Sanjeev Bhar
What's
on your platter this summer?
Top-end hotels in Delhi and Mumbai rejig their buffet and
a la carte menus to make eating out a 'cool' experience finds
Suman Tarafdar and Sulekha Nair.
‘Today
chefs are playing much wider role and making properties profitable’
The corporate chef of ITC Hotels and president of Indian Federation
of Culinary Associations (IFCA), Chef Manjit S Gill speaks
to Praveen K Singh about the multi-functional job of chefs
in changing times.
Distinctively
boutique
Juanita Madan, executive housekeeper of the newly launched
boutique hotel - Mosaic, Noida, explains the unique role of
housekeeping in hospitality image building
Preserving
heritage hospitality
H S Chugh, GM of The Nabha Palace Mussoorie, a Claridges resort,
a 110-year-old British heritage property that combines its
regal past with modern conveniences, speaks to Sanjeev Bhar
on preserving its regal past in the present.
Of
creaky beds and bland breakfast
Without clear laws and notifications regarding taxation, the
Bed & Breakfast (B&B) scheme in the capital city is
commonly perceived as a bed of thorns, elucidates Anurag Yadav.
A
shift in the wind
Years after India launched the 'Look East' policy in order
to create a more balanced world order, the Arab world is beginning
to do the same - and both India and Asia stand to be substantial
beneficiaries.
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