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A Night of Chefs & Ideas
24 February 2023
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This year at Night of Ideas, titled "More?", we will explore the multifaceted world of food, including its pleasure, politics, people, palates, and plurality along with a special treat by a Chef from France.
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The Night of Ideas is a French initiative bringing together prominent thinkers across the globe to discuss major topical issues every year. With this year’s theme intriguingly titled “More?”, the Indian edition, A Night of Chefs & Ideas, will highlight the kaleidoscopic story of food in India – with French accents. Chefs, experts, policy makers, historians, economists, and practitioners will come together for a night of creative thinking.
The conversations – exciting, riveting, thought-provoking – will be moderated by award-winning journalist, editor, and curator, Shoma Chaudhury.
Join us at the Open-air Amphitheatre, Sunder Nursery, New Delhi on 1 March, 6 pm onwards.
For more debate. More diversity. More proximity. More solutions. More bridges. More stories.
And a delicious, specially curated, dinner by a French chef from the Indian countryside.
Menu:
6 pm – 6:30 pm: Welcome drinks and Night of Ideas Mela
6:30 pm – 6.35 pm: Welcome Address by French Ambassador H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Lenain
SESSION 1: Diversity | 6:35 pm – 7:10 pm
Eat, Pray, Love: My discovery of India
Diaries of 2 super chefs
- Radhika Khandelwal I Chef owner, Fig & Maple, Ivy & Bean
- Saransh Goila I Chef-owner, Golia Butter Chicken
SESSION 2: Security | 7:10 - 7:50 pm
The State, the Farmer, and the Plate
The holes in our food systems. And how to fix them
- Ajay Jakhar I Farmer, Policy expert
- Mekhala Krishnamurthy I Farm markets expert, Ashoka University, CPR
- Rajeswari Raina I Agriculture policy expert, Shiv Nadar University
SESSION 3: Culture | 7:50 pm – 8:15 pm
Indian Roots 1: History, harmony and the politics of food
- Pushpesh Pant I Food historian
DINNER | 8:15 – 9 pm
French Chef from an Indian Countryside
SESSION 4: Sustainability | 9 pm - 9:30 pm
Food transformers: Meet the people changing their country’s guts. For good
- Corinne Morel-Darleux I Eco-socialist
- Swati Renduchintala I Natural farming strategist
SESSION 5: Conscious Living | 9:30 pm - 10 pm
Indian Roots 2: The intelligent art of eating well -- for self & society
- Rujuta Diwekar I Nutritionist & fitness expert
- Prachi Prabhat Pandit I Nutritionist
- Admission is free and on a first-come, first-served basis.
- It is mandatory to register beforehand.
- Please bring a digital copy of the confirmation email from the French Institute in India at the time of the event.
- The venue and organizers reserve the right to deny entry in the case of overcapacity or any misbehavior.
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