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Rub shoulders with celebs at Malgudi
 Food connoisseurs in Chennai have a reason to feel special once again. A Chettinad food festival will be on at Malgudi Restaurant, Savera Hotel where the native secrets from the Chettinad cuisine will be manifested as a dinner buffet from 7 p.m. onwards from 22nd to 30th November 2003.
Padmashri Manorama Aachi will treat the guest with her culinary experience by exhibiting her unique preference for Chettinad food, offering the guests her own spot preparations. The ambience is expected to be festive with the authentic feel of the Chettinad countryside. Eminent celebrities like Suhasini, Mani Rathnam, Kushboo, Sivasankari and many more are expected to grace the occasion, thereby giving an opportunity for the guests to rub shoulders with the who-is-who of the Chennai City.
Rahool Saksena, a pioneer in using recycled materials to prepare signature art lamps, will auction his creations during the Food Fest and a part of the sale proceeds will be given to 'Rasa', an NGO to further their developmental activities. Kili Josiyam, Vallayal karan, Pottery Wheel will be added features on the sidelines for the guests to carry home fond memories of the festival.
The restaurant Malgudi has derived its name from the evergreen book, 'Malgudi Days' and was inaugurated by R K Narayan, the eminent author who wrote Malgudi Days. There will also be a live enactment of a few chosen chapters, towards the end of the festival.
About Shyam Group
The Savera, part of the Shyam Group, is a four-star deluxe property in the CBD of Chennai City. The hotel with 260 rooms has been a haven for the business & leisure travellers for the past three decades.
Shyam Group operates the following restaurants in Chennai: Amaravathi, Karaikudi, Palki, Kabul and Duchess to name a few. They also have a pub called Sparks at Savera Hotel. The group recently opened Malgudi Restaurant in
Bangalore.
Ruchi, the Shyam Food Processing Division that handles the Ruchi brand, is a well-known name in the kitchens of every household in the country. Incidentally, the export markets for Ruchi products are outpacing the domestic demand for its flavour and blend. The Ruchi range has pickles, cooking spice paste, curry powders, ready-to-eat mix and many more.
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