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MICHELIN STAR CHEF GARY FOULKES AT JW MARIOTT SAHAR in MUMBAI

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All Things Nice presents an evening with Michelin Star Chef Gary Foulkes, as he teams up with Executive Chef Anshuman Bali and the culinary team of JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. Chef Gary Foulkes has a wealth of experience, with over two decades of working in Michelin-starred restaurants and in some of the UK’s most highly-acclaimed establishments.

In April 2016, Gary joined the Michelin-starred restaurant, Angler at South Place Hotel, as Executive Head Chef. He has since retained the restaurant’s Michelin star. The exceptionally talented Chef is on a two-city tour of India with All Things Nice to host a dinner in Mumbai and Delhi this February.


These exquisite dinners will be paired…by Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal, CEO -All Things Nice.


Our partners for this event include our hospitality partner JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar

The 5 course menu for the evening created specially by Chef Gary Foulkes is as follows and has been paired perfectly by Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal.

First course
Chilled avocado gazpacho (v)
horseradish, fig leaf infused oil
Second course

Cured King Crab
green apple, wasabi, cucumber

or
Buratta (v)
strawberry, basil, sweet tomato

Third Course

Lobster
cauliflower, palm heart, lemongrass

or

Roasted cauliflower (v)
cashew nut milk, goat’s curd, masala oil

Fourth course

Rack of lamb
black garlic, crisp lamb shoulder, morels

or

Creamed polenta (v)
morels, black garlic, salsify

Fifth course

Indian mango (v)
coconut, kaffir lime, yoghurt

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Michelin Star Chef Gary Foulkes at Setz, New Delhi

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All Things Nice presented an evening with Michelin Star Chef Gary Foulkes, as he teamed up with Executive Chef Rahul Sharma and the culinary team of Set’z. Chef Gary Foulkes has a wealth of experience, with over two decades of working in Michelin-starred restaurants and in some of the UK’s most highly-acclaimed establishments. In April 2016, Gary joined the Michelin-starred restaurant, Angler at South Place Hotel, as Executive Head Chef. He has since retained the restaurant’s Michelin star.


Chef Gary Foulkes and Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal co-hosted the evening and attended to a gathering of 80 guests, who were treated to a phenomenal food and wine experience.


Our partners for this event included our hospitality partner Set’z at DLF Emporio Mall. Wine partners included Aspri Spirits, Agnetta International, Grover Vineyards. The luxurious TWG was our Tea partner.

The guests enjoyed the following menu:

First course

Chilled avocado gazpacho (v)

Horseradish, fig leaf, Green tea

Second course

Cured Kingfish

Green apple, wasabi, cucumber

or

Buratta (v)

Strawberry, basil, sweet tomato

Third Course

Lobster

Cauliflower, palm heart, lemongrass

or

Roasted cauliflower (v)

Cashew nut milk, goat’s curd, curry leaf

Fourth course

Rack of lamb

Black garlic, crisp lamb shoulder, morels

or

Creamed polenta (v)

Morels, black garlic, honey and thyme glazed celeriac

Fifth course

Indian mango (v)

Coconut, kaffir lime, yoghurt

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The 9th edition of the Indian and International Wine Consumers Choice Awards

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All Things Nice held its annual wine competition – the Indian Wine Consumers Choice Awards (IWCCA) in Mumbai on the 18th of January 2020 at Sofitel Mumbai BKC.

IWCCA 2020 partners included – Title Sponsor – Shaze, Hospitality Partner – Sofitel Mumbai BKC, Veen Waters. Print Media Sponsor – Uppercrust Magazine, TV Media Partner – Zee Living Foodz.

The aim of IWCCA 2020 is to continue to give Indian consumers an opportunity to judge for themselves and on behalf of other consumers the best Indian & International wines available in the country. This annual accreditation, a brainchild of Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal (CEO – All Things Nice) opens the doors for consumers to acknowledge and celebrate new vintages and new wines launched in the market, as well as provide insight to wineries about what the rapidly increasing Indian market is inclined towards. 

All domestically produced wines, as well as International Wines imported into India were professionally categorized into a systematic blind tasting done by actual wine enthusiasts who judged the wine based on the quality of the wine alone.

‘In its 9th year the Indian Wine Consumer’s Choice Awards is bigger and more relevant. Wine consumption is growing at a steady rate and the IWCCA gives people a unique opportunity to make buying decisions based on the preferences of global and Indian wine aficionados themselves’ says Nikhil Agarwal, Sommelier and CEO of All Things Nice and the mastermind behind the IWCCA.

This competition thereby reveals an independent list of finest wines available in India judged by the very people who drink them. The consumers taste the wines blind, unaware of the brand name or price point thereby allowing an unbiased judgment based purely on the quality of the wine itself. The only information provided is the grape varietal/s and country. Over 200 wines were entered into the competition and judged by approximately 100 people from all over the world who live in India. The following wines were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the IWCCA 2020.