Lakme Fashion Week 2024: Fashion Week is also about feeding the fashionistas

The fiveday Lakme Fashion Week 2024 x FDCI may be tagged as the Kumbh Mela of style bringing together the best by almost 60 upcoming and seasoned designers But good food also played a wholesome role on the first day Wednesday March 13Day One of the fashion fiesta began with Gen Next designers Kriti Greta Singhee Rosani Shimona Agarwal and The Terra Tribe who unveiled their debut collectionThe curtains came down on the day after seasoned designer Rajesh Pratap Singh showcased his collection on the Mahalaxmi Race Course giving a regal spin to polo wearNot only did his garments win peoples hearts but the grazing table set up by the young chef and food impresario Manpreet Dhodys Irsquom Wholesome shared the limelightView this post on InstagramA post shared by Lakm Fashion Week lakmefashionwkGiving a taste of luxe life the table featured varieties of cheese infused with refreshinghly different flavours such as truffle shiitake cranberry pistachio bacon cheddar and salmon cheese all developed by Dhody and her teamDitching the calories fashionistas swarmed at the beautifully decorated table which also served lipsmacking small fusion bites notably peri peri bhutta tarts and hashbrown chaatThe table did not disappoint the nonvegetarians too as they got to dig into smoked salmon canapes and sundried tomato chickenWhat caught this correspondents fancy was the desserts each one topped the otherDhody and her team kept the designers sensibilities in mind and served meltinthemouth South Indian coffee mascarpone shrew and chocolate and strawberry nibble cake among othersAlso Read Bill Gates traces nostalgic tech journey with a CD post on InstagramIt was the coffee mascarpone shrew that turned out to be the showstopper on the table curated by Dhody who said We have kept their flavours simple but presented them in a stylish way It doesnt take much time to make the food Dhody added but it is the styling that doesIrsquom Wholesome is just a little over three years old but has made a mark in the industry by curating tables for top brands such as Gucci and Chanel as well as Bollywood personalities like the designer Manish Malhotra and Hrithik RoshanThe company has three offerings the grazing table gifting hampers and a cooking studio Dhody said the gifting hampers are made for everyone as the range starts from Rs 875 and goes up to Rs 10000You dont want to deprive someone on a budget Dhody told IANS I want to satisfy someone who can only spare Rs 800 per hamper and also somebody who is prepared to spend up to Rs 5000 or even moreThe real bucks though come from the grazing table which starts from Rs 50000 and goes up to over Rs10 lakh and more How much was the table laid out for the show priced at Dhodys replied instantly it was expensiveAlso Read How Mumbairsquos road queens blaze trails with biking adventuresOf course the food was the belle of the ball but to flush down all the yumminess there were drinks by The Singleton serving up cocktailsThe Turfy GampT made with dry gin paired with lemongrass lime soda and tonic turned out to be the right antidote to Mumbais sweltering heatThe spotlight though was on the Tropictini which almost everyone wanted to grab The drink can be described as a regular Espresso Martini but the secret wow ingredient was the coconut syrup stirred with a large serving of vodkaFashionistas clinked their glasses of Tropictini during the polo match ahead of Rajesh Prataps finale showWait there was more For whisky lovers there was the Old Fashioned but with a local twist given by anjeer figs and aromatic bitters Cin cin to food and fashionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever