The three MasterChefs Odisha based Abinas Nayak and the winner of Season 6 of MasterChef India, Natasha Gandhi one among the top 5 of the Season 6 of MasterChef India and the founder of House of Millets and Mahendra Thulung (Rudy) also a contestant of MasterChef India Season 6 and owns a restaurant named Dallay in Chennai will be hosted a pop up in Chennai on January 30. 

Abinas Nayak, an Engineer loves to plift regional cuisines and make them contemporary. He said that after the pandemic, people have become health-conscious and are aware of what they are consuming. “Food industry witnessed a huge change in the year 2020. With a lot of time in hand, people started making healthy dishes at home. More than non-veg dishes, people focused on plant-based food. They have started including various veggies in the daily meals. On social media, we can see discussions on traditional recipes and how to include them in our diet. This is a very good change and I hope people will stick on to it forever,” says Abinas. 

He believes hotel industry will bloom again once things are back to normal. Whereas Mahendra Thulung opines, “We have this tendency of criticising our local food made with homegrown ingredients. Before the pandemic, people were more into French, Mexican, or South-East Asian cuisine. I am not saying it is a wrong choice, but we shouldn’t forget our local food. The pandemic has taught us a huge lesson – to take care of our health. Now, many are recreating and reinventing traditional dishes which is a welcoming change". Natasha who loves to experiment with millets based desserts said, “I have started making desserts with millets way before it became a trend. I make cakes, cookies, brownies, etc, with various millets. I think after the pandemic people started focussing more on various aspects of cooking. When I tell them that healthy food can be tastier, they didn’t heed it. But now everyone is talking about healthy alternatives". The Pop-up received a positive response among Chennaites. 

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