Lunch with Master Chef Matt Preston

For the first time I'm not posting a recipe. 

I'm not exactly a morning person (I work till late), but this event I really looked forward to.. Got myself up and about early. Probably one of the few days I must have induced ample amounts of caffeine in my system. Got a ride from a fellow blogger Pranav...after a detour we found ourselves at the ITC Parel. We were welcomed with some super Master-chef goodies like apron, gloves, chef's hat. The bloggers table was certainly the center of attention, as we modeled around wearing our memorabilia.     

Kunal Vijaykar hosted the event with Star World India.

 I was still a bit groggy till the head of Star World was announced the TRP statistics of Master-Chef Australia.
The viewership increased by 150% this year. That's when the magnanimity of the show hit me. Ever since master chef started, the foot-fall at my restaurant went really low between 8:30- 10:30 pm. (the home-delivery business doubled during that slot). We weren't that empty even during the cricket world cup!!
My staff (some of them don't even speak English) are hooked to the show too!

 The ITC event was indeed memorable. Matt Preston tossed up a salad (I was thrilled as I had blogged a similar recipe a week before) & made a nice poached egg over a muffin with smoked mayo and avocados.

 Kunal vijayker made some nice local Chat, which unfortunately we didn't get to sample.. but the cameramen behind the scenes had a party with it!!

There was a Q & A with the media, which showed us the more patient side of Mr Preston. (most of us chef's aren't a pleasant lot).
I'm confident to say all of us bloggers had a very memorable day. Specially Harini, a vegan- Matt Preston made a dish specially for her..
A big thanks to Star World & Rushina for making this an absolute fun event.