We were invited for an event quite some time ago but it was recently that we came to know about the venue and of course the brand associated with the event. We were quite thrilled as we got to know about the venue and it was quite an experience indeed.

The venue was ITC Gardenia, Bangalore situated in Residency road and of course the brand associated was none other than ITC itself. The name of the event was “You ask we answer” by ITC Foods. 

The Venue was magnificent as expected like all the other ITC hotels. The grandeur, technology and courtesy all combined gave everyone a rich and comforting feeling. So, we were headed on our way to the registration desk and from there to the main auditorium for the event, where we were asked to take refreshments. 

Leaving aside the preparations, the representation was so attractive combined with the fact that the spread was so colourful was indeed eye soothing. The spread comprised of almonds dipped in rose water, two varieties of mouth watering cupcakes, samosas, oreo milkshakes and some juices.

The almonds were the perfect appetizer—peeled with a mild essence of rose water and decorated with one rose petal! The cupcakes were unique—in one the main ingredient was carrot and it tasted heavenly and the other had banana and chocolate which was crunchy and pretty good as well. The samosas were good and the oreo milkshake was normal—nothing so special.

So, after the refreshments the event took its course and was started by a very informative speech by Mr. V L Rajesh (Divisional Chief Executive of ITC Foods Ltd.) about the challenges of the food industry and how ITC Foods managed through all the odds and is one of the top players in the market. He discussed about brands and his experiences, after which Ms Kavita Chaturvedi took us through the backstory of Sunfeast Yippeee noodles as she was handling the brand Sunfeast Yippee.

The second session was basically to reassert that there is nothing harmful in the contents of the noodles and that was backed up by some cool videos. Of course it was quite boring for us since we are already convinced ;) but for people with concerns, it was a good awareness session.

Following this we had a very interesting cook off among 4 teams of which our team was called the Bingo Blasters! This activity was extremely entertaining and enjoyable as everyone could cook up something with noodles.

 A variety of ingredients and spices were available and a time limit of 20 minutes was given for the cook off. Some teams made noodle pizza; some made noodle papdi chaat, noodle tortillas and noodle golgappas. We ended up with nothing more but a great experience and cherish able memories as the other teams were very good!

After the cook off we headed for lunch, specially prepared by ITC master chefs using ITC products.

That marked the end of the grand event and it was an experience worth remembering.

Overall, Great Ambiance, Good food, Great people and lastly very well organized indeed!

It was a splendid day and special thanks to Million Screens and ITC Foods for putting up such a grand event! We will look forward to another!

Till then—Bon Appétit!