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or those who turned up at Ambica Empire, it wasn’t just a food time at this beautiful place, it is the time to own this moment. Visitors are quite surprised to note that the three star hotelis located at the heart of the city and the one with action and involvement. It is unique and provides royal ambience to the hotel guests. The turnout is huge as people from both from corporate sector or families are entering the food clubs atany time of the day.
R.Kalathinathan General Manager Ambica Group of Hotels
General Manager of Ambica Hotel and Group General Manager of the hospitality industry Ambica Group of hotels, R Kalathinathan shares with us about the food festivals and their special features. The hotel is trendy and busy with a zing that will want you to come back
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over and over again.Apart from the restaurant, they also have a bar and a coffee shop. Here, they are holding much-anticipated food festival, from time and again, thatbrings out the best food styles to the forefront. General Manager of Ambica Empire, R Kalathinathansays, we are happy to conduct food festival which has gained popularity and many people are roaring their approval. We are constantly coming up with different themes. In the past,Karaikudi food festival, Kerala food festival,Andhra food festival etc. was a hit and the recent highlight is the Madurai Food festival. To commemorate the event, food specialties which belong to their roots like Madurai biriyani, Madurai kozhikozhambu,Kothuparatta, Karupattipaniyaram, Jigarthanda
weresold like hot cakes. Our team stayed in Madurai for a couple of days so as to bring the same flavor and aromawhile preparing it, back in Chennai.The next in the pipeline is street food and a lot of surprising elements will be added to it. People are acknowledging the efforts made by the hotel andthey are treated to an incredible array of good food.Birthday parties, get together, meetings etc. are taking place regularly. People are embracing the new choice of different cuisines and that is why, we organize food festivals which is aimed at promoting different special dishes that belongs to different regions of the country. This also creates a personal impact on theirevery day’s lives as they have something to take back with them. Periodically, even the regular guests are looking for different foodoptions and are willing to pick out new dishes. Thus, the menu also keeps changing as we aim at creating instant connect with the guests. People are giving way to good food and not just the ones that they are quite familiar with.
About the new trends, Kalathinathan says,olden recipes are giving a comeback even in the top notch restaurants. Millet based food items are outdoing the other dishes in the present.When I travel to other cities, I witness people making Kambudosa, Raggidosa andRaggiupma etc.
and now, they are constructing the fourth one in Salem. The group is also planning to expand their presence globally in China, Malaysia and Singapore.
Biriyani is our style and many people swear by them which are usually moderate with the right mix. The best part is that we even have midnight biriyani. The restaurant is also famous for its Kebabas like Chicken kebab, Mutton kebab and Fish varieties that is regularly served for lunch and dinner. People at all age groups are thronging to our hotel and thus, weare trying to cater to the needs of different people by continuously modifying our food items. It is a 3 star property with 85 rooms in Chennai. Banquet facilities, restuarants, bars and coffee shops are available in Chennai and also,they have similar features in their other branches. It is ideal for marriages, getaway, friends or family time.The hotels are present in Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Vijaywada
Ambica Empire No 79, 100 Feet Road, Vadapalani, Chennai 600026. No: 04423621818, 04423621986.
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