On June 2, 2022 The Food Avengers in association with Foodstory PR and Head 2 Head Media handed out the TFA Gastronomical Awards-Chapter 1, sponsored by Treazer, co-sponsored by Urban Masala, powered by HangOutz- The Boutique Cafe and celebration partner Mio Amore at Offbeat CCU. The gala night marked presence of renowned and notable faces from the gastronomy or culinary industry- restauranters, food bloggers and influencers, PR and media houses. The event was supported with all hearts by the senior personalities of the fraternity and members of jury panel for the awards- Mrs Paromita Chatterjee, Doma Wang, Luna Chatterjee, Pamela Nandi and Subhashis Chatterjee. The presence and support from the idol of many- Mr. Indrajit Lahiri and Team Foodka further enlightened the evening making TFA Gastronomical Award grand, lively and full of spirits.
TFA Gastronomical Awards as it promised, did not only strengthen the bond among the stakeholders in the food and beverage ecosystem but also provided a platform to celebrate some of the talents which all agreed was long due. Thirty-nine categories of awards were designed, divided into three segments- Popular Street Food Joints, Popular Restaurants and finally the Bloggers Awards- Jury’s Choice and Voting. Five popular street food joints won recognition as the popular street food joints in the city of joy- Samrat Snacks as Popular Fast Food Joint, Maharaj as Popular Breakfast Joint, Shakti Idly as Popular South Indian Joint, Snacks Centre as Popular Phuchka Joint and Haji Labbaik Biryani as Popular Biryani Joint.
In Restaurants Awards, twenty popular cafes, delivery joints and restaurants bagged awards in respective categories. Here’s the list of Kolkata’s Popular Restaurants and Cafes:
1. Theka Coffee – Popular Cold Brew Coffee
2. Urban Masala – Popular Luxurious Pure Veg Restaurant
3. Pawan Putra – Popular Fusion Veg Restaurant
4. Beanshot Cafe – Popular Instagramable Cafe
5. Bollywood Cafe – Popular Newly Opened Cafe
6. Turkishyano – Popular Innovative Ice Cream Brand
7. Red Garlic – Popular Newly Opened Delivery Joint
8. Porkotini – Popular Offbeat Restaurant
9. Momo and Adda – Popular Fast Food Restaurant
10. KC Das – Popular Heritage Sweet Brand
11. Dinner 49B – Popular Hangout Place
12. Saptapadi – Popular Bengali Restaurant Chain
13. Haan ‘D’ Biryani- Popular Biryani Delivery Joint
14. Mama Lebanese- Popular Lebanese Joint
15. Hanglaatherium- Popular Mughlai Restaurant
16. Cafe By The Lane- Popular Fastest Growing Cafe Chain
17. WTF- Popular Pocket Friendly Restaurant
18. Snacking- Popular Continental Cafe
19. The Mawa Shopee- Popular Innovative Sweets Brand
20. Mukherjee Restaurant- Popular Sub Urban Restaurant
The third segment was indeed the most awaited one for most of the guests present there. The segment was divided into two halves- one for jury’s choice and second for popular voting, the process of which started a month back with the announcement of nomination. TFA Gastronomical Awards had indeed the best of its jury members- Indrajit Lahiri, Paromita Chatterjee, Doma Wang, Luna Chatterjee, Pamela Nandi and Subhashis Chatterjee who choose the winners of Jury’s Choice over a panel discussion. Souvik Bhattacharya (thegoodfoodbro) won Popular Content Creator (Writing)- Jury’s Choice, Ritika Jaiswal (kolkatafoodie) won Popular Instagrammer- Jury’s Choice, Koninika De (konizfoodwheels) won Popular Restaurant Blogger- Jury’s Choice, Priyanka Singh (Sinful Foodie) bagged the Popular Youtuber- Jury’s Choice Award,
Pallab Saha (foodie_pallab) won TFA Gastronomical Award for Popular Video Creator- Jury’s Choice, Riya (hyangla_bibi) won Best Home Cook- Jury’s Choice and finally the most favourite of all was the winner of Popular Rural Blogger – Thakuma aka Villfood. For Popular Voting category, Baishakhi Bhattacharjee (Hangla’s Day Out) won Popular Content Creator (Writing), Prama Mukherjee (the_spoon_of_flavours) won Popular Instagrammer, Rohan Kamila (_foodexploring) won TFA Gastronomical Award for Popular Restaurant Blogger, Arindam Sarkar (Damodaar Seth) won Popular Youtuber, Abhishek Ghosh (thefoodgambler) won TFA Gastronomical Award for Popular Video Creator, Payel Mukherjee (Payel Er Rannaghor) won Best Home Cook and Soumodeep (Leo soumo) won TFA Gastronomical Award for Popular Rural Blogger.
All the winners bagged loads of goodies beside the TFA Gastronomical Award and certificate. The runners up too didn’t go empty handed. The goodie and gifts for the winners and runners up of the TFA Gastronomical Awards were sponsored by were sponsored by K.C.Das, Benfish Revelry, Zinnia, Bong Bhukkad’s Cookhouse, Green Line Services Pvt. Ltd, Duif and Mio Amore. Not to miss out the lip-smacking food served by their catering partner Asparagus Catering Unit. With a note of success and history created by The Food Avengers, TFA Gastronomical Awards 2022 was a huge success and the industry awaits for its next chapter, scheduled to be held after three years.
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