Mumbai, 2ndMarch 2016: Om Books International launched the debut book of popular VJ and model Maria Goretti titled ‘From My Kitchen To Yours’ at Olive Bar & Kitchen, Mumbai. After a successful launch in the capital city, the splendid Mumbai launch was attended by a string of Bollywood and TV celebrities.
Maria
Goretti, Arshad Warsi with their Kids and Ajay Mago, Owner Om Book
International
The
launch saw Maria Goretti, actor Arshad Warsi and Mini Mathur speaking about
their passion for food over hors-d'oeuvre and wine. One of the main highlight
of the event was book reading by Maria Goretti Kids Zeke and Zene.
Mini
Mathur with Zeke and Zene
The
book was unveiled in the presence of Ajay Mago, Maria Goretti and her parents,
Arshad Warsi and Mini Mathur. Many famous personalities like Kabir Khan, Bharat Dabolkar, Gaurav Kapoor,
Shruti Seth, Mandira Bedi, Ronit Roy, Zeba Kohli, Shreya Saran attended the
launch. Chefs from Olive Bar and Kitchen tossed some delicious recipes in sync
with the book, enhancing the essence of the event.
Genelia
Deshmukh with Maria
Kunal
Khemu and Tushar Kapoor
Masaba,
Roshan Abbas, Maria, Shaheen Abbas and Ajay Mago
Mandira
Bedi
Maria
with Mushtak Sheikh
Masaba
& Pooja Dhingra
Sagarika
Shreya
Saran
Sohail Khan and Kiran Rao
From
My Kitchen to Yours: Food, Love and Other Ingredients celebrates how Maria
Goretti lives her life, with memorable recipes from her mother’s East-Indian
spreads, aromas from her grandmother’s kitchen, and the food that she has seen,
touched and tasted over her many travels across India, and the world, as a VJ
with MTV. Add to that, all those delicious dishes she has eaten at her friends’
homes, especially those sinful desserts that she loved, which she tried and
tried till she got them right. Divided into monthly menus with soups, salads,
starters, non-vegetarian and vegetarian main course dishes, and desserts, the
recipes are simple and delicious. With a foreword by actress and politician
Jaya Bachchan, the book presents a six-course meal layout for each month, and
easy-to-make recipes with ingredients readily available in any home kitchen. It
contains an array of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes.
Maria
Goretti speaking on her passion for food says ‘I have actually loved food all
my life. In my past life, I must have been born in a country that had no food,
because frankly, I am eternally hungry and my near and dear ones will vouch for
that!
I
know myself; I need to get into something deeply if I take it up, or it makes
no sense to me at all. Gradually, I started getting seduced by the aromas,
textures and the possibilities that could conspire in this beautiful place I
discovered in my own home…my kitchen. It was like meeting a stranger and
becoming friends. There were so many things I discovered about myself and food
that I did not know before. I started reading, googling and watching food like
an obsessed person. I discovered the secrets of fire to vegetables, yeast to
flour, wine to meat, the right amount of kneading, whipping and marination.
If
anyone had told me a few years ago that I would one day put together a food
book, I think I would have rolled on the floor laughing.I'm really happy to be
launching my 1st cook book which is a labour of love in my home city ,amidst
family and friends.’
Maria
Goretti
Ajay
Mago, Publisher, Om Books International said on the occasion, ‘The first time I
went through Maria’s blog, I knew for sure that she could put together a unique
book with flavors of her rich cultural background, and her journeys across
India and beyond. And I have been invited at her table several times over, so
that I could gorge on all these delights. I have to confess that each page of
this book reflects Maria’s generosity of spirit and heart and her belief that
Love is the key ingredient in any dish.’
Arshad
Warsi, Ajay Mago, Maria Goretti and Maria's Mother Launching the Book
AD
Singh, Managing Director, Olive Bar and Kitchen stated ‘Olive Bar &
Kitchen, which recently completed a milestone anniversary of 15 years, is
pleased to support TV personality, food devotee and now author Maria Goretti
for the launch of her new book, 'From My Kitchen to Yours,' as the venue
partner’
The
event saw coming together of a lot of renowned celebrities wishing luck to
Maria for her book, and I wish her the same. Time to grab my copy..!!
From
My Kitchen To Yours by Maria Goretti
Price-
Rs.995
Pages-
Rs. 216
Published
By Om Books International
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