The Cinnamon Collection Welcomes the Indian Festival Season: Celebrate Bijoya, Diwali and More
To round off his ‘A Life In Spice’ celebrations marking The Cinnamon Club’s 20thAnniversary, Executive Chef Vivek Singh and his team are welcoming the Indian Festival season to London with a series of feasting menus, events and supper clubs across the Collection. Inspired by childhoods in India and time spent with friends and family across the iconic Indian festival season, the series pays homage to some of the calendar’s best-loved events and the collective culinary traditions of the Cinnamon team.
India’s festivals are as diverse as the country’s landscapes, bringing together a blend of cultures, and religions. Homes are decorated and thousands of lamps are lit to create a world of fantasy, with feasts an integral part of any celebration. From throwing lavish dinners and parties, to exchanging gifts and sweets, every mealtime is an opportunity to celebrate one’s blessings with friends and family, and The Cinnamon Collection have created this series with this in mind.
Festivities will begin at the Collection’s flagship restaurant, The Cinnamon Club, and run throughout the winter to mark some of the biggest dates in the Indian festival calendar – Bijoya, Diwali and later, Holi.
Festival Feast Menu at The Cinnamon Club, 11 October – 6 November
The Cinnamon Club will once again offer its guests an experience to remember, taking diners on a culinary journey that spans two decades of the restaurant, with a menu featuring India’s most celebrated festival dishes. Curated by Vivek Singh, the six-dish menu features dishes such as char-grilled kingfish with Cornish seaweed salt, Kokum crusted halibut on the bone and Raan-Hyderabadi style slow braised lamb leg. The menu costs £60 per person and includes a festive cocktail on arrival.
Bijoya with Friends Dinner, Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea, 19th October
Taking place on the last day of the Navratri festival, Bijoya is the celebration of good over evil and is known as the festival of hugs. Gather loved ones for a 12-course culinary journey featuring dishes never seen before on any Cinnamon menu. Highlights include Hyderabadi lamb marag soup with vegetable lukhmi, Bengali style fish curry, Lucknow chicken biryani with burhani raita and an aubergine & fenugreek stir-fry in mustard oil. Tickets cost £65 per person and include a welcome drink on arrival.
Diwali Dinner, Cinnamon Kitchen City, 2nd November
Every year, the sound of firecrackers announces the arrival of India’s brightest festival, Diwali.Celebrating life, love and light, guests are invited to break bread with loved ones at Cinnamon Kitchen City with a delicious 12-dish menu. As the final event in the ‘Life in Spice’ series, Raju Ramachandran, Head Chef of Cinnamon Kitchen City, will be joined by Senior Sous Chef of The Cinnamon Club, Surendra Nathawat, to mark the Festival of Lights, with dishes such asSri Lankan style chicken curry with pandan leaf and spices; Tandoori rabbit tikka with soola spices and Kolkata style king prawn biryani with pomegranate raita. Tickets cost £65 per person and include a welcome drink on arrival.
Enjoy a gastronomic celebration of India’s festival cuisine at The Cinnamon Collection.
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