Bring your appetite \;on Saturday\, November 3\, for the first-ever \;Taste of India Dinner \;at \;Aerie Restaurant &\; Lounge. Chefs Mangesh Hegde and Yeshwant Reddy will present a special\, one-night-only menu featuring dishes like chicken tikka\, dal fry\, tandoori salmon\, and plenty of naan.
\n\n\;
\n\nBoth chefs come to Grand Traverse Resort and Spa from Mumbai through a culinary exchange program and are excited to present the cuisine of India to Traverse City.
\n\n\;
\n\n"\;These are all dishes we would find at a restaurant in India\, and we'\;re using a lot of traditional flavors\,"\; said Mangesh. "\;There aren'\;t many Indian restaurants in this area\, so we wanted to bring something from home to Aerie."\;
\n\n\;
\n\nYeshwant agreed. "\;People here crave Indian food\, and they tell me they go to Detroit to get a meal. The second week I was here\, we did an Indian dinner for about fifteen people in the culinary department. They were so excited that we knew we had to do a bigger event."\;
\n\n\;
\n\nThe Taste of India Dinner follows the tradition of the \;Jamaican Dinner \;(celebrating its third iteration on October 13) and the \;Filipino Dinner\, which took place this past April. Mangesh and Yeshwant created a menu inspired by their favorite dishes and will also organize ordering ingredients and lead the kitchen the night of the event.
\n\n\;
\n\nYeshwant said it'\;s unusual to have so many opportunities to share culture and cuisine. "\;You don'\;t get these kinds of chances other places. At the Resort\, you can make changes to your food and experiment\, and if it'\;s good\, it will go on the menu. You have freedom to try new things."\;
\n\n\;
\n\nThe special menu is available on Saturday\, November 3\, at $35 per guest plus tax and gratuity. Featured beverages will also be available. All ages are welcome.
\n\n\;
\n\nCall Aerie Restaurant &\; Lounge at 231-534-6800 for reservations or visit \;www.aerierestaurant.com. \;
\n LOCATION:Aerie Restaurant & Lounge Grand Traverse Resort UID:e.2409.16742 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T140516Z URL:https://business.elkrapidschamber.org/events/details/a-taste-of-india-a-celebration-of-the-cuisine-and-culture-of-india-16742 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR