Celebrate Modern Western Australian Cuisine with Chef Tony Howell

Delhi, 30th March 2019: All Things Nice presents an evening that celebrates Modern Australian Cuisine by Chef Tony Howell who has garnered a reputation of being one of Australia’s Best Chefs, in association with JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity. He is also Tourism Australia’s Culinary Brand Ambassador and the face of ‘Restaurant Australia’. The exceptionally talented Chef is on a two city tour of India with All Things Nice to host a dinner in Mumbai and Delhi slated this March. These exquisite dinners will be paired with wines from Mud House, Ironstone and Grover Zampa presented by Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal.

Our partners for this event include our co-sponsor Elior, India’s finest food services company, the Government of Western Australia who is supporting the event, Thai Airways and JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity as our hospitality partner.

Western Australian born and bred Tony Howell discovered his passion for cooking as a bright-eyed 14 year old while working in a Mexican Restaurant. 30 years later, Chef Tony Howell is known as Australia’s most coveted chefs. He has worked in Western Australia’s finest restaurants and cooked alongside some of the World’s Greatest Chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Alex Atala, Rene Redzepi and Sat Bains.

During Tony Howell’s 15-year tenure at five-star boutique Hotel Cape Lodge in Yallingup, the restaurant received a number of awards and accolades, most notably the Conde Nast Travellers Gold List in the Best Food Category Award in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012.

The esteemed chef has appeared on numerous television cooking shows including MasterChef Australia as a guest chef in 2011 and is a proud host of Channel 7’s hit lifestyle programme Fresh TV. Additionally, Chef Tony has also appeared in Conde Nast Traveller USA, Forbes, Gourmet Traveller, The Guardian, Traveller, The Telegraph (UK), The Herald (NZ), Travel + Leisure, Qantas Inflight Magazine and many more.

On mentioning Tony Howell’s visit at JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity, Ramandeep Kapur, Director Food & Beverage at the hotel says, “Culinary experiences should not only be peculiar but expansive too. We intend to feature both in unison on one’s plate. Our team is delighted to have Chef Tony Howell this week and we extend our gracious welcome to him. Surely his visit and the dinner will add to our pursuit of partnering with the finest chefs from across the globe to provide our guests superlative experiences”.

Tony Howell’s vision is to spread the word about Western Australia’s exceptional produce and his passion for food. His other passions include surfing, motorbike riding and travelling.

Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal of All Things Nice on bringing Chef Tony Howell to India: ‘I always had a deep fondness for Australian wine and cuisine. Western Australia is not only drop dead gorgeous, but is also responsible for some of the finest food and wine coming out of Australia. We are happy to bring our third chef down from Australia to India and host an evening at the fabulous JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity.’

The dinner will showcase a 5-course modern Western Australian cuisine menu paired perfectly with wine. Indulge in the dishes that are yet to be explored and have been created keeping in mind ingredients that offer clear, distinct flavours of Western Australia. The menu includes Sashimi of Asian Mushrooms, Ginger Jelly, Prawn Tortellini, Prawns Bisque, Prawn Cracker, Vegetable Tortellini, Sage Burnt Butter, Seared Scallops, Asian Mushroom Omelette, Broth, Chili Jam, Greens, Vegetable Omelette, Asian Mushrooms and Greens. The mains comprise of Australian lamb loin, Charred baby leek, Sarladaise Potatoes, Smoked Eggplant Puree, Roasted Baby Carrot, Creamed Spinach, jus, French Gnocchi, Truffle Blanc, Spinach and Charred Broccolini. The desserts include Chocolate Marquise, Australian Strawberries, Soil, Mousse, Red Wine ice cream and Choc Tuile.

Booking Information

Date: 30th March 2019

Time: 8:00 pm sharp

Venue: JW Marriot New Delhi Aerocity

Price: INR 7500/- All inclusive

Email: info@allthingsnice.in or call +919820698883.

About JW Marriott

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About All Things Nice

All Things Nice (ATN) is a platform to introduce and educate the Indian consumer on all things nice ranging from wines, cognacs, single malts and beer to cheese, charcuterie and gourmet food. ATN works with corporates in the financial and luxury sector in their client engagement and client acquisition activities through innovative events and services. The company also offers consultancy to restaurants, hotels, retail chains and airlines and Indian and international brands in the luxury food and drink sector. Additionally, ATN is engaged with producers of wine, importers of wine & spirit and international wine & spirit brands available in India.

All Things Nice has been conceptualized by Nikhil Agarwal, a trained Sommelier accredited with the Wine Australia scholarship and appointed as Wine Australia’s A+ Educator in India. Nikhil is a certified and well recognized sommelier, writer and editor, international wine and spirits judge and TV personality. He was one amongst five contenders worldwide (90 countries) nominated by the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London, for The Julian Brand Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry.

Nikhil has been featured on TV channels such as NDTV Profit, Times Now, Bloomberg TV and ET Now. CNBC did a feature on Nikhil as part of the show ‘Young Turks’ in 2013 and Discovery Channel featured him in the show The Flying Wine Maker. The show is currently being telecasted in 116 countries and was viewed by over 66 million people. Nikhil was voted as India’s TOP 10 Movers & Shakers in Verve magazine in June 2014 and has been invited by trade organizations from around the world like HKTDC, SIAL, and ProWein to speak about the Indian wine industry in international markets.