Vegan Gastronomy at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences with Chef Sébastien Kardinal

India’s most loved and popular hospitality brand, Novotel Hotels and Resorts provided a unique experience for food enthusiasts in India. Recognized French Chef Sébastien Kardinal, known for creating magic with vegan cuisine, visited select Novotel properties in India to showcase unique gastronomical skills. During his India tour, Chef Kardinal hosted various experiences from 26th November to 3rd December at Novotel properties in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and New Delhi. Celebrating the 20 Novotel properties in India, Chef Kardinal’s visit was part of the experiences and campaigns planned for the brand. Recently, an exclusive French Vegan Master Class was conducted by Chef Sebastien Kardinal at Novotel Kolkata & Residences along with Vegan Dinner.

With Chef Kardinal’s expertise, our in-house chef’s, as well as our guests learned much more about vegan food and how it has revolutionized the gastronomical space. Specializing in French and gastronomical specialties, Chef Kardinal loves creating vegan versions of the popular dishes and Plus Que Parfait along with Business France had helped us organize chef’s visit to showcase French vegan cuisine.

In India, we have successfully launched 20 Novotel properties in 15 cities over the years and going stronger each day. With impeccable service at each property, various exclusive experiences and delectable food and beverage options, Novotel hotels are truly your home away from home. Food and beverage are vital elements across our Novotel properties and keeping in sync with the global pillars, we have refreshed our breakfast offering. Our endeavor is to curating pleasing dishes with unique presentations and keeping the food items fresh, regional and authentic. Keeping in mind the tea and coffee lovers, Novotel provides locally sourced high-quality finest selection from India. For our MICE offerings, our hotels have started curated personalized products and services with an increased focus on the glocal trends in terms of food, training employees and overall presentation as well.

"It was great to have Chef Sébastien Kardinal at Novotel properties in India and our guests, as well as our chefs, learned many new things from him. We at Accor are completely responsible for giving our guests sustainable produce and believe that we should give back more to the planet than what we take. Having Chef Sébastien all the way from France is one such great initiative.” said, Ganapathy Mallya- Director of Culinary Transformation for Novotel Hotels India.

Rifaquat Ali Khan Mirza, Co-founder Plus Que Parfait shared "We at Plus Que Parfait (‘more than perfect’ in French) establish a link between the French culinary & hospitality ecosystem and the Indian hospitality Industry backed by strong well-established associations and understanding of both countries. These activities range from curated culinary experiences and workshops to training and brand enhancements. We are pleased to curate Chef Sebastian Kardinal's Vegan Masterclass tour in association with Accor across Novotel hotels in India, where we share a common culinary belief system."

From tasty Basquaise and Shepherd's pie to Blanquette old and stuffed tomatoes, the Master Class at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences was followed by a sumptuous vegan dinner that was specially curated by Chef Kardinal.

The spectacular gourmet experience was enjoyed by Fashion Designer Ms. Agnimitra Paul, Consul General of France Ms. Virginie Corteval, Director of Alliance française Mr. Fabrice Plancon, the honorary consul of Norway, Ms. Nayantara Palchoudhuri, Deputy Consul General of Germany Mr. Jurgen Thomas Schrod and Mrs. Iris Schrod, Actress Ms. Ritabhari Chakraborty and Vegan Community of Kolkata where they were able to learn the secrets of vegan cooking during a live demonstration and taste the same preparation in the buffet along with a Bengali vegan buffet spread that included Beetroot Cutlet, Postor Bora, Begun Bhaja, Musur Dal, Mochar Ghonto, Pui Sager Chorchori, Tofur Paturi, Luchi, Gurer Payesh etc..

With Novotel, Accor offers every guest the freedom to fully enjoy their stay.

Novotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts provide a multi-service offer for both business and leisure guests, with spacious, modular rooms, 24/7 catering offers with balanced meals, meeting rooms, attentive and proactive staff, kid areas, a multi-purpose lobby and fitness centers. Through PLANET 21, Accor’s sustainable development program, Novotel commits to Man and the Planet. Novotel has over 520 hotels and resorts in 61 countries, ideally located in the heart of major international cities, business districts and tourist destinations.

Accor is a world-leading augmented hospitality group offering unique experiences in 4,900 hotels and residences across 110 countries.