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Chef Anand Goes Back to Roots with Kerala Food Festival at Mint & Mustard | July 12, 2009

Chef Anand George Launches his first Kerala Festival on 23rd July

Chef Anand George, founder of Mint & Mustard, is going back to his roots with a personal tribute to the home-cooking that inspired his rise to culinary fame – by launching the first ever Kerala Cardiff Food Festival.

Running for a month from July 23rd, the Festival will celebrate cuisine unique to the region on the Southern Coast of India, renowned for its seafood specialities and dishes featuring coconut, plantains and spices only found in the locality.

Chef George has created an entirely new menu for his restaurant especially for the month.  Chef Anand George said: “We have been overwhelmed by the reaction from Welsh people since choosing Cardiff to be the birthplace of our restaurant and our aim of re-defining Indian cuisine. 

I believe people will be intrigued to learn more about the traditional home-style and street snack cooking of my home region and we will put on a real show by introducing dishes that have never been experienced in Wales before.”

Chef George was born in Kerala, and took an early interest in cooking at the family home. He progressed his career in the Five Star hotels of Mumbai before re-locating to the UK where he honed his skills in a number of leading Indian restaurants in London.  Chef George has now established his family home in Cardiff.

We will shortly be adding a full Festival menu to the website for your delectation!