Chennai: The much sought-after Maami Samayal, a unqiue food fest that offers lip-smacking spread for taste-buds is on at Regenta Central Deccan in Royapettah till 1 December at L9 – Maami Samayal restaurant at ninth floor, as an elaborate buffet spread. It promises a true vegetarian and nostalgic delight.
Says Prema Mami, the brain behind the food festival has over 45 years in cooking. “Tamilnadu is known for its ancient cultural heritage, long coastline and fabulous hill stations. There are some things that are unique to the Tamil culture like Jallikattu, Bharathanatyam, Kolams. Also among these is the great Tamil vegetarian cuisine. These traditional and long cherished recipes will be brought to your table by us,” she says and adds, “Cooking is like Yoga for me. It gives peace of mind. My passion towards it helped me turn it a full-time profession.”
Indulge in the culinary opulence of a rich heritage and traditional dishes like jeeraga panagam, neer more, usili, morekali, morekozhambu, morekootu, pachadi, pitlai, thogaiyal, araichu vitta sambar, karivepilai kozhambu, paruppu urundai kozhambu, thenga Saadam, puliyodharai, maaladu and poli among others.
With the advent of fast food, there has been a rise in health complications among people. There are so many varieties of traditional foods which have been forgotten and this Maami Samayal is an attempt to bring them back to the public.
The festival was inaugurated by actresses Gowri Vishwanathan and Komal Sharma. Between Monday to Sunday, the lunch session is from 12.30 pm to 3 pm. The Raja Bhojanam thali is priced at Rs 400 nett (per person), Bhojanam Thali at Rs 300 nett per person. The dinner session is between 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm and the dinner buffet is priced at Rs 555 nett (per person). For more information contact Regenta Central Deccan, 36, Royapettah High Road, Royapettah at 9840978842/9884951022 or 044 6677 3333.