You name it. They’ve tried it. No. these are not stuntmen we are talking about. These are two crazy guys who decided to embark on something more adventurous than an adrenaline rush – food!
Rocky Singh and Mayur Sharma, India’s official foodies, are back and this time with their own show FoodMAD on their favourite topic again – food.
Promising to tempt you with everything good, the duo have canvassed the length and breadth of the country, travelling more than 1,20,000 kilometres and sampling more than 7,000 different dishes in the last eight years. So they decided to make a show out of all their expertise.
Mayur says, “We gave our best to ensure our viewers satisfy their food craving. “Seeing it on television puts it on a new perspective. People will get to see all the places we relish and come with us at least visually to these scenic landscapes with some of the most wonderful food to offer.”
Rocky adds that this is the life. “We get paid to eat and do one of the coolest jobs in the world. The show presents us in our element – surrounded by the choicest food of the country. It’s also fantastic having our own show. This is a promise of a culinary road trip like no other.”
The duo further comment: “If you want to discover the real sights and sounds of India and go on an adventure with food from across the country, watch our show. We hope to inspire people to love our nation’s diversity of food and cherish every bite with us. We also hope to make them very hungry since we thoroughly enjoy ourselves on camera. So make sure you got something to munch on when you watch our show.”
The challenges were many, they say. “We went on a recording spree doing at least four episodes a day and eating a minimum of 20 full meals daily. It took a toll on our bodies and we gained quite a lot of weight. But our passion outweighed them all and we just kept going. When it’s food, nothing is going to stop us,” laughs Mayur.
They even paid a visit to Bangalore’s famous Meghana Biriyani. “It’s one of the best Hyderabadi biriyani joints we have tried outside Hyderabad. It was fun in Bangalore with so many food joints and foodies – a definite must visit for every food lover.”
Looking back, Rocky says: “Our journey into food started ages ago. We both have been friends for a long time and discovered our common passion was for food. So we decided to embark on a journey. If you traverse the country, you will find a superb range of food around every corner. Every joint has something to offer. Our diverse cultures and food is what we wanted to discover. That’s what kicked off this adventure.”
The duo also brings out a book on August 8 and 9 in Bangalore based on their shows Highway On My Plate2 which is a compilation of their adventure.
“This has never been done before. No one has ever put together an Indian guide to roadside eating. So this documented book on the diversity of cuisines in the country is the first of its kind. And yet, it’s still not enough to put everything into it.”
So whether it is the midnight hunger pangs or on-the-go food that you desire, Rocky and Mayur promise to take you to the ultimate destination and make you eat to your stomach’s content.
FoodMAD features every Saturday at 9 p.m. on NDTV Good Times.
