M. Venkateswaran was adjudged winner of the preliminary round of the third edition of The Hindu ‘Our State Our Taste’, a culinary talent hunt held in the city on Saturday. Gayathri was adjudged first runner-up and Bharathi was declared second runner-up of the contest.
Participants presented minimum of two dishes of which one dish represented the flavour of Tamil Nadu with Namba Ooru Namba Savorit Pasta.
Chef K. Damodaran (Chef Damu), who was the contest's judge, said the dishes were judged based on the taste, texture, flavour and presentation.
R. Balaganesh, Sales Manager, Vidiem; C.T. Meera Mohaideeen, ARD National agencies Videim Distributor; M.J. Radhika, Category head for Savorit and Naga; N. Ganesh Babu - Regional Sales Manager- Madhuram; M. Balaji, Sree Murugan Enterprises; and N. Vimal, Area Sales Manager from Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt. Ltd.; were present
Vidiem Kitchen Appliances is the title sponsor of the cooking contest hosted by The Hindu.
The contest is powered by Savorit and Madhuram Rice in association with RKG Ghee and Cardia Advanced Groundnut Oil. LG Asafoetida is the asafoetida partner and Naga Food is the associate partner.
Divinity partner is ITC Mangaldeep and spices partner is Everest Masala. The banking partner is Karur Vysya Bank, the magazine partner is Aval Vikatan and the media partner is Hindu Tamil Thisai.
GEC partner is Kalaignar TV and news channel partner is Kalaignar Seidhigal. Venue partner is Grand by GRT Hotels.
