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Foodies for life since 1248

DNMUM270927 | 3/6/2013 | Author : Shahkar Abidi | WC :241 | Mumbai

Group meets in different parts of the globe to satiate taste buds

Mumbai: In 1248, when French King Louis IX formed a group for the gastronomically inclined to cultivate culinary skills fit for royal consumption, he would not have expected his vision to spread across the world and last a whopping 765 years.
The group — Chaine des Rotisseurs — comprising food enthusiasts from across the world, including Mumbai, has flourished and keeps meeting at regular intervals to date. It is expected to get together on March 15 in Finland next and has several similar programmes lined up in different parts of the globe such as a gala event in Strasbourg, France, in May.
Membership to the group is 'by invitation' only. Members include professionals such as chefs and hoteliers and non-professionals
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