Events

As part of World Food India 2025, 25th Sep to 29th Sep 2025 ,the Ministry of Tourism organized a four-day thematic event titled “Reviving the Culinary Treasures of India”, conceptualized and curated by the India Food Tourism Organisation (IFTO).

The program aimed to showcase India’s culinary heritage, its ancient food wisdom, and its growing relevance in contemporary gastronomy, sustainability, and tourism.

The event brought together eminent chefs, culinary historians, food researchers, journalists, tourism experts, and entrepreneurs from across India to discuss and demonstrate the revival of traditional cuisines and indigenous ingredients.

Average daily footfall exceeded 4,000 visitors, with significant participation from IHMs, culinary schools, state tourism boards, and the media.

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Some glimpses of yesterday’s event of MOU singing ceremony at @univ_silkroad_uz in presence of HE Manish Prabhat Ambassador of to Uzbekistan .

We are honored to announce the online MOU singing ceremony between our organization and @univ_silkroad_uz and we hope this will result into great development of food tourism in both the countries. We also thank our India Embassy Uzbekistan @indiainuzbekistan for help, HE Manish Prabhat @manish.prabhat Sir for his kind support.

It was a great Honour to meet and discuss with HE Manish Prabhat @manish.prabhat India Ambassador to Uzbekistan.

It is a great honour for our organisation to sign the MOU with Government of Namangan for development of Food Tourism in the region.

Our president @chefrajeevgoyal presenting Maa Annapurna to Shri Sazzad Alam, ACS Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam Industries, Commerce & PE Department, Assam

@chef_nishant_choubey It’s an absolute delight and an honour to share platform with incredible Michelin star Chef Atul Kochar and Yashmin Kidwai in an event organised at Saga -cuisines of india by Neha and Nitish !! Thank you vishal Anand and Bihar tourism for coming together !! Many thanks to my friends who joined from all over and listened to our candid chats !! The entire session was well moderated by Miss Kidwai !! Chef Atul is so humble and answered every question so well , so much to learn from you chef , i was sharing insights on Jharkhand cuisine ! We all agreed that regional is the way forward, Thank you chef Rajeev goyal for everything !!

Join us in celebration of Millet Year 2023 and experience the Masterclass By @gautamchaudhry on 29th Jan 2023. Starting at 5:30PM.

Bharat Parv 2023 @tourismgoi @incredibleindia @ministryofculturegoi

We are very excited to inform you that one of India’s most renowned chefs, Chef Rajeev Goyal, who also happens to be the President of India Food Tourism Organisation, is bringing his culinary expertise to spice up #OrangeFestival2022. Be a part of “Masterclass by Celeb Chef” and embark on a gastronomical journey with Chef Rajeev.

It was our great pleasure to attend National Tourism Awards 2018-19 yesterday and listening to Honourable @jdhankhar1 Vice President of India we really thank and congratulate all the winners & @tourismgoi for the wonderful event.

@aihm_jaipur AIHM Jaipur has successfully signed an MoU with Indian Food Tourism Organization on 23rd Oct 2021.

We are happy to announce MOU with @jodhpurihm and we look forward for working together for development of Food Tourism in India.

Join us to savour the food from northeast region of India along with fashion show by designers and supermodels.

October 31st We kick off the 6th UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism with welcome dinner at the former Three-Michelin-Star Restaurant De Karmeliet in the historical centre of Bruges.

Master the art of making salads in live session on facebook page.

@nimsuniversity On the occasion of the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, and the India Food Tourism organization. It was campus-level signing ceremony held at the discretion of the chancellor, Senior Officers, or other designated signatories.

North East Festival at Delhi Gymkhana Club.
Our President @chefrajeevgoyal presented Maa Annpurna to Padma Bhushan Mary Kom Ji @mcmary.kom and few glimpse of #Food preparations and #dance rehearsals

It was pleasure meeting with members of Meghalaya Wine Makers Association and discussing possibilities of #winetourism in Meghalaya.

We are happy share some movements from MOU signing ceremony at @jnujaipuruniversity.

On occasion of #worldfoodday We are happy to announce our relationship with @jnujaipuruniversity by MOU for the development of Food Tourism in Rajasthan.

We are proud to announce our relationship by MOU with Tour Operators Association of Meghalaya, looking forward to developing #meghalaya as Food Tourism destination for World.

India Food Tourism org. and D Y Patil School Of Hospitality & Tourism in association with UNWTO on World Tourism Day, happy to announce our relationship and This event will commence with the signing of an MOU between D Y Patil School Of Hospitality & Tourism Studies & the India Food Tourism Organisation. The theme for this year on Tourism Day is Inclusive Growth.

BCIHMCT now organizes a special webinar on the occasion of World Tourism Day, September 27, 2021. The webinar would be graced by the presence of eminent Chef Rajeev Goyal, President, India Food Tourism Organization. The topic for the webinar will be “INCREDIBLE INDIA TO EDIBLE INDIA’. The session would commence at 1200 hours through the online mode. Come and be a part of this incredible journey.

Opening ceremony of 9th International Travel Mart North East Region started with the address by Honorable MOS @ajaybhattuk Ji and Honorable CM nagaland @chiefministerofnagaland followed by respected Secretary MOT Sh.Arvind Singh Ji and power pack performance by young Nagaland Artists in presence of Honorable Minister of Tourism Mizoram Mr. Robert Romawia Royte @robertromawiaroyte and vote thanks given by ADG tourism Smt. Rupender Brar .

It is our pleasure to host this activity along with @incredibleindia to promote Culinary Tourism and Photo Tourism in India.

It was pleasure meeting tourism minister Shri. Narayan Prasad Ji for @tourismbihargov and learning his interest to promote cuisine of Bihar to the world.

Mr. Rhituparna Baruah, Chairman, Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) and our president Mr. Rajeev Goyal participated in an open discussion with various stakeholders of Tourism at the Centre and discussed the potential of Food Tourism Development in State of Assam Along with Prof. Shiela Bora (Retired Professor of History at Dibrugarh University and Convenor, Assam Chapter, INTACH), Mr. Manoj Jalan (Member, BOM, CMSDU and closely associated with tourism through his venture, Purvy Discovery) and, Mr. Mohit Joshi (Area Manager, Indian Railway Traffic Service), Mr. Santanu Hazarika (Deputy Manager, North Eastern Coal Fields), Mr. Sudarshan Khaund & Ms. Madhusmita Bezbarua Khaund our Ambassador -North East India (Proprietor of Avani Travel Services), Mr. Mahesh Chandra Bora (Retired Chief General Manager, Coal India) and Mr. Rishi Saraf (General Manager, Purvy Discovery).

India Food Tourism Organisation (IFTO) is proud to have co-hosted the North East Cultural Festival at Delhi Gymkhana Club with support from the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Govt of Manipur, Central Cottage Industries Emporium, and Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
And on the second day of the event, a felicitation was done by Senior journalist Ms Navika Kumar Group Editor, Times Network | Editor-in-Chief, Times Now Navbharat | Times Now One of the main attractions of the events was Masterclass for authentic north-eastern cuisines by celebrity chefs Chef Joel Basumatari from Nagaland, Chef Sanjukta Das from Assam and Chef Atul Lahkar from Assam. Noted tea sommelier Vikram Mittal performed an interesting talk and interactive tea tasting sessions about various types of tea grown in the region and the value of Tea Tourism. A number of other celebrity chefs and senior personalities in the culinary and hospitality fields including Chef Rajeev Goyal- President India Food Tourism Org., Chef Gautam Chaudhry, Chef Sanjay Agrawal, Amit Lohani-Founder Director FIFI & Patron Member of India Food Tourism Org. And Chef Davinder Kumar President of the Indian Culinary Forum & Patron Member of the India Food Tourism Org.