Lately, Mumbai social circles, got the rare opportunity to taste food prepared by none other than Chef Massimo Bottura, one of the world’s most celebrated Italian chefs. The one-night-only, exclusive seven-course dinner was part of Condé Nast Traveller’s, Hot Tables culinary series, which was co-hosted by luxury jewellery brand NIRAV MODI.
For the uninitiated, Massimo Bottura’s Modena-based three-Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Francescana was ranked #1 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list 2016, becoming the first Italian restaurant in history to win this accolade.
Held at the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, the ambience of Osteria Francescana was recreated using the establishment’s famous grey color palette with original photography of Italy by Sunhil Sippy adorning the walls. Co-hosts Nirav Modi and Alex Kuruvilla were seen engaging with high-profile guests like Swati Piramal, Aryama Sundaram, Vikas Oberoi, Gayatri Oberoi, Shweta Bhosale, Pirojsha Godrej, Karla Godrej, Sonam Kapoor, Karan Boolani and Mira Rajput Kapoor at the event.
