Food for Thought Fest 2025

India’s Best Known Luxe Food Festival in a Mega Vegetarian Avatar

The Food for Thought Fest by the South Asian Association for Gastronomy (S.A.A.G) stands as India’s premier celebration of culinary excellence, this time embracing a grand vegetarian avatar. Designed to highlight South Asia’s rich and diverse gastronomy, the festival goes beyond being a food event—it’s an immersive experience that unites culture, cuisine, and conversation.

Through this annual fest, S.A.A.G aims to represent gastronomy at a regional level and establish itself as the central hub for South Asia’s culinary community. It serves as a dynamic networking platform for chefs, food entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and students—encouraging meaningful exchanges and collaborations that shape the future of the food industry.

The festival’s vision is to act as both a consolidator of traditional knowledge and a thought leader driving innovation in the region’s food and hospitality sector. By bringing together celebrated master chefs from across South Asia, it offers audiences a unique opportunity to savour authentic flavours, discover culinary stories, and engage directly with the legends behind the recipes.

Packed with infotainment, interactive sessions, and celebrity appearances, the Food for Thought Fest redefines the concept of a luxury food event—where taste meets intellect, and tradition meets trend. As it embraces a vegetarian focus, it also champions sustainability, wellness, and mindful indulgence—making it not just a festival, but a movement celebrating the evolving soul of South Asian cuisine.