PECHAKUCHA GOA VOL.5_FOODIES UNITE

Come and indulge in the stories of Food & Drinks in Goa. We have it all covered for you, from Food Growers to Bakers, from Alcohol Alchemist  to Feni Makers, from Food Designers to Food Critics.

Starting with 'PechaKucha Night Goa Vol. 5_Foodies Unite', we will be making PechaKucha Goa-Speed Networking an Integral part of PechaKucha Goa. The networking event will start at 7pm till 8pm followed by PechaKucha Night Goa Vol. 5_Foodies Unite at 8pm. 

When you register for PechaKucha Goa-Speed Networking, It gives you access to PechaKucha Night Goa Vol. 5_Foodies Unite as well or you can just attend the main event. 

We've limited tickets for speed networking so PRE-REGISTRATION is a MUST

Here is a list of our amazing speakers:

1. Sujit Sumitran - Bread Whisperer

Sujit is India's most talked about and written about sourdough baker! Sujit, known as ‘The Bread Whisperer from Goa’ evangelises slow-fermented Sourdough bread.  

2. Desmond Nazareth - Alcohol Alchemist

Desmond Nazareth is the principal founder and MD of Agave India. Their products are sold under the master brand name, ‘DesmondJi’, or ‘DJ’, 

3. Snigdha Manchanda - Tea Sommelier

Snigdha perceives tea as a lifestyle product and not a commodity. She trained under Japanese Tea Master, Nao Numekawa and founded Tea Trunk in 2013.

4. Nolan Mascarenhas - Wanderluster

An award winning photojournalist, Nolan is torn between food & travel. Having held multiple exhibitions across- he loves to capture the essence of a meal or moment through his lens

5. Zubin Vazifdar - Zuperb Pop Up and Catering

Zubin, known for his famous restaurant Zuperb in Goa, specialising in Parsi food now runs a Parsi Pop Up lunch once a month and has his own home cooked Parsi food takeaway. 

6. Kunal Arolkar - Founder- Foodybreaks Academy & Bakery

Chef Kunal Arolkar, a Michelin-trained PastryChef, is the Head Chef at Foodybreaks and runs FB Academy Goa, Goa’s 1st City&Guilds UK Approved Boutique Pastry & Bakery Academy in Porvorim. 

7. Darryl D’Souza - Pioneer - Integrative Medicine

Darryl went through 14 years of sickness & suffering that almost ended his life in 2004. His radical reversal from that state to a state of complete well-being within just 1 year of using Integrated Natural Therapies is a story that has inspired thousands across the globe lead healthier lives. 

8. Sandeep Sridharan - Founder - Esca Brahma

Sandeep has over 2 decades of practice in creating culinary experiences all over the world. He also runs a successful food blog and a design studio for delivering high end food to a group of people under the brand name Esca Brahma.

9. Hansel Vaz - The Feni Finder

Worked 9 years in the oil field- NZ, OZ, PNG, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Qatar. Started Cazulo Premium Feni in 2012. Quit Oilfield in 2015 to take up Cazulo full time.

10. Punam Singh - Co-founder - Mustard

Punam has over 31 years of experience in the retail and hospitality. Prior to founding Mustard, she was the CEO of Fine Foods Pvt Ltd. which owns restaurant brands such as MOSHE’S. 

11. Drasty Shah - Founder - The Project Cafe

An MBA in Hospitality from Johnson and Wales University, Drasty shah is the brains and the heart behind The Project Café – Ahmedabad and Goa. She believes in the power of strengthening the community by building symbiotic enterprise models around people and empowering them.

This time we are adding an exciting event within the event called 'PechaKucha Networking'. This will be a formal networking event where we will have various networking activities to get you the maximum out of the event. Registering for this event will give you a free pass to the main event. This event starts sharp at 7pm.