Tag: Ranveer Brar

  • Zoom and Philips launch ‘Thank God It’s Fryday’ season 2

    Zoom and Philips launch ‘Thank God It’s Fryday’ season 2

    MUMBAI: Bollywood and lifestyle channel from the Times Network stable, Zoom is leaving no stone unturned in strengthening its content, in keeping with the revamp strategy.

     

    The channel is all set to bring back the season 2 of its food fashion show, Philips Air Fryer Thank God It’s Fryday with chef Ranveer Brar, this August. The show that will travel to eight cities, including Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Goa and Amritsar will bring to the viewers the local cuisine of the region combining it with health, style and fashion.

     

    Times Network MD & CEO M K Anand said, “Zoom is connected closely with its premium audiences who are driven in their pursuit of a stylish and fulfilling lifestyle. Philips Air Fryer Thank God It’s Fryday helps them in their quest, as it shows them ways to keep their diet healthy even as they happily enjoy tasty, fried food. This is why we are particularly pleased to launch season 2, in which it will offer even more engaging, entertaining and extremely useful and relevant content to our viewers.”

     

    Philips India president consumer lifestyle ADA Ratnam added, “Thank God It’s Fryday was a truly innovative concept that seamlessly brought together food, fitness and travel to create a very interesting story. As expected, the audience loved its first edition in 2014 and were left hungry for more. This year, once again, Philips Airfryer is joining hands with Zoom to explore more cities and more cuisines to create interesting stories that the audiences will love. And it is not just stories – we have received tremendous response from people trying the innovative recipes and re-discovering tasty, healthy food. Like everyone else, we are also looking forward to Chef Ranveer once again creating magic with his trusted companion Philips Airfryer.”

     

    What’s new in season 2

     

    This season the show will have a new format, new fried flavours, and most important, a host of healthy and delicious new regional delicacies created in the Philips Airfyer.

     

    Season 2 will also feature a new fusion of cooking and photography. The chef and his photographer friend will travel to different cities around the country, exploring various local delicacies and new fried flavours. Chef Ranveer will recreate a healthy version of the same dish in the Philips Airfryer, but with an interesting twist to create a new fusion dish.

     

    Brar said, “In today’s world of stress and convenience, where well-being and health have become all the more important, a gadget like the Philips Airfryer, along with Thank God It’s Fryday, brings back well-being into our lives, and with style.”

  • ‘Masterchef’ awards Paneer Makhani as India’s favourite veg dish

    ‘Masterchef’ awards Paneer Makhani as India’s favourite veg dish

    MUMBAI: In an all India voting poll initiated by Star Plus, Paneer Makhani emerged as India’s favourite veg dish among the top 10 popular dishes suggested by MasterChef judges, Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar.

     

    The 10 dishes which included Rajma Chawal, Dum Aloo, Sarson Da Saag, Dal Makhani, Chana Masala etc. were shortlisted by the three judges, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar and the resultant most favourite dish was Paneer Makhani with a whopping 40 per cent votes. Now this winning dish is to be integrated in the on air show as one of the dishes to be made. This All India poll was not just supported by the Masterchef Judges but even the other actors of Star Plus voted for their favourite dish. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor said, “Everyone has a different choice when it comes to food, people, views but nobody has ever taken the initiative to find out what the majority stands with and Star Plus has done just that by taking a step to know India’s favourite Veg dish and surprisingly it is also my favourite dish – Paneer Makhani”.

     

    Vikas Khanna, the Michelin Star Award winner said, “I value vegetarian food more after living in the States and you will be mighty surprised to know that a lot of foreigners as well support vegetarianism…as veg food too has several choices and flavours. I am glad that this not just another research because this initiative will be taken a step forward by the MasterChef kitchen by including the dish in our show”.

     

    Star plus is championing the growing food culture through Masterchef and this is a one of its kind initiative to bring to limelight the fandom behind veg food like Paneer Makhani.

  • Get the best of both worlds with ‘Health bhi, Taste bhi’

    Get the best of both worlds with ‘Health bhi, Taste bhi’

    MUMBAI: Are you a foodie? But worried about putting on those extra kilos every time you indulge. Well, Zee Khana Khazana, India’s premium 24hr food channel has a solution in its new offering, “Health Bhi, Taste Bhi”. Hosted by one of India’s finest chefs, Chef Ranveer Brar, the latest show on Zee Khana Khazana, will showcase delicious YET healthy food options for those who love to eat. This great new show will bring to table the skills required to give their favorite meal, a healthy makeover by cutting the calories without compromising on the taste. This fat free show will premiere on Monday, September 15th 2014 at 1 pm only on Zee Khana Khazana.

     

    Amit Nair, Business Head Zee Khana Khazana says, “Getting carried away while enjoying a scrumptious calorie filled meal is human tendency. Through Health Bhi, Taste Bhi, we aspire to propagate wellness through food. The show is not about denying yourself the food that you enjoy but rather enjoying the food you love in a responsible manner – a manner that benefits you rather than harms you. This show will definitely appeal to the urban and non-urban audience equally. The urban audience will love it for its practicality and it will be an eye-opener to the non-urban audience.”

     

    If you’ve ever been frustrated trying to inculcate healthy eating habits in your family, then “Health Bhi, Taste Bhi” is the show for you. The format is based on the principle that fad diets are not a solution to stay fit. The idea is to know what you eat and inculcate good eating habits. Therefore each recipe in the show will inform the audience of the caloric value of ingredients including that of the final dish. The show focusses on healthy diet options and teaches you everything about nutrition without comprising on the taste. It is aimed at breaking the myth that healthy food is bland and boring.