CKP Food Fest 2016 at Thane
January is bursting with Maharashtrian food events.....this weekend,it's the CKP Food Fest organized by Sameer Gupte.CKPs or Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus are said to be descendants of King Chandrasen and migrated to Maharashtra from Kashmir.They essentially held administrative posts under royalty and even today many important administrative jobs with the Govt and held by them.I was accompanied by Babso Kanwar who is a food historian penning a book on Kayastha cuisine.She had held interesting events like Food of the Mahabharata and Baniya Food in New Delhi.We also had Bimba Nayak,an ace Pathare Prabhu chef with us and Sameer Rane of Ixora Wines Essentially nonvegetarian,CKPs do have notable vegetarian dishes too.Masoorachi Amti is Sameer Gupte's favorite! Always tells his mom,she should make made a little more :) The other veg dish I spotted was the Wadicha Sambhar......veg dumplings in gravy The event was very well organized with food courts to sit