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VARlI MEdIA HOSTS COOk OFF

SHOW PRESENTEd By VARlIWARE

The Varli Cook Off is a cooking competition that will be aired on ITV Gold

(Left to right) Guest Judge Bollywood singer Shivangi Sharma - Restaurateur Vishal Bakshi -
Celebrity Chef Prasad Chirnomula (Left to right) Contestant/runner up Neeru Verma - contestant - Sangita Bhagat - Chef Sahil
Zafar (he created the cook off format) Founder/Organizer Varli Singh - contestant Monika Ahuja
- contestant/Winner Anuj Sharma

(Left to right) Vishal Bakshi, Winner Anuj Sharma, Dr.Sudhir Parikh, Actor Ashmit Patel, Celeb-
rity Chef Prasad Chirnomula, Founder/Organizer Varli Singh

OUR BUREAU next round, where they would create
a main course meal.
Martinsville, NJ
The mystery ingredients were,
n April 3, Varli Media hosted respectively, Cauliflower/Shrimp,
the Varli Cook Off at Mar- and Chicken/Paneer. (Left to right) Live Cooking demo by Chef Kamal Uddin with actor Ashmit Patel, Celebrity
Otinsville Gardens, New Jersey. The criteria that the judges based
This event was hosted by Celebrity the dishes on were taste, creativity and restaurateur & cook off host Roni Mazumdar - Celebrity chef Prasad Chirnomula - Chef Nee-
Restaurateur, Roni Mazumdar. Ma- innovation, skill set and organization, lesh Pagare - Chef Sahil Zafar (in the back in black) - Chef Kamal Uddin
zumdar’s boundless energy and sense presentation and appearance. Anuj
of humor kept the event high-spirited Sharma grabbed the winner’s title
at all times. while Neeru Verma placed second.
The Varli Cook Off was judged Anuj’s winning recipe was a show-stop-
by Celebrity Chef Prasad Chirnomu- ping Chicken and Spinach Skillet.
la, Restaurateur Vishal Bakhshi. The Varli Cook Off winner received
guest judges were Dr. Sudhir Parikh the Varliware BBQ Grill/Sigri, valued
of Parikh worldwide and ITV Gold, at $1000, and the runner up received a
Bollywood Actor Ashmit Patel and VarliWare Gift Hamper valued at $200.
Bollywood Singer Shivangi Sharma. One of the highlights of this
This competition was among event was the Live Cooking Demo by
four food enthusiasts, Anuj Sharma, Chef Kamal Uddin and Actor Ash-
Neeru Verma, Sangita Bhagat, and mit Patel. Another part of the event
Monika Ahuja, who created a two- was the special food and dessert tast-
course unique creative Indian meal. ing by VarliWare and Chand Palace
Each round was 30 minutes long. The for the attendees to enjoy. Varliware
first round was an appetizer round also hosted a fundraiser organized by
where one contestant, Monika Ahu- Diya Singh, and the proceeds would (Left to right) Celebrity restaurateur & cook off host Roni Mazumdar - judge restaurateur Vishal
ja, was eliminated. The three remain- be donated to the Cohen Children’s Bakshi - guest judge actor Ashmit Patel - judge Prasad Chirnomula - guest judge Dr.Sudhir Parikh
ing contestants advanced into the Medical Center for children in need.

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