POORNA ANNAPURNA - WORKSHOPS FOR THE COMPLETE WOMAN


The Stadel ‘Poorna Annapurna’, workshops for the complete woman, was launched on 9th April with the “EFG (Efficient, food fashioning and Gourmandizing) of cooking” workshop, inaugurated by celebrated danseuse Tanushree Shankar. The highlight of the workshop was a demonstration of Italian cooking by our Master Chef, Narayan Chatterjee .

Subsequent Poorna Annapurna workshops have focused on different themes and genres of cooking. With each class it has raised itself to a new level of expertise such that Poorna Annapurna now has gone beyond the walls of The Stadel. Mrs. Rita Bhimani, one of the pioneers of Public Relations in Kolkata is a driving force behind these workshops. She is the Chairperson of these workshops.

Poorna Annapurna workshops have included ‘Mocktail Magic” by celebrated Beverage Guru Irfan Ahmed , D’ziner desserts by our Master Chef Narayan Chatterjee and a Raksha Bandhan Special workshop, World Cuisine, which was a demonstration of Mexican , Lebanese and continental dishes and also had a special segment on Rakhi Tray decoration.

The popularity of the workshops prompted the prestigious Calcutta Club to invite us to hold a Poorna Annapurna workshop for them on the club premises. Our September workshop, The Perfect Tea Party, was thus held at the Calcutta Club, the first time in the club’s long history that anyone from outside conducted a workshop there.

Children add the perfect touch of completeness to a woman’s life, so on the occasion of Children’s Day, we organized a Poorna Annapurna workshop for kids. The kid’s workshop was a creative cooking workshop where the main flavour of the day was fun. We aimed to make it a never before workshop, a fusion of cooking and creativity where every dish had a tale to tell and every tale had a twist as well .

We had also organized a series of three workshops at the prestigious Smt. J.D. Birla Institute. The workshops ranged from demonstrations of napkin folding, flower arrangement to make up.

The Stadel Poorna Annapurna Workshops list

1.EFG of cooking by Chef Narayan Chatterjee
9th April 2005, 2 p.m.


2) Mocktail Magic by Beverage Guru Irfan Ahmed
26th May , 2 p.m.


3) D’ziner Desserts by Chef Narayan Chatterjee
30th June at 2 p.m.


4) Raksha Bandhan Special – World cuisine by Chef Narayan Chatterjee
28th July at 2 p.m.


5) The Perfect Tea Party -Held at the Calcutta Club for Club members only- non-veg bakery class
27th Sptember 2005


6.Food Funtasia :Workshop for kids
13th November ( 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)


7.Series of 3 Creative workshops for The JDB institute
a) Saturday ,10th December 2005( 9 a.m. to 12 noon) Napkin Folding & Veg. carving
b) Saturday, 17th December 2005( 9 a.m. to 12 .30 p.m.) Flower Arrangement
c) Saturday, 17th January 2006 ( 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.) Make up


8 . Workshops hosted for Bidhan Nagar Sanskriti Sansad
6th January , 2006 , 2 p.m. onwards - Kebabeque (kebabs)
7th January , 2006 , 2 p.m. onwards (Continental Cuisine)


9. The Chocolate Factory by Mr. Harry Mercuur , brand Ambassador for Callebaut Chocolates
28th January 2006 , 11 a.m to 2 p.m.


10. The Bread Basket – Breads & baking workshop
13th May , 2006 , 11 a.m. onwards


11. Mystic Mocktails by Mr. Irfan Ahmed
3rd June , 11 a.m. onwards


12. Monsoon Showers – Workshop on eggless Desserts & vegetarian snacks
29th July , 11 a.m. onwards


13. Chef on the Go – Workshop on a complete veg. continental menu from starters to desserts – 2nd December, 2006 , 11 a.m. onwards


14. Just for starters (workshop for Bidhan Nagar sansad) – Workshop on veg. Continental and Chinese Starters.
Friday, 12th Jan, 2:00 p.m. onwards


15. Chocolate Romance
Workshop on everything chocolate
Saturday , 10th February , 2007, 11 a.m. onwards


16. Holi rangoli
Pre-Holi Workshop on Veg continental main dishes .
Thursday , 1st March , 2007, 11 a.m. onwards