Kahaani Foods of India, a three day chef led food festival, returns to Delhi from 13 to 15 November 2026. It is the second edition, after the first run in February 2026, and it takes place at Travancore Palace near Connaught Place.

Quick answer

  • Dates: 13 to 15 November 2026, from 12pm, per Time Out Delhi.
  • Venue: Travancore Palace, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place.
  • Tickets: from ₹899 on BookMyShow, according to Time Out Delhi.
  • What is on: live cooking demos, panels, a regional food bazaar, craft stalls and folk performances.
  • Organiser: Indophile, supported by Incredible India and four state governments.

What Kahaani Foods of India is about

The festival looks at regional cooking through the people who practise it. Also, twelve chefs take part, and the focus is on indigenous ingredients and home or community traditions rather than restaurant menus.

The line-up reported by BW Travel includes Syrian Christian cooking from Kerala, Naga-Angami flavours, Khasi cuisine and Ladakhi food traditions. It also lists Adivasi cuisine from Jharkhand, Awadh home cooking, Gujarati regional food, Himalayan cooking, Konkan and Goan Saraswat Brahmin dishes, Bengali flavours, Coorgi cuisine and Indian barbecue.

What you can do there

The programme goes beyond tasting. Then, you can watch live cooking demonstrations and sit in on panels with chefs, restaurateurs and food historians. So the talks cover the history, science and preservation of India’s food heritage.

There is also a regional food bazaar with ingredients and specialities, plus stalls inspired by local crafts and architecture. In fact, folk music and dance performances run alongside. In addition, the IGNCA has curated a display of heritage cooking vessels and utensils.

Who is behind it

Indophile, a cultural and creative venture, presents the festival. Its co-founder Aishwarya Jha has described India’s culinary heritage as “an extraordinary archive of stories”. Still, support comes from the Incredible India programme and the governments of Meghalaya, Karnataka, Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir.

Planning your visit

Tickets were listed from ₹899 on BookMyShow, so book ahead if you plan to go on the weekend. Also, entry timings are given as from 12pm. However, the full daily schedule and the chef-wise slots were not published in the sources we checked, so look at the official listing before you go.

Connaught Place is well served by the Delhi Metro, so public transport is the easier way to reach it. Then allow time to walk the bazaar, because the craft stalls are part of the experience.

FAQ

When is Kahaani Foods of India in Delhi?

It runs from 13 to 15 November 2026 at Travancore Palace, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Connaught Place. Time Out Delhi lists a 12pm start.

How much are the tickets?

Time Out Delhi lists tickets from ₹899 on BookMyShow. Then, prices for other categories were not published in the sources we checked.

Which cuisines are featured?

The festival covers regional cooking from Kerala, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Awadh, Gujarat, the Himalayas, Goa and Konkan, Bengal and Coorg, along with Indian barbecue.