
In Hyderabad, Palate by Design brings together architects and chefs
The Hindu
Explore the innovative intersection of architecture and culinary art at Hyderabad's Palate by Design festival, featuring unique chef-designer collaborations.
What happens when architecture plays collaborator rather than a mere backdrop to food? We are used to thinking of dining as an experience led by aroma and taste, with spaces quietly receding into the background. Yet, spaces bear the ability to shape one’s rendezvous with food.
The show villa set against the rolling landscape. | Photo Credit: Palate by Design
When the two disciplines meet as equals, a carefully choreographed dialogue between the built and gastronomy follows. Set within the rolling expanse of Hyderabad’s Signature Estates, a private villa community, Palate by Design — curated by Nitya Reddy of Ramky Signature One Pvt. Ltd. — offers a compelling answer.
Nitya Reddy. | Photo Credit: Palate by Design
A debut festival of its kind unfolded in January through a series of chef-designer pairings, in which spatial intent and culinary expression were developed in tandem.
Zafar Choudhary. | Photo Credit: Palate by Design

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