Bollywood stars shone down at the Timeout Food Awards 2011, which was held at Mumbai’s Taj Lands End hotel.

The venue itself is impressive enough to overshadow the event and those who are regulars there would vouch for this fact. The star-studded ceremony was co-hosted by former model Kamal Sidhu and TV host Yudi. Despite all this, the real highlight of the event were the awardees, which included establishments from all over the country. They were awarded for their food, service, and ambience.

Top Winners from Mumbai, Pune

1) Best Café in India - Café Moshe – This café managed to beat all the cafes in India.

2) Best New Restaurant – Hakkasan – Every Mumbaikar wants to visit Hakkasan at least once in a lifetime.

3) Best Restaurant in Pune – Dario’s – It was the people of Mumbai who chose this restaurant as their favorite in Pune and this, despite the fact, that the restaurant serves only vegetarian food.

4) Best Restaurant in Mumbai – Indigo Deli – Once again, people of Mumbai surprised with their choice of the best restaurant in their city. While experts were betting on “The Table” or “The Blue Frog,” it was Indigo Deli, which took the honor.

5) Trendiest Restaurant in India – The Blue Frog – With its unique interiors, unmatched elsewhere, the Blue Frog restaurant managed to win this one.

6) Best Chef Award – Chef Alex Sanchez – Working at “The Table” in Mumbai’s Colaba suburb, Chef Sanchez has earned quite a name for himself.

7) Best Restaurateur – Riyaaz Amlani – Heading the Mocha café and the Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., Amlani has created wonders in his 10 year long career as a restaurateur.

However, awards was not the only thing that people came to know about on December 6, 2011. Two very popular Bollywood actors also divulged what sets their taste buds racing.

Dev ‘D’ Stars Speak Out at the Awards Night

Kalki loves to gorge on all the street food items available in Delhi, whenever she visits the Indian capital for work or leisure. Her favorite street food is momos, kebabs, etc. Well, her claim that she is a foodie just like husband, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, is somewhat belied in the fact that she is as slim as can be. The ‘Dev D’ actor appeared to be in a playful mood at the awards night. When asked who, among her husband and her, was the better cook, to which she replied, “Mera cook sabse best hai!” (My cook is the best).

Her co-star in the critically acclaimed film, Abhay Deol, said, “Mujhe Italian food bahut pasand hai (I love Italian food very much).” However, the handsome hunk was not as forthcoming when asked to list his choice of cook in his family although he admitted that he was a big fan of “ghar ka khana” (home cooked food).

The Timout Food Awards have, year after year, honored successful establishments in the country for their exceptional service, food quality, and creative menus, and this year was no different. Watch all the action yourself in this video:

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