{"id":4015,"date":"2022-08-30T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:00:15","slug":"w-maldives-launches-w-egan-with-celebrity-chef-priyanka-naik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=4015","title":{"rendered":"W Maldives launches &#8216;W-EGAN&#8217; with celebrity chef Priyanka Naik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>W Maldives launches a new culinary offering, welcoming celebrity vegan chef and sustainable cuisine champion, Priyanka Naik.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrity chef will headline the creation of a new pop-up menu. The new offering will be made available exclusively at the luxury-tier tourist property until October 2023. Additionally, guests staying at the resort over 20th October 2022, will have the opportunity to take part of a sustainable cooking class hosted by Naik.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the collaboration, chef Naik and W Maldives will present a once-in-a-lifetime Marriott Bonvoy Moments experience for members, inclusive of a stay at W Maldives for four nights.<\/p>\n<p>This unique experience will feature a boat trip to a farm on a local island to select fresh ingredients, and Maldivian cultural walk. This will be followed by curated lunch at KATA, the resort&#8217;s authentic and uniquely designed Maldivian dining venue.<\/p>\n<p>Guests can embark on a getaway on cruised aboard the luxury yacht, ESCAPE, followed by a private vegan picnic hosted by the chef on the castaway island, Gaathafushi. This unique Moments experience will be live on Marriott Bonvoy Moments website for bidding until 3rd October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the collaboration, Idu Ribeiro, General Manager of W Maldives said, &#8220;At W Hotels worldwide we are always looking to elevate our beverage and food offerings with a difference and with a growing focus on sustainability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This bold collaboration with Chef Priyanka is a great way to bring it to life at W Maldives. The world is becoming more conscious in their choices, beverage and food included, and together with Chef Priyanka&#8217;s creativity and the uniqueness of Maldives&#8217; resources and ingredients we are looking forward to present some delicious vegan and sustainable options for our guests to indulge in while they hit escape at W Maldives,&#8221; Ribeiro added.<\/p>\n<p>Naik is a self-taught Indian-America vegan chef, raised in New York. She is an avid traveler, having had traveled to nearly forty different countries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maldives has been my bucket-list destination to visit for a long time now, and I couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled to have it materialize in such a wonderful and delicious way! I am passionate about making sustainable and vegan cooking accessible to all and am grateful for this opportunity to showcase this with the beauty and culture of a destination like W Maldives. Come Hungry!&#8221; Naik commented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W Maldives launches a new culinary offering, welcoming celebrity vegan chef and sustainable cuisine champion, Priyanka Naik. The celebrity chef will headline the creation of a new pop-up menu. The new offering will be made available exclusively at the luxury-tier tourist property until October 2023. 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