EDITORIAL
DREAMS DO COME TRUE, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS DREAM AND BELIEVE! Launching
this
magazine
finally
last
month
felt
And
2
months
ago
when
Rajesh
offered
me
the
nothing less than a dream come true! Now that the
opportunity to lead the magazine, I not just jumped with
magazine
joy but also greatly appreciated his gesture of coming
is
launched,
I
can
spill
some
beans
on
how this all happened. The seed of this idea was in
back
my head ever since I started blogging. Being a food
started jointly.
to
me
since
this
discussion
was
something
we
and travel blogger, my blog many times felt like a magazine to me but obviously, I dreamed of giving
Today I am immensely happy that not just mine but both
it
our dreams have come true. We successfully launched
a
more
professional
approach.
However,
in
all
these years it never happened.
our
magazine
Courtyard
on
the
amongst
25th
the
of
February
presence
of
those
at
Caava
who
have
I remember meeting Rajesh, our editor in chief over
supported us and believed in us. And you our audience
a
at large has received our first edition so well that it has
cup
of
vaguely
coffee
some
discussed
hospitality
the
magazine
in
2.5
years
need Goa.
ago
for
My
a
when food
seed
of
we and
an
idea
seemed a little more possible, given the fact that Rajesh
was
already
running
a
successful
left
us
overwhelmed.
We
should
strive
to
bring
you
stories around Goa’s food and hospitality scene giving our best in each upcoming edition.
media
house and a print magazine in Goa. I felt as if my
Take a virtual tour of our launch venue Caava and feast
seed was watered and could see the day of light
your eyes with their gastronomical delights. We have
soon.
brief
some offbeat staycation reviews for you to plan your
silent
next getaway, some amazing recipes, a start-up story
But
then
discussion
also
COVID got
happened,
infected
and
and
our
died
a
death.
that is set to change the perception of healthy food not being tasty, a home chef who brought Bengali cuisine in
2 years of COVID have been a struggle for all and
limelight
amidst
heading one of Goa’s most renowned resorts amongst
making
ends
meet
and
other
work
commitments I almost forgot about the magazine. But
on
the
other
side,
Rajesh
kept
working
on
in
Goa
and
another
Bengali
Chef
who
is
other features.
it
relentlessly. Over 2 years, he kept building content
Don’t forget to share your feedback with me because I
for
believe there is always room for improvement. Connect
the
website
magazine that
even
and
worked
before
the
so
hard
on
magazine
the was
with me at aditi@foodandhospitality.org
launched, its SEO and analytics spoke for it.
ADITI MALHOTRA MANAGING EDITOR
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