Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier

Pecking orderA man feeds a pack of seagulls resting at Masunda Lake in Thane West on MondayIndia is in their thoughtsHelp is arriving from Down Under to assist in Indiarsquos fight against Covid19 Gary Mehigan inset George Calombaris and Matt Preston former judges of MasterChef Australia the popular TV food show are organising a 12hour live event on June 19 where they will be cooking food and donating the money collected from the tickets for pandemic relief work in IndialdquoSome of our great friends will be joining us including celebrity British chef Heston Blumenthalrdquo Calombaris below shared Visit eventbritecom to buy a ticket and catch these food wizards in actionNotes to learnHerersquos your chance to get a legup if you are considering a career in Western music Only six days are left to apply for the BA Music Western Contemporary Music programme at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studiesrsquo NMIMS School of Performing Arts Bassist Sheldon DrsquoSilva who teaches at NMIMS shared that the different instruments that are taught as part of the course are drums guitar keyboards and vocals ldquoItrsquos a professional course meant for people who want to take up music as a career The applying musicians have to be of a certain standard already and not hobbyists Apart from their instruments the students will also be taught subjects like music theory and productionrdquo he told this diaristFood for thought at arts festBased out of Goa Serendipity Arts Festival is an annual eventEven as we remain in isolation during the pandemic food is one thing that has provided a lot of people with succour whether through content shared by home chefs on Insta hosting virtual dinners or experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen Thatrsquos the idea that the folks behind Serendipity Arts Festival had in mind when they decided to announce Food Lab an upcoming residency programme For it they are calling on culinary arts students chefs food critics food historians environmentalists who work closely with food sustainability artists who work with food and food designers to send in applications The residency will cover subjects including food origins sustainability food policy and nutrition ldquoWe welcome anyone with a project idea within this area of inquiry to apply for this residency by June 30rdquo informed SAF director Smriti Rajgarhia Head to serendipityartsorg for detailsStaying strongIn these times of uncertainty a group called the Indian Network of the Diaspora for Essential Aid and Relief INDEAR has come forward to offer free psychological and mentalhealth support for healthcare professionals journalists bankers teachers police officers Covid19 relief volunteers and mentalhealth professionals themselves in the form of individual and group therapy sessions Started by Bostonbased psychologist Dr Uma Chandrika Millner and Punebased psychologist Dr Radhika Bapat in pic the sessions last 30 minutes and are available in 23 regional languages To book a session check out indearorgAwadhi callingRiyaaz Amlanirsquos Impresario Handmade Restaurants is on a roll as far as launching cloud kitchens is concerned After starting Boss Burger recently the firm has now shifted its focus to Awadhi cuisine with the launch of Lucknowee a new venture that is delivering to patrons in Lower Parel Versova and Powai at present The menu is inspired by the kitchen of the last nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah and includes classics such as galouti kebab and khichdaJaydeep Mukherjee head of cloud kitchens at Impresario told this diarist ldquoThe khansamas of Nawab Wajid Ali Shahrsquos royal household were privy to secret recipes using spices like saffron cinnamon cardamom dried fruits and fragrant herbs in amazing waysrdquo