MUMBAI: The food specialty channel Foodfood will premiere a new show People?s Restaurant starting 21 March at 8.30 pm.

The weekly show will be presented by Ticket Restaurant meal vouchers, the flagship product of Edenred. It will honor the outstanding restaurants who welcome Ticket Restaurant meal vouchers across 10 cities in India.

People?s Restaurant is a 20 part series that will feature various restaurants accepting Ticket Restaurant meal vouchers across Mumbai, Delhi- NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Baroda and Gurgaon. The show will have five participants in each episode consisting of local well-known personalities belonging to different walks of life such as a food connoisseurs, radio jockey, actors, and socialites as the panel of judges.

These selected participants will experience the gourmet delights and cuisines served by the restaurants in their city. The restaurants will be rated accordingly and the highest scoring restaurant will be declared as the ?People?s Restaurant? of that particular city.

Foodfood promoter Sanjeev Kapoor said, "Today food has acquired dimensions that go beyond mere consumption. As our country breaks new ground in almost every field, food is rapidly becoming central to our lives. Through our association with Edenred for the new show People?s Restaurant, we aim to keep bring alive yet another innovative way to connect with our audiences."

Edenred India MD and CEO Sandeep Banerjee said, "Our latest association with FoodFood, for People?s Restaurant is a perfect blend of food, entertainment and engagement for the people as well as a platform to honor our affiliated network of restaurants. Since our flagship product is all set to make its debut on television; we are committed to present an entertaining and valuable experience for our beneficiaries."

MUMBAI: Food Lifestyle Brand FoodFood is launching a new show Band Baaja Buffet on 25 February.

The show will air every Saturday at 7.30 pm.

Band Baaja Buffet is based on all aspects of the food served at Indian weddings right from deciding the theme and the main menu by both parties and considerations of geographical location people hail from.

FoodFood promoter Sanjeev Kapoor said, "Indian marriages are gala affairs of fun and frolic. Good food is a crucial aspect of any wedding ceremony. Keeping alive our promise of innovative and interesting 360 degree food entertainment, our new show Band Baaja Buffet will cover Indian weddings from an angle we all know but rarely think about."

MUMBAI: FoodFood chief operating officer Karthik Lakshminarayan has put in his papers after spending nearly one year with the company.

FoodFood is a joint venture between Malaysia-based Astro and Chef Sanjeev Kapoor?s Turmeric Vision. Lakshminarayan had joined the company in December 2010 and was instrumental in launching the food speciality channel.

Prior to that, he has worked with production house Freemantle Media India as head of commercial and business development. Earlier he was part of the team that launched Viacom18?s Hindi general entertainment channel Colors.

Lakshminarayan comes with over 17 years experience in media planning, channel launches and production.

Lakshminarayan was not reachable till the time of filing this report.