MUMBAI: Vegetarians in India will be served a gastronomic delight from 17 February, with the launch of a new show called 100% Veg, which will be hosted by Chef Gautam Mehrishi.

The show will be aired every Wednesday at 2 pm.

The new show will showcase vegetarian cuisine in a new light and brings to viewers the bold side of vegetarian cuisine, with all the oomph and visual appeal of world famous classic dishes.

“We at Living Foodz understand the ever changing trends in the food space and palette of our audience. The idea behind 100% Veg was to cater to India’s increasingly savvy and demanding vegetarian audience by introducing them to vegetarian food like they have never seen before,” said Living Foodz business head Amit Nair.

“Even though I grew up in a strictly vegetarian family, the chef in me has always enjoyed experimenting with international dishes, many of which are traditionally non-vegetarian. On 100% Veg, I have the opportunity to bring world classics to vegetarians and health conscious people, to demonstrate that vegetarian cuisine has truly come of age,” added Chef Mehrishi.

On 100% Veg Chef Mehrishi will recreate some of the world’s most loved dishes such as yakhni, chowder, shepherd’s pie and brioche, drawing from Kashmiri, French, Scottish, English and Irish influences. It also features super foods such as amaranth, za’atar and kale.