Celebrate your Sunday with the fun filled Mumbai Farmers’ Market by Karen Anand at the Westin Mumbai Garden City!!

After 19 successful Farmers’ Markets across the country, with local restaurants, dozens of avid home
bakers and amateur chefs, wineries, organic produce and 100,000+ visitors, Karen Anand and her team have chosen the woods of The Westin Mumbai Garden City to kick off the markets for 2015 this Sunday 11th January.

In the age of home gourmets, culinary adventures and a return to natural foods, finally a lifestyle market which is a source of exceptional Indian produce. The city’s foodies congregate to explore curated culinary experiences including cookery demonstrations by Master Chefs Kunal Kapoor and Ajay Chopra, meet a fresh and novel array of exhibitors from across the country and diverse spaces such as horticulture, kitchenware, artisanal cheese, home chefs, masalas, boutique food manufacturers, vegetable and fruit farmers and start up vendors who will come together to offer a super gourmet shopping experience.



Participate in fun activities with your friends and families like the Weber Men’s cook-off at the Weber Barbecue picnic area and live music by Chris Fonceca and Mike Pereira of Strange Brew as you all enjoy the day together at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

At this Mumbai Farmers’ Market look out for a pop up by Olive Bistro and the Guppy pop up by Olive Bar & Kitchen, a unique Japanese restaurant ; The Asian Box from Pune showcasing street foods of Singapore; a host of Indian wineries like Sula, Reveilo, Rio’s fizzy wines, Charossa and Grover and many more. Juice Divine and Raw Pressery with their fruit and vegetable combos, tea companies Te-A-Me and Typhoo infusions, Waffle house with their popular waffles on a stick, Fantasie fine chocolates launching their range of bakery and patisserie; Frugurpop with gourmet popsicles, new to the market, Avanza avocados from New Zealand, Haute Chef with ready- made meal solutions, Pride of Cows for unadulterated cow milk, the Kingfisher bar and a foodie treasure hunt by the Mumbai Farmers’ Market team in Westin Woods.

Mumbai Farmers’ Market is the perfect opportunity to spend a Sunday leisurely enjoying a picnic, walking around the gorgeous woods at The Westin Mumbai Garden City eating, drinking, learning and meeting other food & drink enthusiasts. Most importantly you can shop from around 40 exhibitors selling everything from plants and kitchenware, meats & cheeses, new gourmet products, vegetables and fruit vendors and some of the city’s best bakers and dessert makers, selling their freshly baked breads, cakes, muffins, cupcakes, macaroons and other goodies. It is the perfect opportunity for you to get familiarized with a market that represents sustainability, quality food, drink and lifestyle and serenade yourselves to a live band all afternoon.

We hope to see you at the Mumbai Farmers’ Market on Sunday January 11th 2015 between 11 am – 7 pm exclusively at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Jubilate the joy of the First Noel at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!!

After all the gifts are open and there is excitement in the air, come and enjoy a scrumptious merry
meal where carollers and Santa Claus make your day. Come and celebrate Christmas with your loved ones at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

The dining venues Seasonal Tastes & Prego are all ready to ensure that all our especial guests revel in the holiday mood with a feast extraordinaire.   Seasonal Tastes has designed an elaborate array of special favorites like Turkey, Roasts, Christmas desserts, Mulled Wine, Egg Nog and many more specialties for the Christmas Eve Dinner on 24th December as well as the Christmas Brunch on 25th December along with live carol singing and Santa Claus which will recreate a beautiful traditional Christmas feast at INR 2500 AI per person.





Prego our fun dining Italian restaurant has set an exceptional A’ la carte menu filled with authentic Christmas delicacies that you can devour on Christmas Eve as well as on Christmas Day.Tantalize your taste buds with delicious Christmas Treats and traditional delicacies like Roast Chicken, Butterball Roast Turkey, and Barbeque whole suckling pig etc & desserts like orange chocolate log, cinnamon stars, mascarpone framboise, marzipan stolen and many more goodies.

Rejoice the blissful occasion of Christmas in a very special, innovative and huge way at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. Indulge yourselves to these exciting and delightful festivities this joyful season which will be cherished for a really long time.

Celebrate the Joy & Cheer of Christmas with great fervour at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

Christmas is the perfect time to enjoy family time as we all bond with our loved ones over delicious festive fare and fun. To make it even more joyous The Westin Mumbai Garden City is offering  irresistible Christmas treats like Plum Cakes, Dundee Cake, Stollens, Christmas Pudding, Chocolates, Yule logs, Chocolate figurines, Mix Fruit Cakes, Ginger bread cookies, Christmas candies & many more cookies as well as the traditional roast meats and feasts at Pronto that will leave you wanting for more. Gift your well wishers one of the tempting Christmas Hampers which everyone will love.

Beautiful Christmas tales have been contrived by Pastry Chef Siddharth Anand and his talented team through two exquisite masterpieces which are made out of gingerbread and candies. Get amazed by the intricate designs of these unique Christmas Villages.

Inspired by a quaint Swiss winter wonderland Happyville at Pronto on the lobby level weaves out a story of art, passion, mastery and finesse.  With the trains loaded with candy, adorable figurines, church bells ringing with joy, streets singing in togetherness and the midnight lights lighting up the Northern sky;  no one can miss the magical Christmas charm felt at Happyville.

Feel the soulful spirit of this season up high on the 18th floor with the charming Christmas village Adelfti a small tribute on the iconic Delft architecture; the picturesque province in Netherlands which comes alive during Christmas with songs, art, poetry, food, wine and a lot of festivities.

The Westin Mumbai Garden City will surely keep the spirits bright this Christmas as it beams with cheer and creates magical moments for you and your dear ones.

Brightening the city with the beautifully lit Christmas Tree at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

As we step closer to the festive season, The Westin Mumbai Garden City welcomed this joyous time with an enchanting and traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Christmas is the time of the year when families and comrades come together to celebrate life. The spectacular Christmas buzz is already felt in The Westin Mumbai Garden City with beautifully decorated majestic Christmas Tree bedecked in lobby.

Christmas revelries commenced with lighting up the exquisite Christmas tree by EAM, Nishant Agarwal; the occasion also unveiled the exclusive Santa’s Christmas Village- concept ideated by the Bakery team showcasing a quaint winter-wonderland fashioned out of confectionery items and gingerbread.

The lobby is filled with delectable hand crafted Christmas chocolates and goodies as the lobby felt the festive spirit with the melodious sounds of the Carol Singing band. No Christmas is complete without Santa Claus as he brought huge gleeful smiles on the little kiddies and adults faces with his cheerful antics and aura.

To make it even more joyous Pronto- the deli shop will offer irresistible Christmas treats like Plum Cakes, Christmas Pudding, Chocolates, Yule logs, Christmas candies & cookies as well as the traditional roast meats that will leave you wanting for more. Gift your well wishers one of the tempting Christmas Hampers which everyone will love.

Come feel the wonderful fervour of Christmas with its enthralling festivities at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Bringing in the Festive Season with Style & Fun at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

Sweet November was a perfect celebration to welcome the most joyous time of the year. On 1st November The Westin Mumbai Garden City in association with premier Wines Grover Zampa hosted an elated afternoon exclusively for our guests. This merry afternoon was filled with fun and fervour as guests enjoyed a carnival of Cake Mixing, Grape Stomping & Wine Tasting in the lush Westin Woods.

Executive Chef Rahul Dhavale commenced the Cake Mixing Ceremony by unveiling the cake mixing tray filled with dry fruits, raisins, black currants, candied peel, candied cherries, tutti frutti etc and of course the all important spirits wine, rum, beer and whiskey etc to soak the fruits with. Everyone joined the Chef’s in this fun custom of mixing the fruits with the aromatic spirits. This irresistible cake mix will be soaked in the spirits until Christmas, which will be then later made into traditional Christmas cakes and will be ready for sale.

Westin Woods was turned into mini Italy as all the guests came together in full gusto to participate in the traditional method of wine making Grape Stomping. Celebrity Chef Ajay Chopra caught everyone’s attention with an interactive Cooking Session as he cooked up a storm for all. Further on the guests were enthralled by the delectable wines during the Wine Tasting Session.The melodious tunes by live band Vernon complimented the pleasant Saturday afternoon as the delicious delicacies & wine was devoured by all as they strolled from one food cabana to another and enjoyed each other’s company.

Mr. Anuraag Bhatnagar, Area General Manager, Starwood Hotels & Resorts India said “The Westin Mumbai Garden City always celebrates the blissful occasion of Christmas in a very special and huge way.  We are extremely overjoyed to have begun the delightful festivities with a cheerful afternoon which will be cherished by all for a really long time. Happy Holidays to all.”

This enchanting Saturday afternoon was enjoyed by all our guests as they enthusiastically greeted the upcoming festive season in a novel way at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Kitchens of Kangan’ returns to unravel the finest of North West Frontier Indian Cuisine!!

Authentic yet innovative, Kangan presents gourmet Indian cuisine with sublimity. Highlighting the flavors of Peshawar, this sleek restaurant gives guests a taste of the rich culinary history of the region as interpreted by world-class chefs. Westin Mumbai, Pune & Hyderabad come together to celebrate the unified glory of the modern and refined Indian delicacies at the renowned speciality venue Kangan.


‘Kangan’, one of Westin Hotels and Resorts’ first exclusive ventures in to North West Frontier speciality Indian cuisine, is set at being No. 1 in the culinary world of Indian delicacies and establishing itself by choice as the preferred dining venue. Westin brings back to you Kitchens of Kangan which is a powerful and exclusive convergence of the Kangan’s at The Westin Mumbai Garden City, The Westin Pune Koregoan Park and The Westin Hyderababd Mindspace.




Always in an endeavour to delight, Kangan is targeting gourmands from across borders to come, indulge in creations of the country’s best chefs and be mesmerized with their culinary expertise. Let the fiery flavours from the North West Frontier take over your taste buds as The Westin Mumbai Garden City unveils in its grandest style and finesse, ‘Kitchens of Kangan’ which is set to unravel Kangan in a yet another enticing and integrated avatar.

The talent pool of culinary masters will assemble their specialities in an especial menu that is all set to tempt and satiate the hungry tummies of all epicures. Succulent kebabs, freshly-baked Indian breads, and an eclectic selection of Indian spices will mesmerise everyone with the exotic flavours of the region. Some of the delicacies that one can look forward to are ‘Dora Kebab’, our rose petal-flavored lamb botis encased with lamb mince, ‘Dum Ki Bhindi’, okra stuffed with raw mango and spices cooked on dum and ‘Lahori Cherga’, a fiery, rustic chicken on bone, stir fried with bay leaves and black pepper, to name a few. The perfect blend of innovation with authenticity in the North West Indian cuisine is a usual norm in Kangan. Get ready to be amazed by the modern take of original Indian delicacies which are popular in all the three metros like the Sayadri Murg, Kalmi Champ from Westin Mumbai, Westin Pune & Hyderabad. Enjoy this scrumptious menu paired with the finest of scotch selections from our menu of world-class single malts while the music stimulates your taste buds.

Partaking in the activities will be ‘Kangan’ restaurants from Westin Hotels and Resorts properties across India with Chef Shamsher Ahmed, Chef Rakesh Kumar and Chef Narayan Salunke representing The Westin Mumbai Garden City, The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, The Westin Pune Koregoan Park properties respectively. The ‘Kitchens of Kangan’ concept will be promoted in Mumbai from the 27 October to 9 November 2014, in Pune from 14 to 28 November 2014 and in Hyderabad from 16 January to 1 February 2015.

So brace yourselves for a true culinary journey that promises to satisfy the gourmet in you which will tantalize your taste buds, during Kitchens of Kangan at Westin Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune.

Kangan at The Westin Mumbai Garden City 

The Westin Mumbai Garden City organizes 5 Km Charity Run for Assisi Bhavan ‘Home for Old’

The Westin Mumbai Garden City as a part of its care for community drive organized a 5 Kms charity run with its business partners and associates to create awareness and raise funds for local old aged home Assisi Bhavan. This mass well-being mobilization was identified by the Starwood Hotels & Resorts; 12th October 2014 witnessed hotels in different cities and resort destinations across Asia Pacific organize Charity run for fund raising.


The Westin Mumbai Garden City joined this ‘Do Good’ exercise by organizing a 5K Charity Run in Goregaon to raise funds for Assisi Bhavan - Home for Aged. The hotel recognizing vitality of its local community invited its associates and their families, guests & patrons along with business partners to participate in project ‘Pledge to Spread Warmth’.  The movement aimed to create awareness on the needs and requirements of the senior members at the Old-age home.





This Charity run was a huge success with a participation number up-to 160 runners and The Westin Mumbai Garden City raising INR 1,31,000 for Assisi Bhavan. While the cheering participants proudly livened up the marathon with their great enthusiasm and energy, tremendous love and support for the cause was showcased when the hotel announced the donations collected and presented it to the Assisi Bhavan representative.

The funds raised through this Charity Drive was donated to Assisi Bhavan in Goregaon East (‘home for aged’ managed by St. Joseph Convent housing 72 elderly residents). Funds will be used for utility needs such as personal hygiene, facility maintenance, medical attention, dietary requirement and linen & clothing for the senior residents.




Sharing thoughts on the movement, Anuraag Bhatnagar, Area General Manager, Starwood Hotels & Resorts India said “We at The Westin Mumbai Garden City are proud to extend our support towards community betterment initiative. Movement such as the Charity run helps us showcase our commitment for ‘care for community’ through a fun and healthy activity. Our associates have displayed keen interest and our business partners a great support in seeing through this initiative for the senior residents at Assisi Bhavan. The NGO is doing a phenomenal job in taking care of the elderly and we are more than happy in supporting them in their basic utilities & welfare.”