Last year, the first edition of the Ikra Festival – a food festival held in Sochi, Russia – attracted big names that included Massimo Bottura (of three Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana). However, this year’s instalment, set to happen between 31 January and 4 February, promises to be even bigger and better. As well as lectures and workshops led by renowned chefs and industry experts, there will be a series of four-hand dinners, après-ski entertainment and a food market. Gaggan Anand of Gaggan, The Best Restaurant in Asia for the last three years, will discuss Indian progressive cuisine. Latin America will be represented by Virgilio MartÃnez of Central in Lima, Peru, with a ‘South American roots’ workshop, while local host Vladimir Mukhin of White Rabbit will lead a workshop called ‘We are all different’.
