Apéritif à la française in Mumbai
Celebrating its 5th edition in India, Apéritif à la française was organised at Mumbai on 4 June 2009. The theme « A taste of cinéma » was a little hommage to Bollywood ; the Indian capital of Cinema. The event, which had 23 partners, welcomed more than 450 guests (professionals, press, prescribers and officials) at the Novotel hotel, Juhu Beach. H.E Jérôme Bonnafont, the Ambassador of France to India officially launched the evening and underlined the importance of French food culture before leaving the stage to Vijay Mallya, Chairman of the UB Group (3rd largest spirits producer in the world and owner of the Bouvet Ladubay vinyard) who professed his fondness for France.
Many media personalities also graced the evening including : Anish Trivedi (TV and Radio presenter), Chef Sanjeev Kapoor (renowned chef and host of a food show on TV), Shamita Singha (ex-Miss India and wine trainer) and Carol Garcias (model and actrice).