A three-day affair of Italian indulgence

New Delhi: This August, Delhi’s culinary calendar gets a delicious Mumbai touch as Shangri-La Eros New Delhi brings together two celebrated names for an exclusive three-day dining experience. From August 7 to 9, award-winning Sorrento will host Ode, the acclaimed Mumbai restaurant from Aditya Birla New Age Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., the hospitality arm of the Aditya Birla Group, and award-winning chef Rahul Akerkar.

The pop-up promises an elegant meeting of two distinctive culinary worlds, with a thoughtfully curated menu that places seasonal ingredients, refined techniques and contemporary Italian flavours at its heart. Designed to showcase Ode’s modern approach to Italian cuisine, the experience invites Delhi’s food lovers to discover familiar flavours through a fresh, sophisticated lens—making it a noteworthy addition to the capital’s ever-evolving gastronomic landscape.

Known for bringing world-class dining experiences to Delhi, Shangri-La Eros New Delhi continues to curate exceptional collaborations that place the hotel at the forefront of the city's evolving gastronomic landscape. Uniting two restaurants known for their love of European cuisine, the collaboration presents a specially curated menu created exclusively for guests in Delhi. Chef Rahul Akerkar (in top pic) is widely recognized as one of the architects of Indian hospitality. A trained biochemical engineer with degrees from Franklin & Marshall College and Columbia University.

Ode's barbecue spiced chicken

From dishwashing to managing the floor, he learned the business from the ground up, cooking under chefs like Anne Rosenzweig, Jonathan Bennett, Zarela Martinez, and Michael Romano. Today, Rahul continues to mentor young chefs, speak at global forums, and shape the conversation around food, wine, and hospitality design in India. In 2026 he published his first book, Biting Off More Than I Can Chew. Over the course of his 35-plus-year career, he’s received titles like Chef of the Year, Restaurateur of the Year, Culinary Icon of the Year, and has represented India on platforms from Rome to Singapore.

During this exclusive collaboration, guests can look forward to a specially curated menu that unites Ode's contemporary European cuisine with the warmth and authenticity that define Sorrento. The signature selection features Charred Prawns, Grilled Ozzie Lamb Chop, Fried Calamari, Ode’s barbeque spiced chicken, Confit Duck Leg, Spinach and Goat Cheese Agnolotti, Braised White Asparagus.The menu concludes with desserts such as The Best Damn Tarte Tatin, Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake and Ode's Salted Caramel Tiramisu.

Sorrento, the Italian restaurant

"This collaboration presented a wonderful opportunity to create a menu that celebrates the strengths of both Sorrento and Ode. Built around seasonal ingredients, refined flavours and thoughtful craftsmanship, the menu offers guests a distinctive modern European dining experience that is both familiar and exciting. We are delighted to bring this exclusive culinary journey to our guests at Shangri-La Eros New Delhi," said Chef Gagandeep Singh Sawhney, Executive Chef, Shangri-La Eros New Delhi.

“Bringing Ode to Shangri-La Eros New Delhi for these three days in August is an opportunity to share that experience with a new city. We will be cooking the dishes that define us alongside a few created especially for this pop-up, using the best produce we can find and letting the season guide the menu. Whether you know our food already or are joining us for the first time, I hope you'll come hungry, stay a little longer than you planned, and leave with the kind of memories that only a really good meal can make,” said Culinary Director Rahul Akerkar, Ode Mumbai.

The special limited-time menu, featuring both curated set menus and à la carte selections, will be available for lunch and dinner from August 7 to 9, 2026.

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