New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- In the last few years, the concept of the immersive dining experience has seen many novel formats and innovations. In recent times, this idea has transcended the realm of restaurants to enter community spaces, with food researchers, theatre practitioners and chefs combining performance and the culinary arts. The idea is to offer many different ways of looking at food history, community habits and provenance of ingredients.

And now, a unique festival, The Gathering, is bringing a new kind of interdisciplinarity to both the culinary and the visual arts by pairing chefs with artists. These nine pairs are creating nine exclusive pop-up restaurants, featuring five courses for 20 guests per sitting, to offer a sensorial s...