India, Dec. 7 -- There are food festivals, and then there are culinary experiences that feel like stepping into someone's home, where the air is fragrant with slow-cooked spices and every bite carries memory. Hyderabadi Rasoi, hosted at Hyatt Place Gurgaon, firmly belonged to the latter. Across a week-long celebration, the hotel revived a culinary legacy rooted in warmth, patience and tradition, led by the quietly formidable Nizami Dilnaz Baig.

Hyderabadi cuisine reflects centuries of cultural dialogue - Nizami opulence shaped by Persian finesse, Mughlai richness, Turkish depth and Deccan earthiness. At this festival, those influences unfolded with rare authenticity. Dilnaz Baig, 74 and fiercely passionate, brought to Gurgaon the flavour...