Chef Johnson Ebenezer is reviving your childhood nightmares on his plate for Halloween

If determination is idiosyncratic who knows however to make atmosphere, it is Chef Johnson Ebenezer astatine Farmlore.

Johnson’s edifice has ever pushed the boundaries with conceptual dining. This year, it volition beryllium taken implicit with a folklore-themed 12-course Halloween dinner, that evokes each the 5 senses. The edifice is located connected 37 acres of farmland and does not shy distant doing things retired of the box. Once they recreated each the courses from the Ralph Fiennes movie The Menu. Last year, they did a Diwali-Halloween meal themed astir The Tale of Pei, a mischievous demon they invented who lives successful the satellite of farmloredesh. Talk astir worldbuilding.

“The ‘lore’ successful Farmlore comes from the thought of folklore,” helium says. This is simply a meal successful which spirits specified arsenic Rattha Kaateri, Mohini and Djinns travel live connected the plate, literally.

“I was successful Seoul for an event. There I met cook Nelly Robinson from Australian edifice Nel; I americium a large instrumentality of his. I pitched the thought that we should collaborate and helium happily agreed. So, this year’s Halloween paper is Nel x Farmlore.” The 12-course paper has dishes based connected six Indian devils that Johnson has created, and six Nelly is creating. Nelly is successful Bengaluru with his squad to make his dishes.

“I person grown up successful southbound India, truthful I grew up with stories of Mohini and blood-drinking rattha kaateri. The archetypal 3D movie I saw wasMy Dear Kuttichathan. I wanted to bring successful each of this to the dinner.”

But however does a achromatic sari wearing, jasmine-scented, Moringa histrion dwelling Mohini construe connected to a plate? “Before we bring retired the Mohini course, we merchandise an aroma of jasmine astir the diners. Then we bring retired the crockery — lobsters cooked successful moringa. The full crockery is white. Before each course, diners are handed a paper explaining the dish.” Rattha kaateri, a carnal from Tamil folklore who drinks the humor of the living, is presented done a duck course. The shocking crockery has splashes of reddish connected a stark achromatic sheet and pieces of duck meat.

The terms of the meal is ₹20,000, and Indian diners are consenting to wage premium prices for specified events. “It is simply a wholly experience-driven menu, and we are flying successful the cook from Sydney. In fact, 1 of the days are already sold out!”

October 31 and November 1, 6.30 p.m. and 10.30 pm. ₹20,000 per person. At Sathnur Village. For much details, telephone 08050248469