We don’t generally consider food festivals to be synonymous with dieting, nutrition, healthy eating, or being fit. Food festivals are for bingers, foodies and those who don’t give a damn about watching their weight. To begin with that’s not entirely true. You can enjoy a food festival wholeheartedly while eating healthy and staying fit, all at the same time. Case in point is an upcoming food festival that’s going to take over the cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, from Friday, 30th June 2017 to Sunday, 9th July 2017, between 12:00pm to 3:00pm. 

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The week-long food festival, which is being called the Light Lunch Festival, is being organized by Bira91 is specially-curated for all those who are watching their weight, remaining conscious and cautious about their calories’ intake and trying to stay healthy, minus all the junk. And if you thought what has beer got to do with calorie consciousness, anyway, think again! Bira91’s latest beer, the Bira Light is exactly what you need if you want to lose the excessive weight and stay fit. So, basically, you can attend this food festival, try out up to 200 interesting and scrumptious dishes and wash it down with a pint of beer, too! Whoever said you can’t do this the fun way, can go take a hike! 

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The mindful consumer will have ample choice between participating restaurants, with each restaurant curating a special menu for the Light Lunch Festival, with an array of salads, sliders, grills and more, order from over 200 dishes, prepared by 50 restaurants across the three cities. The menus will celebrate ingredients to satiate both vegetarian and non-vegetarian palates, giving you the perfect mix of sweet, spice and all things nice. Combining dishes that pair best with this delicious Lunchtime Lager, the festival aims to provide bags full of flavour and fun, without packing on the calories or getting a beer belly on the way! 

Bengaluru residents can head over to any of the following venues during the food festival: 

Salt, Novotel Hotel, Waverly and Marriot Hotel at Whitefield, Bootlegger at Kothnur, Punjab Grill at Hongasandra, Once Upon A Roof Top at SK1, Sheraton Hotel and High Ultra Lounge at Yashwantpur, Hammered Pub and Grub at Peenya, The Permit Room, Shiro and Soda Bottle Opener Wala at PF Road, Millers 46 at KG Halli & Beer Café in Kormangala.

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Mumbaikars can head over to any of the following venues during the food festival:

Sammy Sosa, Woodside Inn and Blanco at Andheri, Olive at Goregaon, Eddies Bistro, 145 Bandra and Mumbai Vibe at Bandra, Pizza by the Bay at Churchgate, , The Hood at Malad, Mirchi and Mime and Madeira & Mime, 145 Kala Ghoda at Kala Ghoda, Gymkhana 91 and Summer House Café at Lower Parel , Dishkiyaoon at Bandra Kurla Complex, Beer Café in Kamala Mills & Jaimie's Pizzeria in High Street Phoenix. 

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And Delhiites, head over to any of the following venues during the food festival: 

Café Delhi Heights at Vasant Kunj, Saket & RK Puram, Le Bistro du Parc and Bonne Bouche at Defence Colony, Café Tonino, Café Immigrant and United Coffee House at Connaught Place, Café 27 at Kailash Colony, Storm Bar near Kailash Colony Metro Station, Fio Cookhouse and Chatter House at Nehru Place, Wok in the Clouds at Rajouri Garden. Qubitos in Rajouri Garden, Soda Bottle Opener Waala in Khan Market, Mahabelly in Saket, Jaimie's Italian in Vasant Kunj, Jaimie’s Pizzeria in Tagore Garden & Beer Cafe – Biggie in Connaught Place and Saket.