THE GARDEN COURT CAFE at Asia Society in NYC Celebrates Diwali

Diwali, the five-day festival of lights and New Year which is India's largest annual and which is a time to relish good fortune, family and friendships, is being celebrated at the Garden Court Café at the Asia Society. The Café will feature a special family focused and vegetarian centric a la carte menu. It will complement Asia Society's annual Diwali Family Day that is being held on Saturday, October 21st. It is traditionally one of the museum's busiest events, which honors the festival with an afternoon program of performances, arts and crafts.

The menu by Chef de Cuisine Tsering Nyima will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Garden Café's captivating sun dappled glass enclosed dining room. The Garden Court Café, operated by Great Performances, New York City's premiere sustainability oriented catering, food service and events, is located on the ground floor of the Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street and can be accessed without paying admission for the museum.

For the schedule of Diwali Family Day programming and ticket information, please visit http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/diwali-lights-asia-society-family-day-1

Check out The Garden Court Café special Diwali menu.

Family-Style Diwali Appetizer Platter, serves 2-4, vegetarian $22*

Samosa

Aloo tikki

Chakli

Assorted Fruit & Nuts

Bento entree vegetarian

Chana Masala, autumn vegetables, jasmine rice, Garden Court salad vegetarian $22

Masoor Dal, vegan side $9

Chocolate Burfi, vegetarian dessert $10

*Asia Society members enjoy a 10 percent discount on all food and beverage at the Garden Court Café

For the schedule of Diwali Family Day programming and ticket information, please visit http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/diwali-lights-asia-society-family-day-1

Diwali (or Deepavali in Sanskrit) literally means "a row of lights". This five day festival, which is the biggest in India, honors the victory of good over evil and brightness over darkness. It celebrates Lord Rama and his wife Sita returning to their kingdom of Ayodhya, following Rama and monkey god Hanuman's defeat the demon King Ravana and rescue of Sita from his evil clutches (on Dussehra).

For more information on the Garden Court Café at the Asia Society, please call 212-570-5202 or visit http://asiasociety.org/new-york/garden-court-caf%C3%A9.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Garden Court Cafe