New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Manish Mehrotra will be taking Indian festive flavours to an international audience when he travels to Singapore with his team in the coming weeks to curate a Diwali celebration at 67 Pall Mall, a private club. Back home in Delhi, his modern Indian restaurant Nisaba is preparing for a busy season, with private parties, intimate gatherings and catering orders lined up for Diwali.

Across the restaurant industry, operators are looking to tap the growing demand for home celebrations, offering everything from hors d'oeuvres to curated menus and chef-curated party boxes and food orders for private gatherings.

"Everyone has their own way of celebrating, and food is almost always at the heart of it," Mehrotra told Mint.

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