14072024-LSTC-01.qxd 7/13/2024 11:06 PM Page 1 c m y b TRIBUNE New entry Sanjay Dutt has become the latest addition to the upcoming fifth installment of comedy franchise Housefull. He joins Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh. CHANDIGARH | SUNDAY | 14 JULY 2024 Whipping up a dessert storm Anandita Gupta H E failed miserably! Even the ants wouldn’t touch his cupcakes. In fact, the entire batch of the Betty Crocker pre-mixes that 16-yearold Shivesh Bhatia bought was burnt and had to be trash-binned. However, the young lad’s first-ever baking disaster did not dim his spirit. On the contrary, Shivesh had so much fun in the kitchen that he kept calm and baked on. “My first few baking experiments failed miserably. I created one disaster after another. It was heart-breaking to discard something that I’d put so much effort into. But I was intrigued enough to keep learning. I began watching videos, reading blogs and researching on baking extensively to understand the science behind it,” confesses the selftaught baker, who now has millions of followers on social media. Where there’s a whisk, there’s a way—believed the self-taught baker, who went on to smash stereotypes, one chocolate brownie at a time! Whether it Baking is his superpower, the apron his cape and spatulas his wands. No wonder, Insta-famous baker, bestselling author and food-stylist Shivesh Bhatia’s culinary journey has indeed been magical was opting for Arts instead of any technical in-demand courses, being undeterred by a slew of baking disasters, acquiring photography skills from the internet or plunging head-on into food styling as a fullblown career, this Instagrammer was never scared to experiment. His fearless adventures paid off. The self-taught baker has baked his way to the bank, with an impressive roster of brand collaborations in his kitty— including Grand Hyatt, Google Maps, Nestle and tourism boards of several countries. Bhatia went on to win several awards, including Vogue’s 20 under 26, Best Dessert Blog Award by Better Homes, the CondeNast Traveller Social Media Star of the Year and Best Instagrammer of the Year by Living Foodz, multiple times. On Instagram, he currently has 2.4 million followers, while his YouTube channel flaunts 1.6 million followers. Shivesh credits his naani for stirring up his interest in baking. “Every time we visited my naani, we were always welcomed by two delicious, freshly baked cakes sitting on the kitchen counter. It was so fascinating—how you just picked simple ingredients like flour, sugar and butter from the kitchen shelf, mixed them all and put it in the oven—and it transformed into something so beautiful,” recollects the culinary genius, who baked for the first time to recreate his naani’s magic when she had a paralytic attack. Shivesh started as a one-man army, posting pictures of his desserts on Instagram. He quickly earned a loyal following, his creations taking over the internet in the most fanciful way. “I began with posting pretty much everything—pictures of me and my cousins, selfies with friends and sometimes, what I baked. I realised my dessert pictures garnered a good response from Instagrammers. So, I started putting in more time into photography and styling to make my desserts look pretty. That is how a lot of people started following me,” says Shivesh, who started blogging and writing books when fans started requesting him for his simple yet enticing recipes. And that’s not all. Shivesh now conducts styling and food photography workshops for bakers across India and worldwide. He has authored four successful cookbooks with Harper Collins and is working on his fifth. “Though writing takes much more time than digital content creation, it’s a cathartic process. I constantly push myself in an attempt to make my recipes stand out, and learn a lot in the process,” quips Shivesh, whose first book, Bake with Shivesh, got on to the Amazon bestseller list, the day the preorder link went live! Alec Baldwin’s Rust case dismissed Hollywood star Alec Baldwin can breathe a sigh of relief as the manslaughter case against him over the involuntary fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been dismissed. The judge criticised prosecutors for failing to turn over a batch of bullets to the defence. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case, ruling that no other sanction was sufficient. "The state is highly culpable for its failure to provide discovery to the defendant," Marlowe said. "Dismissal with prejudice is warranted." She ruled that under the principle of double jeopardy, Baldwin cannot be retried. She made it clear that she was appalled at the prosecution's failures. The judge reprimanded lead state prosecutor Kari Morrissey and her teamas well — IANS c m y b Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are now married. The wedding took place at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The 29-year-old bride opted for a heavily embroidered ivory ensemble with red and gold accents, complemented by elegant jewellery. Her outfit was a traditional interpretation of Panetar, a Gujarati bridal tradition featuring red and white attire. The ensemble included a trailing ghagra layered with a detachable trail, a five-metre head veil, and a tissue shoulder dupatta. The outfit was completed with a red embroidered dupatta that added dramatic flair to the silhouette. Groom Anant Ambani looked regal in a golden sherwani. For her vidai ceremony, following her marriage in a traditional ivory and featured intricate gold Karchobi work and Banarasi brocade prints, paying homage to Gujarat’s rich textile heritage. The high-profile wedding saw the presence of international celebrities, including Kim and Khloe Kardashian and John Cena; Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, the Bachchan family, Rajinikanth, Mahesh Babu, Yash, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Vicky Kaushal, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, and Deepika Padukone, among others. Akshay Kumar skipped the event amid reports of the actor being diagnosed with Covid-19. The reception will take place on July 14. — Agencies Wedding WOWS! Anant Ambani ties the knot with Radhika Merchant in an extravagant wedding ceremony red lehenga by Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Radhika opted for a stunning sindoori red ensemble crafted by Manish Malhotra. Styled by Rhea Kapoor, her bespoke couture lehenga
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