Do you love Ayurveda and Ayurvedic cuisine?
Then the Ayurveda Food Festival in Birstein is the right place for you! Experience and taste the highlights of Ayurvedic cuisine with culinary delights and live cooking at the food stands of innovative Ayurvedic chefs.
Immerse yourself in the Ayurveda community around healthy food, indulgence & dietetics:
Ayurveda food stands with Ayurvedic tapas, anti pasti, vegan bowls, chapatis with chutneys & Ayurvedic fusion cuisine
Yoga in the morning for a strong agni & good dosha flow
Numerous lectures, workshops & cooking shows for beginners and experts
Exchange market for Ayurveda & cookbooks
Ayurveda Food Festival Party with music & cocktails for every dosha type
Health and enjoyment with all your senses
On Saturday from 3 p.m., various food stands await you on our idyllic outdoor area in Birstein. At each stand you will experience the diversity of Ayurvedic cuisine. Look forward to:
Ayurvedic breakfast variations - from sheera to waffles
Ayurvedic drinks - lassi, iced tea & dosha-limos
Saturday 15.00 - 20.00
Saturday from 19.00 hrs
Ayurveda Food Festival Party with music and mocktails & cocktails for every dosha type
Sunday 8.30 - 10.30 a.m.
Sunday 11.00 - 14.30
Note: Food and drinks are not included in the ticket price. You can pay with chips or tokens at the food stands. These are available at reception throughout the festival.
Our chefs
Stefanie Dellinger & Annette Heber
As a holistic health & nutrition consultant and Ayurveda cook, Stefanie shares her knowledge in Ayurveda coaching, cooking courses, workshops and catering. Annette works as a Strategic Account Manager and lives out her vocation as an Ayurveda chef and certified health & nutrition consultant.
Oliver Herrlich
As a trained chef with 30 years of experience, Oliver interprets Ayurvedic cuisine in a sustainable way using regional organic products and local recipes. With careful consideration, he creates vegetarian and vegan Ayurvedic cuisine in a creative, colorful and diverse way.
Sabine Holzapfel
Sabine has a background in Michelin-starred gastronomy and knows what discerning guests dream of. Her heart beats for Ayurvedic gourmet cuisine, in which she combines innovation, creativity and enjoyment in a healthy way.
Ariane Hotzel
Ariane is a health & life coach, Ayurveda health consultant and yoga teacher. She accompanies people in coaching sessions, workshops and retreats. She also works at the Rosenberg Health and Spa Center as part of Sattva Yoga retreats and Rasayana cures. Her book "Ayurveda - Simply Do It" reflects Ariane's pragmatic approach that is suitable for everyday life.
Matthias Ritschel
Matthias can be found at cooking courses, on retreats at home and abroad and, since February 2023, in the Rosenberg Ayurveda kitchen. The former competitive athlete has always been interested in healthy food and enjoys transforming it into delicious dishes so that the attributes of enjoyment and pleasure are not neglected alongside the nourishing factors.
Kerstin Rosenberg
The Managing Director of Rosenberg Ayurveda is not only the author of numerous well-known works of Ayurveda literature and an internationally sought-after Ayurveda specialist, but also a very popular lecturer, a great Ayurveda cook and the initiator of the Ayurveda Food Festival. We owe the legendary reputation of our Ayurveda cuisine in Birstein not least to her.
Udo Schneider
In his career as a professional gourmet chef in international gastronomy, Udo has already practiced many styles of cuisine and provided culinary enthusiasm on countless occasions. With his experience and love of good food, he continues to bring the art of Ayurvedic cooking and its flavors to Rosenberg Ayurveda.
Ranga Soysa
Ranga has known Ayurveda since childhood in his native Sri Lanka. The professional chef is an expert in Asian cuisine. He cooks with great passion and a fine sense for spices. It makes him particularly happy to cook and pamper people with the healing cuisine of Ayurveda.
Dag Weinmann
The long-standing chef at Rosenberg Ayurveda has been pampering seminar and spa guests in Birstein with his creative Ayurveda cuisine for over 15 years. Also trained as an Ayurveda specialist, Dag has led well over 100 cooking courses internationally and provided culinary support for numerous events, retreats and cures.
Saturday
Ayurveda lectures - workshops - cooking shows - swap meet - food festival party
3.30 - 4.15 pm
Lecture 1: "Vata, Pitta, Kapha - what should I eat?" > Room Dhanvantari Lecture 2: "Eating with pleasure and enjoyment even with food intolerances " > Room Lakshmi Ayurveda cooking show: "The perfect dal"
16.30 - 17.15 hrs
Lecture 1: "Superfoods in Ayurveda " > Dhanvantari room Lecture 2: "Good Vastu - Indian Feng Shui " > L akshmi room Ayurveda cooking show: "Quick Ayurveda cuisine for everyday life"
19.00 - 22.00 hrs
Ayurveda Food Festival Party & Ayurveda Bar with mocktails and cocktails for every dosha type > Outdoor
Sunday
Yoga in the morning - Ayurveda lectures - workshops - cooking shows - swap meet
7.30 - 9.00 a.m.
Yoga workshops Cooking demo: Ayurvedic waffles, pancakes & breakfast topping
9.45 - 10.30 a.m.
Lecture 1: "Nutrition rich in vital substances through a strong Agni and good bioavailability " > Room Dhanvantari Lecture 2: "Ayurvedic detoxification - recipes and rules for type-appropriate fasting and detoxing " > Room Lakshmi Ayurveda cooking show: "Ayurvedic chutneys"
10.45 - 11.30 a.m.
Lecture 1: "Ayurveda nutrition for intestinal health " > Dhanvantari room Lecture 2: " Healing cooking with the 5 elements (Pancamabuthas) " > Lakshmi room Ayurveda cooking show: "Ayurvedic baking - vegan or (only) without eggs"
14.30 - 15.30 hrs
Closing event
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