State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin inaugurated the festival. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Harry K Thomas also attended the inaugural function.

Dhaka Sheraton Hotel and Emirates jointly organised the festival at the hotel's Bithika restaurant to mark the inauguration of the airline's new non-stop Dubai-New York flights from June 1.

The diners can win a free ticket to New York and also a host of attractive prizes through a raffle draw to be held on the concluding day of the festival.

The US envoy congratulated the airline for launching the new service and cosponsoring the US food promotion.

Trevor MacDonald, general manager of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Ahmad Al Falasi, area manager of Emirates in Bangladesh, also spoke at the function.