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Kamath, said they have been part of the festival since 1995.<br />
“When we’re trying to represent India, we take foods from different parts of India … we want<br />
people to get a nice variety,” Kamath said. “People have been coming to us for years, and they<br />
know exactly what to order. Our tent is split into two sides, the northern side and the southern<br />
side, because the food is very different. On the southern side, we have the Indian crepes called<br />
the dosa, which is a very famous south Indian dish. It is like a very thin pancake with potato<br />
filling, and it comes with a very spicy sauce like a soup and coconut chutney. That is the big<br />
item on that side. On the north Indian side, we have the sampler platter (which comes with<br />
Indian bread, rice, mixed vegetable curry, chickpeas in curry, vegetable fritters and dessert).”<br />
The booth serves no meat, as it is aiming to promote vegetarianism. Some items may be<br />
made vegan upon request.<br />
The Hindu Temple Society of Augusta does what it can to help the community, such as<br />
supporting the soup kitchen and other outreach efforts like making hats and scarves for<br />
students. The booth also will have several henna artists for people to get henna art done on<br />
their skin.<br />
Other nations represented include Germany, serving items like schnitzel, bratwursts, potato<br />
salad and sauerkraut; China, serving items like ham fried rice, eggrolls and vegetable lo mein;<br />
Jamaica, serving items like curry chicken, jerk chicken, jerk pork, ox tail and curry goat; Turkey,<br />
serving items like gyro wraps, chicken wraps and baklava; and Trinidad, serving items like<br />
geera pork (cooked with spicy cumin and garlic), curry chicken dinner and curry goat dinner.<br />
Many other food booths will be at the festival.<br />
The Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15;<br />
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16; and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. Badges cost $7 in<br />
advance or $12 at the gate, and kids 10 and younger get in free. Advance badges may be<br />
purchased online or at State Bank and Trust, Vintage Ooollee in Downtown Augusta and New<br />
Moon in Aiken. Arts in the Heart sees more than 88,000 visitors every year. For information,<br />
call 706-826-4702, visit artsintheheartofaugusta.com or email info@artsintheheart.com. See<br />
next week’s <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> for a full guide to the festival.
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