A feast of flair: At the ET World Leaders Forum dinner, big names made elegant style statements

After the main course of brilliant discussions, frank fireside chats, and a prime ministerial address, appetites were bound to be spiked at the ET World Leaders Forum. At the Taj Palace, the buffet that awaited leaders was less a meal than a manifesto-a declaration that leadership is also marked by culinary excellence.

The spread gleamed with cosmopolitan confidence: from the delicate-and aptly named-Phyllo Money Bags, crisp parcels that crunch open to reveal savoury secrets, to the Vegetable Pithivier, a French puff pastry so buttery it could charm even the most jaded palate.