With dream to support upcoming young chefs, entrepreneurs, and food connoisseurs the Eastern India Culinary Association (EICA) has been recently formed and registered as a body to support the community.The objective of the association is to be a nodal body of culinary professionals in Eastern India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal).EICA has been formed with a vision to:a. To promote local cuisine, culinary tourism, develop local ingredients into our cuisine and promote the same globally as far as possible.b. Bring together chefs from the rural areas of bigger states, north-east small states and the chefs from Andaman & Nicobar Islands to develop the environment where these chefs can prove to be fearless of presenting their talent globally.