We wait patiently in a queue for our turn to get a seat at the busy restaurant. Around us is a mixed set — this includes collegians, senior citizens and corporates, waiting to tuck into freshly-made goodies. Each patron seems eager to find a seat, and is absolutely willing to share a table with a complete stranger, just for the crisp dosa or piping-hot rasam. Leaving the cash counter to one of his sons, 72-year-old Jagdish Kamath makes time to hit the rewind button.

Pesarattu; Sakar Pongal, Vermicelli Payasan