Maria Goretti. Pics/Sameer Markande 

"Tell him I'm waiting with a sharp knife," says a mock-stern Maria Goretti, sitting at It Happened In New York, as we inform her that Kunal Vijayakar is running late. But once he arrives, the knives are out of the window. They give each other a high-five for shared love of Kheema Pao from Good Luck Café, both salivate over the Kashmiri Wazwan of Aab Gosht and Gushtaba and concur that their community cuisine - East Indian and Pathare Prabhu, respectively - needs to be preserved. We feel like a fly on the wall as we watch the famous television personalities and cookbook authors - Maria has penned From My Kitchen To Yours (recently bagged the national award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards) and Kunal has curated recipes from his travels in Made In India - catch up over a hearty Sunday lunch.