A swansong for a beloved eatery

A week before Café Zoe enters its last week of operations, the eatery-cum-performance space that was home to a fortnightly jazz jam session hosted one of its last few gigs with Mumbai-based Ska outfit The Fanculos bringing the house down.

The space was buzzing even before the gig started, and filled to the brim soon after, with revellers clearing up space in front of the stage and dancing to originals by the horn-fronted outfit. The numerous familiar faces included actors Rajat Kapoor and Denzil Smith. But we had a bittersweet feeling when we saw the house full of musicians from the Mumbai circuit going up to owner Jeremie Horowitz and offering their condolences on the shuttering.