Since his arrival in Mumbai, Esdras Ochoa has been taking auto rides across the city in search of good pani puri and other street food. The 36-year-old chef, apart from wearing his cap backward, also wears the title of Taco King in Los Angeles, where he first put up a taco stall in 2009, to pay homage to his hometown Mexicali, a US border town of Calexico.

At the time, it was to make ends meet during recession. "I wanted to be a fashion designer, but life had other plans," says Ochoa, whose Instagram handle shows off his beautiful artworks.