At a celebrated US chain of coffeehouse, this writer is guilty of having nothing but green tea latte—hot or iced—because there’s a dearth of good quality matcha teas in the city. So, when we heard of a new cloud kitchen in Bandra with a menu of all things matcha, we had to try it. We are told they import ceremonial grade matcha from Tokyo for an authentic kick—so off we went to check out their menu on a food delivery platform. No prize for guessing, there wasn’t one item that didn’t have matcha in it.

Our first worry was that it was travelling some distance and our experience with delivery boys has often been—for the lack of a better word—lousy. We even called the outlet to ask them to pack it well and they assured us there will be no spillage, because the drinks are foil sealed and sent. It took the order two hours to be delivered from a distance of nine kilometres. Lesson learnt: it’s best to order directly from the outlet.