If you have ever been to Le15 Cafe in Colaba and bumped into Chef Pablo Naranjo Agular, there is no way you haven't been greeted by his warm and welcoming demeanour. It's clear that the cafe is his labour of love, and he wants you feel at home in it.

It's this disarming personality, and, of course, his easy good looks, that have made him a favourite with the city's swish set and aam junta alike. When he announced last week that he will be leaving Le15, which he started three-and-a half years ago with Le Cordon Bleu classmate and best friend Pooja Dhingra, to travel the world first and then return home to Colombia, there was a collective sigh of disappointment. When we meet him at Bombay Canteen on a busy Friday afternoon for lunch, where he says with a grin, "Let me tell you a little bit about myself," we can't just help saying, "Tussi na jao." But, he's made up his mind. After travelling around India and Asia for a year, he will be heading back to Colombia, where his family and heart rests, to start a new business.