One of the best experiences I have had so far in Chennai has been at the house of Sam Paul, a well-known business man and foody in Chennai. He and his wife, Babitha, are two of the warmest, most hospitable people I have met.
We bumped into Sam at 2:00AM at the Taj Mount Road on Easter Sunday. Bananna introduced me to them, and about 5 minutes into the conversation, I fell in love with them. At the end of the chit-chat, Sam invited us to a Chennai Food Guide Members get-together at his house where Babitha was organizing a ‘Biryani Tasting’ party! I was super excited, especially when Sam mentioned his two Great Danes!
So, after church on Sunday, Bananna, Bambi, B-boy and I got together and off we went to Sam and Babitha’s house.
Babitha greeted us at the door, we said hi to Sam, and we strategically moved towards the food!! I was surprised at the number of people and at the fact that most of them seemed to be our age group (I am so proud of my generation!).
The spread was torturously mouth watering and I was dying at the sight of the scrumptious crab !! Most people who know me would be stunned at this revelation; I turned vegetarian about a month and a half ago. Seriously, I can’t imagine how vegetarians enjoy Biryani!
Luckily for me, B-boy is a hardcore vege and his plight is always amusing, which takes my mind off my drastic decision!! :D
As I edged towards the vege counter, Sam caught sight of us; the next few minutes were wonderfully comical!! While I looked on in horror tinged with longing, Sam piled my plate with all the deliciously meaty Biryanis and crab that could fit on it. He also gave me a look that said, “you better eat everything on this plate”. He handed the plate back to me and trotted off to socialise.
I must admit, I was such a good girl; I separated all the meat from the rice and slipped the meat onto Bambi’s plate! The crab had to crawl into Bananna’s!
Even without the meat, the food was gorgeous!! I didn’t get a chance to taste the vege items, must ask B-boy more details. Babitha’s arrangements were wonderful; perhaps the secret ingredient was the warmth that was extended by all the people we met. It was so easy to walk up to people, introduce myself, chitchat, and set coffee-dates!
Seriously, foodies rock! We know how to live life!! Infact, every foodie I have met in my life are so open, warm and happy! Love it!
My day was made when Sam brought out his Giant Great Danes, Scooby and Scrappy. Even though my shirt got totally slobbered, I was hanging all over Scooby!! Next time, have to take them for a walk and burn off all that gorgeous food! :D
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