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PASSION &; CONSISTENCY

AN OLD FRIEND ASKED ME ONCE,” WERE YOU BORN WITH THIS PASSION FOR FOOD”

IT MADE ME THINK, I STEPPED DOWN INTO THE RVER OF MEMORIES, TO THOSE DAYS WHEN I

GREW UP NEAR MY FATHER’S TEA SHOP

LISTENING TO PEOPLE, OBSERVING TASTE MAKING, DISTINGUISHING VIBRANT FLAVORS,

TRANSCENDENCE OF EMOTIONS.

I LIVED THOSE MOMENTS IN ABSOLUTE SPLENDOR AND AFFECTION, IT NEVER FELT I LEAVE THAT

SPACE EVER. BUT THE VOYAGE TO TRUTH WAS IMMINENT AND FAR AWAY

I BEGAN TO REALIZE THE TRUE ANSWER TO PASSION SLOWLY, IT WAS NOT THAT I WAS BORN WITH

ANY LOVE FOR ANYTHING

IN FACT, I GREW INTO EVERYTHING TO LIKE IT AND THAT HABIT MADE ME ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT

THOSE THINGS IN LIFE

ITS NOT JUST ABOUT PROFESSION, PEOPLE, FOOD, PLACES, THINGS, THEY ALL PLAY A PART IN

DEVELOPING A WHOLESOME PASSION

I FEEL CONSISTENCY OF DOING ANYTHING WILL GET US CLOSER TO THE CENTRE BEING AND BEGIN

OUR JOURNEY OF EXPLORING THE TRUTH WHICH COMES OUT OF ONE AND SPREAD ITS RADIANCE

ON EVERYTHING YOU DO

THE WONDERS WILL START UNFOLDING AS YOUR CURIOSITY TOUCH DEEPER AND GENTLY PULL OUT

THE HIDDEN LOVE AND LUMINOSITY

PEOPLE I MEET EVERYDAY. PLACES I EAT. FRIENDS I TALK TO. THE PARK. MY HOME. MY RESTAURANT

RASA, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AM DEEPLY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THOSE AND TOGETHER THEY MAKE MY

LIFE VERY CLOSE TO ABSOLUTE HARMONY

NOW I KNOW HOW TO ANSWER MY FRIEND ABOUT PASSION FOR FOOD, WHEN FOOD INDUSTRY

APPEARED IN MY LIFE AS A RESCUE, I FELL IN LOVE AND MARRIED IT FOR LIFE

IT’S BEEN 28 YEARS OF LIFE TOGETHER AND ITS MEANT FOE ETERNAL FUTURE, AS LONG AS AM

HERE

TO TELL YOU THE REALITY, ALL ELEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MY LIFE ARE VERY PART OF ME JUST

LIKE FOOD, INCREDIBLY TIGHT AND INSEPARABLE

AFFLUENCE OF THESE SPECTACULAR ASPECTS ALWAYS WEAVE A COSY SPACE FOR ME, ONE OR THE

OTHER KEEPS ME WARM AND CHARGED UP

AM STILL IN THE LOOOK OUT FOR NEW WONDER HABITS LIKE FOOD TO MAKE ME A BETTER

HUMAN-BEING IN THIS LIFE..

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NTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 21/06/2022

21st June. IT WAS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

I WOKE UP WITH A NEW ENERGY AND STARTED PRACTICING YOGA AND ONLY LATER REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY

AS USUAL, AFTER BREAKFAST I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE PARK ON MY BYKE, BROMPTON CYCLE HAS GIVEN ME AN INCREDIBLE CONFIDENCE AS I STROLLED AROUND THE PARK HOLDING IT AND WANDERING IN LOCAL Markets

PASSING THE MOSQUE ON MY LEFT AT PARK ROAD AND SHORTLY I ENTERED REGENTS PARK. IN FRONT OF ME WAS THE LAKE WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY HUNDREDS OF VISITING SEASONAL AND WILD BIRDS

I LOVE STOPPING BY THIS AREA. JUST TO WATCH AND SILENTLY CONVERSING WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS, ITS AMAZING TO OBSERVE THEIR EFFORTLESS MOVEMENTS and GRACEFUL LOOKS

I TURN INTO THE INTERNAL PART OF THE PARK, PASSING THE LITTLE WOODEN BRIDGE CROSSING THE LAKE I REACHED MY USUAL DESTINATION POINT

THE PLACE I SIT OVERLOOKS THE WATER, WITH REFRESHING BREEZE AND RISING SUN IN THE MORNING, REMARKABLY SILENT, THE IDEAL VENUE FOR A CALM MEDITATION

REMEMBERING MY YOGA MASTER, PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY AND MY LOVING MOTHER’S MEMORIES, I SLOWLY MERGED WITH THE WARM AIR FILLED WITH THE FRAGRANCE OF NATURE AND SWEET VOICES OF INNUMERABLE INSECTS EMBRACED THE GREENERIES

YOGA HAS INDEED HELPED MY LIFE’S QUESTIONS AND DEEP REFLECTIONS ON FOOD PHILOSOPHY

FINDING TOLERANCE IN EVERY EVENT WAS KEY, BEING ABLE TO THINK AND ACCEPT REALITY, MOST IMPORTANTLY WAITING FOR UNFOLDING OUTCOME, WITH EXTREME FASCINATION

YOGA’S INFLUENCE HAS BEEN TYPICAL AND PERSONAL IN MY LIFESTYLE, AS I QUANTIFY ITS IMPORTANCE DESPITE OF MY MINIMAL PRACTICE ON A DAILY BASIS

MORE THAN WATCHING MANY MASTERS OF YOGA AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, I TEND TO OBSERVE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS WITH IN MY NATURE, AFFINITY WITH LIFE AND IMPROVING PERSONAL SHINE WITHIN THIS UNIVERSE

AS CELEBRATION GETS BETTER, LIFE AND DEATH SEEM SO CLOSE AND APPEAR WITH NO DIFFERENCE, BIT LIKE A FEARLESS STATE OF EXISTENCE, FLOWING LIKE THE RIVER NEXT TO ME

AS I FLOAT IN THE HAPPINESS OF THE MOMENT JUST LIKE THOSE BIRDS IN THE LAKE, I THINK OF BLOSSOMING YOGA PRESENCE IN MY SOUL AND EVERYTHING I SEE

I WISH AS MANY PEOPLE ABSORB THE MAGIC KNOWLEDGE OF YOGA TO MAKE THIS WORLD A GLORIOUS PLACE AND LIVING HERE A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE

SILENCE

RECENTLY, I MET SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK AND LIVE IN SILENCE.

THOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE TIRED OR FED UP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THEM, THEY HAVE

DIFFERENT REASONS TO CHOOSE MUTENESS

MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ENJOY SITTING IN DARK SPACES FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EJOY THE

HABIT OF DOING EVERYTHING ON THEIR OWN

AS SOMEONE WHO TRAVEL ALONE IN LIFE, I WAS CURIOUS TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE’S REASONS AND

WAYS TO FIND THEIR HAPPINESS

AM HERE TO EXPLAIN MY WORLD THAT MAKES MY LIFE SPECIAL. AND PEOPLE AROUND ME WHO

ARE INSTRUMENTAL FOR MY SUSTAINED JOYFULNESS

MY SECRET IS, I TRY TO BRIGHTEN MY SURROUNDINGS AND FILL THE AIR WITH SOUND OF SOME

SORT. LIGHT AND SOUND MAKES ME HAPPY AND CONNECTED

I FEEL YOU DON’T NEED TO CHASE SILENCE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OCCASIONS LIKE WHEN YOU

SLEEP, WALKING ALONE, AND MANY OTHER TIMES WHEN YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN COMPANY

THIS MEANS YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY OR CHOICE TO BE IN THE COMFORT OF PEOPLE AND

THINGS AROUND, LOT OF TIMES IT ESTABLISHES YOUR LIFE PURPOSE BY USING YOUR TALENT IN A

SOCIETY

USUALLY, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE, NOT EVERYBODY WIILL FASCINATE YOU, THAT

LEAVES US TO BE SELECTIVE FOR OUR OWN SAKE TO MAKE THIS LIFE FULFILLING

I BELIEVE IN ONE THING, AFTER THIS SHORT LIFE WE ARE FORCED TO A SILENT WORLD WHETHER

WE LIKE IT OR NOT, AND WHILE WE ARE AROUND WE SHOULD INVOLVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY IN

THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF LIFE

BY AVOIDING PEOPLE AND SELF ISOLATING, YOU ARE DOING GREAT INJUSTICE TO YOURSELF AND

MANY PEOPLE WHO MAY DESERVE YOUR COMPANY

PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE COMFORTABLE ON THEIR OWN WITH OUT EXTERNAL HELP, I BELIEVE LIFE

COULD BE MERRIER WITH LIKEMINDED COMPANIONS

OTHERWISE WHY WE EXIST IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES, LIKE THEY SAY SUBLIME

FLAVORS BORN WHEN INGREDIENTS HAPPILY CONNECT, WE HAVE PLENTY OF ELEMENTS TO BE

BLESSED IN LIFE..

COOKING AFTER LONG TIME. SO HAPPY!

HELLO AGAIN

I CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

TODAY ITS ABOUT COOKING THE DISH SAMBAR AFTER SO LONG, IT MADE ME FEEL SO FULL OF LOVE

AND LIFE

TRYING TO MAKE A TRADITIONAL DISH MAKES ONE FEEL CHALLENGED, ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE

TASTE UNIQUE MAKE IT FEEL SO DIFFICULT FOR ORDINARY COOKS

HAVING TASTED SAMBAR IN MANY PLACES. I COULDN’T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE OF FLAVORS IN

EACH PLACE. IT CHANGED EVERY TIME IN REPEATED TASTINGS

I IMAGINED MY INGREDIENTS AND MADE MY WAY TO THE SPICE SHOP ON DRUMMOND STREET

CRUNCHY VEGETABLES AND REFRESHING AROMA OF FRESH SPICES KEPT ME ACTIVE IN MY DREAM

THAT NIGHT

I WOKE UP EARLIER THAN USUAL NEXT DAY, GOT THE PREPATIONS DONE, WENT ON WITH 3 STAGES

OF COOKING AND COMPLETED THE DISH

THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS SATISFYING, COLOUR, SMELL AND TASTE WERE ALL UPTO MY

EXPECTATION AND IT MADE MY DAY MAGNIFICENT

LIKE EVERY SINGLE PERSON, THE QUANTITY WAS BIT TOO MUCH FOR ONE PERSON

MOST WONDERFUL THING AFTER THE COOKING WAS MY ADDED ENERGY IN THE DAY AND I STAYED

OUT IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND SMILED NON-STOP

IT’S VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS ALL EMOTIONS I EXPERIENCED WITH THAT CURRY BUT I COULD SAY

IT WAS TOO BEAUTIFUL AND SPECIAL

WHEN YOU ARE MINDFUL AND SPICES ARE BALANCED, IT WILL TRANSCEND THE WORLD AROUND

YOU AND BRING SOLUTIONS TO ALL THINGS THAT MAY BOTHER YOU. MOST IMPORTANTLY MAKE

YOU FEEL LIFE’S SO SIMPLE AND WHOLESOME

-DAS

have you met someone like you!

hello friends

hope you had a great easter

I am very happy and energized now. not because of the long-relaxed weekend

I found someone like me, sounds strange, isnt it?

have you ever come across someone like yourself?

everything started when sampat narrated kartik’s story in our evening chat

he talked so highly about this boy with some spiritual power who used to be called baba by loved ones in the neighbourhood

elements of wonder packed in sampat’s memories and it was a  fascinating portrayal of a like minded person

at a young age kartik met with an irish lady and they got married, settled in cork in Ireland

the next part thrilled me more. iyers café was born 10 years ago, kartik’s world

sampat insisted iI should visit him and explore iyers café, our chat ended

still sitting in the car, I went thru the café details and got really charged up

I began to feel some similarities in our life and work. a mirror image feeling

I rang the number I could find on the site, there was no luck for some time

I couldn’t wait, I continued calling and finally i got thru and we spoke finally

I listened to him with amazement, it felt hearing my own story to some extend

kartik runs iyers café with his family and does all cooking himself since the day one

in spite of huge popularity restaurant remains small and personal attention remains same and intense

I was so happy that evening, very proud of karitil’s spiritual approach to cooking

he speaks like a real master and supremely educated on food science, full of purpose

our long conversation ended on a positive note, am sure we will meet soon

for a second i thought, if I had continued cooking and stayed at rasa like kartik, i would have remained with alison and may be few kids!

finding kartik remains one of the miracles of the season and i can’t wait to see where it takes me

thank you sampant and manoj for this gift

delayed compliments

hello

wecome back

when someone died, i heard people talk so nicely on tv. they memorised many incidents they could praise him with and made him to be the best person lived on earth

this happens pretty much every time someone dies

people collect and keep the compliments safe until that landmak day, full of sad emmotions and pretend like they said it numer of times when he was alive

i grew up in a time where appreciation was very pricy and could easily affect your vanity and ego if you say good things about others

many things have changed around us with time except this habit, we still don’t get it right

let’s not rule out occasional drop of kind gedtures in front of individuals, unfortunayely they make you feel good like that for some benefits from you

compliments can elevate our spirits at work too, thus performance from the team as a whole could be much better

everybody looks forward to your support and timely comments to feel the purpose of life

there could be a time, after long waiting you lose interest for those warm words and most importantly self belief

everyone’s born with enough and more of good qualities which we could enlighten them in ur own ways

it doesn’t have to be verbal all the time, use your instincts make them we feel you appreciate their work or nature

it doesn’t cost you anything but it could change someone’s day or it could lead to a life changing attitude

a complete person’s by and large a product of his sarroundings. you can be an intefral part of making some remarkable transformations

habit of complimenting will attract you to similar positive people and it could greatly help your personality

a dead person doesn’t need your fake words or delayed praise, you don’t even know whether he could listen to your words or acting

folks, don’t waste your opportunity to say nice things to enrich others life, you will be doing a great favour to yourself

watch people when they smile. everyone has a beautiful one. that’s a nice quality to compliment anyone

be kind and generous the way you are fascinated with others, it wont harm you

delayed compliments

hello

wecome back

when someone died, i heard people talk so nicely on tv. they memorised many incidents they could praise him with and made him to be the best person lived on earth

this happens pretty much every time someone dies

people collect and keep the compliments safe until that landmak day, full of sad emmotions and pretend like they said it numer of times when he was alive

i grew up in a time where appreciation was very pricy and could easily affect your vanity and ego if you say good things about others

many things have changed around us with time except this habit, we still don’t get it right

let’s not rule out occasional drop of kind gedtures in front of individuals, unfortunayely they make you feel good like that for some benefits from you

compliments can elevate our spirits at work too, thus performance from the team as a whole could be much better

everybody looks forward to your support and timely comments to feel the purpose of life

there could be a time, after long waiting you lose interest for those warm words and most importantly self belief

everyone’s born with enough and more of good qualities which we could enlighten them in ur own ways

it doesn’t have to be verbal all the time, use your instincts make them we feel you appreciate their work or nature

it doesn’t cost you anything but it could change someone’s day or it could lead to a life changing attitude

a complete person’s by and large a product of his sarroundings. you can be an intefral part of making some remarkable transformations

habit of complimenting will attract you to similar positive people and it could greatly help your personality

a dead person doesn’t need your fake words or delayed praise, you don’t even know whether he could listen to your words or acting

folks, don’t waste your opportunity to say nice things to enrich others life, you will be doing a great favour to yourself

watch people when they smile. everyone has a beautiful one. that’s a nice quality to compliment anyone

be kind and generous the way you are fascinated with others, it wont harm you

www.dassredharan.com

Hello friends,

Taste means so much in eating for a long time, people reach out for new taste anywhere though goodness matters a lot these days due to health reasons.

We are in search of new flavours and consistency of them take the lockdown days, my best friend drove me miles away from our favourite idly sitting in the car we finished the meal in minutes, couldn’t wait to reach home!

What I noticed during this season was incredible variation of taste in the same place for same dishes the most amazing thing about taste is how people remember the clarity of flavours as they taste for the first time, but it’s an uphill task for the chef to satisfy and match the same expectation second time onwards it happens so frequently.

People get fed up with eating unhappy meals, maybe in my restaurant too obviously, taste’s subtle and complicated at the same time unless you can focus completely and imagine the diner’s expectation and dream about your food  since cooks often avoid minute details due   to rush and workload.

The synergy gets lost between the diner and the chef oftentimes a daring customer walks up to express the displeasure could easily be misunderstood or get neglected on the other hand, some people have the habit of complaining.

It has nothing to do with the taste in short taste needs a rethinking if one cares deeply about people who hold this memory all their life may be its an old school lesson.

Taste’s rolled out of your emotions, it demands you to be mindful as you touch the ingredients every dish is a new creation and it will justify your current mood and level of intensity and it can taste wonderful every time. A surprise like you charm people on a daily basis it’s nice to be conscious, someone’s dreaming your flavours and very excited as they reach you.

I remember my mother’s words, when you touch and interact with ingredients, express your love and appreciation every time, no matter how big or small they are…...

Last few weeks I have been busy thinking about a new concept for our restaurant, am sure you know the market has opened and opportunities are springing up from everywhere

I watched regional TV channels to spot new trends in India but I was shocked by an unbelievable flashing news on every channel

This boy approached a girl in the college and expressed his interest in her, she turned down his request and walked away

Having rejected his romance, this young man shot a beautiful 22-year-old in the day light and he shot himself afterwards

This was in south India last week, many such killings happened in the recent past between lovers or married couples in the name of love or money

But gun crimes are unheard of and may be its because buying gun’s not easy in India

Its sad to see the extend people travel to commit crimes and bring shame to the whole society

Love’s a very sensitive topic ever, in India and elsewhere. It remains a secretly personal feeling everyone has to apply own imagination to make love real, often people make wrong judgements about each other and sometimes shamelessly commit severe crimes. It’s the most beautiful yet hugely complicated, inseparable event in most people’s life

Perhaps people follow stories from the past and present, mixed up in opinions and information, eventually end up in a mess

There is a remedy for every problem, following the footsteps of taste creation, good taste happens with consistency of effort with tireless application of care

We could try this proven wisdom in every aspect of life and help our youngsters to build a happy future, to love and be loved all the time