Legendary wedding caterer LV
Pattappa has set up his annual temporary kitchen in a wedding hall for
Deepavali, drawing loyalists from across the city
Hemamalini Kalyana Mandapam in
Royapettah is frantic with activity and blanketed in the scent of molten sugar.
Sales counters, stacked with boxes of sweets and savouries, are busy as staff
take orders from customers, ticking items off a printed list. As customers
enter the hall, they are handed a list of the many sweets and savouries
available in an attempt to streamline the process. Despite the business-like
efficiency, the space is festive and welcoming. While customers wait to collect
their boxes of neatly packaged goodies, they are served samples of everything
being prepared in the kitchen. There’s also filter coffee on offer, and
hot khichdi in case you’re hungry. All for free.
For the past 15 years, I have
been setting up a Deepavali counter in this venue. This special counter, open for
just five days a year. “The idea is to make traditional sweets the traditional
way buy from here as the sweets are
freshly made, unlike in other stores where it is all made few weeks ahead. “We
also enjoy the delicious food served here. So it is an enjoyable outing
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