Inside the kitchen, New Delhi
Dec 21, 2023, 02:20 PM
"The location of the recording is Chidambaram's New Madras Hotel, Khanna Market. Khanna Market provides one a historical view of when Delhi became the capital of newly independent India, born from the labor of the Partition. The market came up due to the large influx of refugees coming to the area post-partition. The oldest inhabitant of the market is Chidambaram's - a South Indian joint with roots going back to 1930.
"The recording is taking place from inside the kitchen. On the left is a stairway which leads to the cleaning section, right in front is the stove, and servers come and go throughout - to collect orders and inform the kitchen of new ones. The background is studded with the restaurant's staff and tens of customers chatting in Tamil and Hindi. The sound of the stove hissing is when the Dosa batter is spread on the tava. Very light music can also be heard playing from the mobile of the person sitting behind the cash counter."
Recorded by Bariya.
"The recording is taking place from inside the kitchen. On the left is a stairway which leads to the cleaning section, right in front is the stove, and servers come and go throughout - to collect orders and inform the kitchen of new ones. The background is studded with the restaurant's staff and tens of customers chatting in Tamil and Hindi. The sound of the stove hissing is when the Dosa batter is spread on the tava. Very light music can also be heard playing from the mobile of the person sitting behind the cash counter."
Recorded by Bariya.