Meals & their stories

What I'm going to do in this post is share pics of memorable meals I've had, and give them a little context. Here goes..

1. Shrek happy meal

Place: McDonalds at Sigma Mall, Bangalore

Occasion: Sunil's (colleague) farewell lunch

Comment: I was vegetarian back then, and had a veg happy meal. The Shrek action-figure in this pic was later stolen from me by a friend, which I found out only when visiting his home. 

2. Authentic Andhra meal

Place: Vellore, Tamil Nadu 

Occasion: Wedding of friend Murali

Comment: This wasn't the actual wedding meal, but the pre-wedding lunch at Murali's home. It was cooked by the family, and was just what I was craving after a 250km bike ride from Bangalore that day.

3. Rasam (or pepper-water as we Anglo-Indians call it), rice & fried sardine

Place: Home in Chennai

Occasion: My first non-veg meal at home in 1.5 yrs (I was vegan during that time, but finally chickened out ;)

Comment: This is my idea of a perfect meal, nothing compares to pepper-water rice & fried fish! It was my favourite when growing up, and will always be! 

4. Chicken biriyani made by moi!

Place: Home in Bangalore

Occasion: Invited friends over for a Sunday dinner

Comment: It's the first time I attempted biriyani! I consider this as the moment I graduated in cooking. The invite's open, let me know if you're in Bangalore or Chennai and want to come over. I'm starting to love cooking more than eating. Make your move fast though, this phase is still very nascent.

90's country-rock in the US

This post is a lazy compilation of a couple of my recent tweets. Alright, fine, I'll add a couple of videos in too.

#nowplaying golden smog. one of the many alternative-country-rock bands of the 90's i've been listening to recently 

others being wilco, the jayhawks, bright eyes, whiskeytown, uncle tupelo & monsters of folk

some things i love about these bands is the unpretentious lyrics, simple melodies & stories of everyday life

one example is the song 'hate it here' by wilco. a song about a break up, but talks of washing clothes, doing the dishes & checking mail

Here's 'hate it here' by wilco. I love the way the guy behind the camera is enjoys himself during the song:



Here's a song that's a good representation of the genre as a whole - 'Two angels' by The Jayhawks: