Mr. Siddique’s love for cooking led him
from a security officer’s job at a 5 Star Hotel
to your kitchen at Chhayabrita.
A one-man gastronomical army,
he practices his passion with zeal, planning
menus days in advance, inspecting the day’s
produce, peeling, chopping, grinding,
roasting, braising, garnishing,
dreaming up new recipes
(it’s true, ask him!) and frequently cajoling
guests to try at least one more helping.
from a security officer’s job at a 5 Star Hotel
to your kitchen at Chhayabrita.
A one-man gastronomical army,
he practices his passion with zeal, planning
menus days in advance, inspecting the day’s
produce, peeling, chopping, grinding,
roasting, braising, garnishing,
dreaming up new recipes
(it’s true, ask him!) and frequently cajoling
guests to try at least one more helping.
Bapi, Mr. Siddique’s able son,
is the hunter-gatherer of the Chhayabrita
tribe. Bapi knows the where to get the
firmest paneer, the tenderest mutton,
the freshest spinach and the tangiest pickle
in Bolpur. Also, if you ever need to find
an Allen Key for your imported tripod
in the middle of a monsoon downpour,
Bapi is your man.
is the hunter-gatherer of the Chhayabrita
tribe. Bapi knows the where to get the
firmest paneer, the tenderest mutton,
the freshest spinach and the tangiest pickle
in Bolpur. Also, if you ever need to find
an Allen Key for your imported tripod
in the middle of a monsoon downpour,
Bapi is your man.
Because even one-man armies
need a little help sometimes,
and because Jaya makes the roundest luchis
this side of the Tropic Of Cancer, and as far
as we know, on the other side too.
Apart from being Mr. Siddique’s trusted
lieutenant in the kitchen,
Jaya is in charge of keeping house.
She keeps a hawk eye on it all
from taking care that the mosquito nets
are tucked in just so, to making sure
that the curtains match the embroidered
bedspreads in your room.
need a little help sometimes,
and because Jaya makes the roundest luchis
this side of the Tropic Of Cancer, and as far
as we know, on the other side too.
Apart from being Mr. Siddique’s trusted
lieutenant in the kitchen,
Jaya is in charge of keeping house.
She keeps a hawk eye on it all
from taking care that the mosquito nets
are tucked in just so, to making sure
that the curtains match the embroidered
bedspreads in your room.