: Dosas at Dasaprakash, Woodlands, Ramakrishna Lunch Home: How eating out flourished in Chennai #IndiaNEWS What was eating out like before Annachi arrived on the scene? For a long while Chennai did

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Dosas at Dasaprakash, Woodlands, Ramakrishna Lunch Home: How eating out flourished in Chennai #IndiaNEWS
What was eating out like before Annachi [of Saravana Bhavan] arrived on the scene? For a long while Chennai did not believe in this concept. The middle classes frowned on it, for it was a sure sign that the woman of the house was not a good cook or was incapable of managing the kitchen. Brahmins-only hotels flourished, however, where patrons had to display their sacred threads before entering, this pernicious practice being finally stopped by Periyar EV Ramaswami Naicker, who ran a spirited campaign against such establishments, often picketing on their doorsteps.The most prolonged battle was at Murali CafeÌ? in Triplicane’s Bharathi Salai, with the proprietor holding out till HH Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi, the pontiff of the Kanchi Math, advised him to move with the times.During the days when the Brahmins-only hotels flourished, bachelors from other castes found the going tough, and by the early 1900s, eateries began making their appearance, especially in the George Town area. Here again, caste had a role to play and care was taken to ensure that the kitchen was under the control of Brahmins. Within this community, the best cooks came from the Udupi region of present-day Karnataka. One among these was Kadandale Krishna Rao, who came...Read more

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