After-taste

It’s been almost two days since we raided that quaint Rajasthani thali joint called Sab Kuchh on Malad Link Road. But the aftertaste of that experience still lingers. Or so it would seem, going by the discussions that dominated the proceedings this morning.
Many members are yet to get over the sheer quantity and variety of the dishes that were served at the restaurant. While the men marveled at the speed and efficiency of service, the women compared notes on recipes, how the taste of some dishes could be improved, what was lacking in say, aam panna and so on. Somebody remembered that they “forgot” to serve us gulab-jamun for dessert.
By and large though, the feeling was that it was an afternoon well spent and those who missed it have a lot to regret about. Harish Wadhwa explained his absence to a meeting in the office he could not avoid while Pratap Bhatt pleaded that he had to rush out of town on work. Nahid Khan simply shrugged her shoulders and said she still did not know why she could not make it.
Hari Singh Shekhawat had come prepared with the accounts, which were duly cross-checked and verified by Sitaram Hivarkar. There was money to be returned (pic above) and many returned home happier and richer by a few hundred rupees.