All things gastronomical

Hi chillis, I'm feeling a helluva lot better thanks to a lovely, chatty, thorough doctor prescribing some magic pills for me to consume. There are still some things to be sorted out healthwise, but we have made major progress as of today. Not only can i eat more than a morsel of food again, but my general health looks better than i thought it was. I generally hate dealing with doctors, tests, hospitals and the like, but this guy was/is fantastic. He doesnt make you feel like crap for what you could be doing better and assumes you're intelligent and capable of understanding his explanations. He's also very meticulous about his work. It's been many, many years since i have given any doc rave reviews. But, if you are in mumbai and in need of a GI guy he's your man.

What else? The Ganapathi festival is finally over and another festival is on its way in...this is how we know monsoon is well on its way out. I took some pics of the Ganaptahi festival--I seem to have a stellar camera and only the slightest capability to take good snaps with it. Yet another reason to add a little more discipline in my life with regard to my writing time. C'est la vie.

I had written something about the festival for your eyes only that i will post this week.

Something i have been noticing and thinking about more is the dabbawala coding system. See suburban wives or maids cook homemade food for their spouses or employers who are in office in the city. The dabbawala picks up the food that should be ready at the same time every morning. Then through a series of various markings and transfers the dabba will be on the respective city worker's desk at lunch time daily. Thousands and thousands of dabbas are collected from over 3 hours away from the city and reach the right desk at the right time everyday. studies have been conducted on this system. Here's the wiki link to the dabbawala entry.