The Great Kabab Factory (Radisson Blu Hotel)

Our place is part of the Radisson Blu Hotel in Ambawadi. If you know Ahmedabad, we are near the Panchvati Cross Roads, just off C G Road. It’s a very busy part of the city. The Great Kabab Factory here is usually humming with activity. The staff gets here early to start the preparations. We have to get the charcoal ready and the meats marinated. It’s a lot of manual work that people don't see. The hotel lobby is usually busy with people checking in, but once you get to our section, it’s all about the kitchen. We have a lot of tables to look after. The air conditioning is always running because the kitchen gets so hot. We see a lot of local business people during the week. On Sundays, it’s mostly families from the surrounding Ambawadi area. We don't have fancy speeches or missions; we just make sure the plates are clean and the food is ready on time. C G Road is always packed with cars, so we hear the noise from outside sometimes. Our team is a mix of young guys and some older ones who have been cooking for decades. We just work together to get through the shift. It’s a steady job in a busy part of Ahmedabad. We don't make a big deal out of it, we just keep the grills going and the floors swept every evening after we close.