Relax Kitchen

Relax Kitchen is a small food place located in Mumbai. We don't have a fancy street address with lots of numbers, we are just tucked away in a neighborhood where people need a simple meal. Most of our day is spent prepping vegetables and getting the stove ready. It is a basic setup with a few pots and a sink. We don't have a big team, just a couple of us who have been doing this for years. The city is always moving fast around us, but inside the kitchen, we just stick to our routine. We don't have a printed menu that changes; we usually just make what we have ingredients for that day. It gets quite hot in the kitchen during the afternoon, so we usually keep the back door open for a bit of a breeze. We get a mix of people coming in, from students to laborers who just want something to eat that doesn't cost too much. We don't do any social media or stuff like that. We just open the shutters in the morning and close them when the food is gone. Sometimes we sit outside on plastic stools when it’s quiet. It’s a plain life, but it keeps us busy. We just keep cooking and serving whoever walks through the door in this big city. We’ve seen the buildings around us change over the years, but our small kitchen stays pretty much the same.