Srinivasa Catering Service

Lawspet is a nice area, but running a catering service from College Road means we are always on our toes. At Srinivasa Catering Service, we don't have a big storefront with lights. It’s mostly just a large kitchen area where we spend most of our lives. You can usually smell the spices hitting the oil from the end of the street. I remember when we first got the big gas burners in, we were so worried about the space, but we made it work. My wife handles the accounts on a small wooden desk in the corner, and I’m usually the one arguing with the suppliers about the price of onions. It’s a lot of lifting heavy pots and making sure the rice doesn't stick to the bottom. We don't have a website or anything like that, most people just know us because they saw our van parked at a neighbor’s house for a function. The college students walk past every day and sometimes they peek in to see what’s cooking. It gets very humid in the kitchen, especially in the afternoons. We use a lot of old recipes that don't really have measurements, we just go by how it looks and smells. Sometimes we stay up all night if there’s a big early breakfast to deliver. It’s a tiring life but it’s what we know how to do best.