The nightmare has come true

Holy Kaw! They’re renovating CTR.

Think of it. They’ll put air-conditioners, set up comfortable chairs and replace the newspaper tear offs with paper napkins (gosh!). They’ll start printing the bills instead of handwriting them; the waiters will get new uniforms and the manager will get a buzzer at his table instead of the bell. And since the new setting is so mod, they’ll bring down the 100 year old grandpa clock and put up Westend’s latest model in it’s place.

They’ll get ceramic plates and glass tumblers, and start serving sambar even without asking for it. They’ll start handing out menu cards. Still worse, they’ll run home deliveries. They’ll put a first floor that serves Chinese and Thai food. They’ll launch www.centraltiffinroom.com and nail the coffin.

In short, ladies and gentlemen, they’ll kill the dosa. They will.

(If you’re wondering what that was all about, let me explain. CTR, or Central Tiffin Room in 7th Cross Malleswaram Bangalore makes the best dosas on the face of the planet. It’s a popular joint for the traditionally old setting that it has always had. I wonder if the owners understand that the taste of the dosa is what it is because of the setting that it is served in. Jacks are renovating the place.)