People pictures and a dosa from Saravanaa Bhavan

 Time to post some pictures.

I wrote this little story the other day and I find it cute enough to share.

The photos were taken on Martin Luther King Day this year, 1/15/2024 at two locations. The first was an Indian restaurant that specializes in dosas, Saravanaa Bhavan. They are a small chain with a global presence. We were at the one on Lexington Ave. in Manhattan. The other location is one of my favorites, Urban Space on Vanderbilt Ave. in Manhattan. 

The dosa was ordered by one of my party. I usually don't do the food picture thing, aka food porn but there it was, there I was and the camera was in my hand, so here it is.

The three people are a NYC couple and the woman's cousin. One is a teacher, one a psychiatrist and the third a risk manager. One is from Brooklyn, the others originally from south India but settled here now. Typical middle class New Yorkers.

The photos at Urban Space are the usual batch of posed and candid. The woman holding the latest issue of Public Illumination Magazine is a lawyer. She is originally from California but is working on becoming a New Yorker. The woman with the baseball cap works at Mystiik Masala, one of the food stands. as it happens, it's a great place to get Indian street food in NYC. I've been a fan since it's founder and owner, Yuva operated a food cart around the corner from Urban Space. The man with the interesting outfit is a world traveler. He's originally from Brooklyn but lives in Key West now. His hat's been to 22 countries so far. The last photo is another person who works at and for Urban Space. The other two, obviously candids. The couple staring up must be watching a TV behind me. I just can't tell for sure.

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