Cooking up a storm

It'll be a relief when the rightful chefs are back to claim the kitchen so the household can be restored to its altogether more plebian ways

First, Cook #1 headed home to Bengaluru for a two-month break, which was okay because there was still Cook #2 to manage our meals — and, really, how much does a family of four plus one dog eat anyway? It meant a break from south Indian breakfasts with tangy sambhar, but the remaining resident chef was a whiz with salads and soups, which is ideal for summer, though a trifle alarming after he managed to find a way to smuggle in lettuce leaves under fried eggs on my wife’s insistence. It was fine even when my brother, who was hosting