When Karthik and his partner, Sacha moved to Goa in 2019, they would search for good south Indian food, but find little to no options. The founder of Goa’s Tamil Table, Karthik began reconstructing everything he had tasted as a child. Documentation started with his mental notes. “And over phone calls with mum.” As he cooked, people dropped in to eat. The flavours were clean, unexpected. “Friends would ask us to cater small events,” recalls Sacha. “We were just cooking for people...