Sreya
@darthdevi
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Dabbling between hospitality, branding & being a chef. Here for unfiltered weirdness. Views are personal. Private orders & dining updates on IG.
Joined November 2012
Hello! I’m a homechef who finally has the courage to call herself one. I break down recipes in easy to read Instagram stories. To impress yourself in the kitchen, follow me. (P.S. the recipe for this spaghetti is up on my highlights).
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My 16 year old niece just posted a photo of her and her boyfriend on IG titled “it’s gonna be forever”. Her mum and I don’t have the heart to tell her 😂.
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So you’re going to occupy all our beaches and prevent us Indians from entering it? Like you’re already doing in Goa and Kasol? No thanks. Stay where you are.
Since the Maldives is no longer welcoming Israelis, here are some beautiful and amazing Indian beaches where Israeli tourists are warmly welcomed and treated with utmost hospitality. 🏖️🇮🇳. Check out these recommendations from @IsraelinIndia, based on the places visited by our
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My mom beat cancer! We’re all so happy for her, the doctor’s given the all-clear today. I’m so happy I could cry. My mom’s a fkn champ.
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Highly recommend women to live alone if you can obviously afford to. You will be surprised at how much you can do on your own and all your fears of being not good enough will slowly but surely dissipate! Nobody can mess with you after you become this person. 😏.
People who live alone, on their own fascinate me. I often wonder how it feels like cooking for just one, giving human names to your music playlists and finding fallback friends online who fill in the crevices of loneliness with empty or deep talks. Sleeping alternatively on.
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The highlight of #InventingAnna is that Anna Delvey said NO to investing in the Fyre Festival. Even she knew better 😂.
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The mother has begun her first masters course today at 53. Woman is unstoppable and she’s who I wanna be.
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Heights. My mom is showing me a Bharat Matrimony profile of a man I swiped left on at Hinge. Enough.
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So, the BJP showed up at my college today and forcibly stuck their pro CAA bills on our walls. Didn’t let the Sisters (our college is a convent), lecturers or the college administrators speak. Fucking goondas, they also forced students to sign on the bills. #CAA_NRC_Protests
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I’m really excited to announce that The Filter Coffee is now open in Indiranagar. I am going to be leading brand marketing efforts for the brand and I couldn’t be more happier to be a part of this wonderful venture.
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Listen, get off your high horse. There’s been years of filth endorsement by your TV channel that has conditioned many Indians to vote for BJP. You don’t get an award now for correctly doing your job. All these trolls are people you conditioned, good luck driving sense into them!.
The world’s biggest troll army has launched an all out attack. As journalists we think of this as a badge of honour. No amount of vicious trolling is going to deter us in our mission to unearth the truth. And remember everything you say today when you watch our next investigation.
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I was 28 when this fkn pandemic began, I will be 31 in a few months. I’m just sad for all of us who’ve made such good progress but are debilitated because of this pandemic. Unable to fully just live and appreciate our growth.
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My college principal passed on today after battling COVID for a long time. She took me in and gave me a home when I had no place to go during my last semester, protected me against my stalker. I will forever be in her debt :( . Rest in peace sister Elizabeth 😔.
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People who own dishwashers in India, what’s your personal experience like? Is it worth investing?.
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Recycled all my gin and whiskey bottles. I have another 3 that I’m installing 😁
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Soooo excited to announce the launch of our Koramangala outlet! ♥️ so cosy, so spacious and perfect to nestle up on our high chairs while watching life go by with a cup of filter coffee. Drop by and check out our new space. P.S. we have some new items on the menu 🙌🏼
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Will never forget how this one uncle passed away trying to get an ambulance for his wife while his oxygen levels were abysmally low. I was on call with him when it happened. It still haunts me to this very day.
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Just finished delivering 25 meals today -_- my back is broken from the cooking.
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3 yrs ago today, I lost someone who I thought was my soulmate. Someone I was going to marry & grow old with. Grief has been a teacher - I’ve relearnt the meaning of kindness, resilience and endurance. This day no longer makes me hurt. Grateful for rebuilding my life 🌻.
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Meeting my family today for the first time in 8 months. The last time they saw me was with my abusive partner and I had just lost my job to the pandemic. So much has happened since then. Grateful for being alive, for still having my house and for a secure job. 🤞🏼.
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Turkish eggs with sumac-chilli butter oil. I have made enough to feed an army.
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Everyone’s talking about AI recreating their pictures and giving them joy. Here’s mine but from a real artist, someone who took the time to get the details right and that gives me so much joy. I would much rather support this! . Thank you @kilimeeeen. ♥️
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Asked Amadora in Madras to include a note on my @Swiggy order for the receiver. And this is what they did. Dai dai ippadilam expose panna yenga da poradhu 🤦🏽♀️🥲
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It’ll be nice if the Bangalore tech folks stopped messing around with the CoWin site and let people actually have a chance at booking slots! Deplorable.
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Lockdown relaxations are setting in today in Bangalore. Please remember how Twitter was (and still continues) a crisis helpline - we don’t want that again. Be responsible and demand accountability out of all your friends and fam. Let’s get this under control!.
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I genuinely thought that was Thanos DJing.
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Was in Madras earlier this month and ended up going to Manjal in Poes Garden. A lot of folks reccomended it but I took this seriously only because @krishashok also reccod it. Nothing comes close to eating meen fry with hot rice, ghee and poricha appalam.
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Made a few calls and here is a list of personally verified #OxygenCylinder supplies in Bangalore. All of them are unfortunately self-pick ups but if you book a cab or an auto, they will assist in delivery. is supplying an entire oxygen machine. #Bangalore
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Twitter fam, reaching out to you for help. A bunch of folks and I got laid off today because our industry has taken a huge hit and the company isn’t expecting revenue till June. I am in need of a job. 8 years experience in content & social media. Will be grateful for any leads!.
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So many insufferable, whiny, moral compass holders just targeting a girl for no reason - as if they’re the ones paying her bills lol. She’s old enough to figure out how to manage her health. Anyway, looks fun @sahana_srik!.
Visited 20 breweries over 16 days on the Bangalore Craft crawl, 2024. Going in chronological order of last to first, and my favourites and the hamper given for finishing the crawl are at the end of the thread. Here's my story.(longish thread) two parts, Part 1
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It’s been an exhausting day at work and exhausting day volunteering for COVID meals. People aren’t even willing to pay for delivery charges, asking for variety of meals from home chefs who have KINDLY offered to cook during their busy schedules. This close to losing it.
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Honestly can’t believe they said nobody reported lack oxygen. All of us who volunteered night and day, helplessly asking each other for oxygen leads know how many families lost their loved ones due to lack of oxygen. Blatant lies, inhuman, degrading to the family’s survivors.
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So many families have contacted me over the last few days saying they recovered and don’t need meals anymore. 🥰.
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If you’re looking for a quiet place to have dinner at, Spettacolare in Indiranagar is gorgeous. Really good Italian vegetarian food and no alcohol. As a staunch meat eater, I truly enjoyed this. Their pizzas are brilliant!
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Japan and TN have a very strong cultural tie. And it isn’t just superficial, linguistically if you consider - Japanese and Tamil share almost the same vowel system. It hasn’t been established but there’s always been some sort of suspicion that Dravidian is probably (thread ⬇️).
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Nothing hurts more than slowly realising that your friend has a jealous streak and they will never hype you up the way you do for them.
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Thinking of hosting a little mixer for women in Bangalore Twitter with food cooked by yours truly. Want to get to know more women and just brunch with them. Should I seriously consider?
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In other news, my mom’s hair started growing back after 3 months of being chemo free. I’m living for her selfies. Just one of the few things that have kept me going.
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My Meena turns 2 today! Here’s to many more adventures together 🥰
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12 yrs working in startups as a fulltime employee comes to an end today. I’ve enjoyed the ride, but the burnout is real. Today’s definition of fast paced/high growth environment is one I don’t identify with. Very nervous but I feel good about pursuing consulting for now.
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After living with 2 chai drinkers for the last 1 week I have come to the conclusion that coffee drinkers are not as picky.
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An ex colleague got in touch last evening saying they’re having an Easter celebration with their family of 20 and they wanted to me make them a Tamil style lunch. Made 5 kilos of “bhai veetu style” biryani, loads of cucumber raita, chicken thengai sukka, mutton pepper varuval and
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Delivered my 100th meal today. On a break from volunteering for a few weeks. I’ve been doing at it non stop for the last few weeks. Will continue amplifying resources and taking time off in the kitchen to cook for myself. Fight on ✊🏽 .Stay safe.
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How are single (and unattached) folks who are living alone getting through the pandemic? Considering dating is out of question for a considerably long time. I’ve completely immersed myself in work.
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Okay these Samosa Party samosa corners are legit genius. Love it!
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Dear NRI / diaspora friends, nobody eats bhindi this way except this person. I assure you, bhindi is very delicious.
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Here’s a positive story, my friend who volunteers with me on ground tested positive while helping people and now he needs an oxygen bed and we’re struggling to get him one. We’re doing YOUR job for you. We should all be PMs. Kindly resign.
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A lot of you have always encouraged me to take up orders. Took me a bit to find sustainable dabbas, figure out how many portions I could cook in a home kitchen, menu trials etc. I’m still shitting bricks but man this was a good day! Thank you! Next menu out on 15th July.
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A year ago today, I joined @Razorpay. I had lost my job due to the pandemic last year & it was thanks to Twitter that I was able to secure an interview. It’s been a huge learning curve, having never been in a B2B/fintech space. Being at Razorpay has taught me a few things ⬇️.
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Today my Nanamma passed away at the grand age of 97. She had a locker at home & didn’t tell us what was in it. Upon opening it, we discovered piles of letters, handmade cards that my little sister & I had written to her. Starting from 1994 to 2009. ❤️
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Did difficult adult things like removing ex partner’s name from paperwork & renewing new documents in my name alone. Officially the one true renter of MY beloved apartment. 🥲🥰🧿.
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Could not help my own uncle. Passed due to an advanced stage of COVID, while looking for an ICU bed in Kurnool. No words to convey our family’s collective grief.
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Turned 33 over the weekend in the quiet countryside of South Goa. Monsoon by the beach is simply intense, moody and calming all at once. Grateful for this tiny break before I head back to real life.
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Makes me very sad to read this. How does this not bother anyone willing to vote for this party?.
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Will we ever have more state heads like Pinarayi Vijayan sir? Highly doubt it.
Met the JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh (@aishe_ghosh). Expressed our solidarity to the students who are fighting for justice. Enquired about the condition of injured students. We believe in their resolve. Their fight will not go in vain.
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Miso butter garlic grilled eggplant. Peanut sauce rice noods. First meal I’ve made for myself in weeks.
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@skinclasshero Oh and did you know you can revive wilted herbs like mint in an ice cold bath? Makes them look fresh!.
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That uncomfortable space where you know that the next phase of your life Is here but you're still holding on to the last one because it feels familiar and comfortable.
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Was at Rashtrakutas last evening after a shoot and was blown away by the simple yet wholesome flavours! Tried their mutton biryani, chicken ghee roast and kakinada chicken. Also tried their akki roti and kheema gojju (not in pic). Didn’t feel heavy and bloated after this meal.
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Mubina aunty lovingly made and sent biryani. She runs a small biz out of her home and I’ve only started ordering from her a few months ago. Will share her details if you’re interested. It’s good, homemade biryani. 🥰
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Every single one of you on my TL who had complained about Tablighi Jamat, you’re all silent now. At least open your damn mouths to condemn this. Spineless bigots.
Haridwar sees a huge spike in #COVID19 cases amid massive Mahakumbh gathering . NDTV's Akshay Dongare reports
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Baked a gondhoraj lime and chia seed pound cake today! Served with Ulo ice cream’s lemon ice cream. House smells so summery 🍋🍰
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At the ripe age of 30, I have decided to finally watch Breaking Bad and get on Better Call Saul.
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Meet Fatty, the pork belly that’s marinating in my fridge right now. It will be slow roasted tomorrow & served with ramen for lunch 🍜.
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Breakfast gf reporting for duty
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I pledged to have none. I deserve like a million of these.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Receive Environmental Award for Pledging to Have Only Two Children
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- what a brilliant move! . Shame on you @bigbasket_com. I haven’t ordered from you in months and will NEVER again.
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Finally at home for a change, which means I was able to order in from Naru. This is their chouriço Tantanmen ramen bowl. It was so good. 🥲
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I have befriended a fisherman on Instagram and now I have access to fresh not frozen seafood straight from the docks of Karwar and Mangalore. 😌. If anybody wants the contact, check out @/seaking.in on Insta!.
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Table for 1. Dyu Art Cafe after many years, probably one of the very few reasons why I venture into Koramangala.
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Every morning the Bengali kid above my home has a fighting match with their parent and I learn a few new words. Today I learnt “ki hochche”.
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As perfect as it gets, spent the entire first half of my Sunday at Cubbon park. Packed myself a little picnic basket with @bonomiofficial cold brew, pastries from Sourhouse. Couldn’t ask for more.
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So are we just gonna forget about PM Cares or. ? Our central govt had an entire year to prep, and yet we’re still back to last year (even worse now). Just what is happening to PM Cares and why isn’t it being put to use?.
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Foodhall in Bangalore is shutting down. They’ve got discounts till the 10th of Aug, now’s the time to go buy their expensive stuff.
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Watching PSBB go up in flames the last few days has been extremely satisfying, now waiting for the RSS-sister Chinmaya Vidyalaya to face the same wrath. They wouldn’t allow students to bring meat lunches to school.
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A relationship is 50/50 you get me plants and I make you ramen. Tantanmen with soy cured egg, braised baby carrots, crisped kale and choriz (because I forgot chicken).
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🌸 🌼 🌺. We welcome you all to come celebrate Onam with us on 29th August 2023 at The Filter Coffee. An elaborate sadya meal awaits you - come with friends, family, lovers or just by yourself. ☺️. 📍Indiranagar, Kalyan Nagar.🛍 Order in via Swiggy/Zomato.
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This is my life. You’re probably wondering how I got here. It only took my mom about 2 hours to get me inside this, I did not fall for the tuna jerky trick this time but I did fall for catnip. Don’t do drugs kids.
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The peanut podi of your dreams. Peanutty, coconutty and garlicky.
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