Tamil love for food would beggar even the proverbial Punjabi obsession with food. The first question you will ever be asked in Tamil Nadu is “Sapadingla?” “Have you eaten?…” The Tamils need no excuse to eat. The Christmas holiday season, the best time to visit Chennai, is when travellers flock to the city pulsating with Music and Dance concerts that occur during the Tamil month of Marghazi (15 Dec-12 Jan) culminating in Pongal. It’s the season to splurge. And here are some of the city’s glitziest gourmet offerings, from the perennial classics to recently launched contemporary innovations.
