Chefs and the frontline table

Feeding the elderly in Goa, airlifting supplies to remote Himalayan villages, delivering meals across 14 cities — how chefs and restaurateurs are stepping up during the second wave

As the pandemic’s second wave devastated the country, a silver lining was the common man stepping up to help. On the streets, at hospitals, on social media. Among these good Samaritans were a number of chefs and restaurateurs, too — stacking up the plates and helping beat hunger among frontline workers and in the community.