Home chef Preethi Raghunandan has a simple cooking philosophy: prepare food with love and genuine interest, and it will show on the plate. A finalist in the top five of MasterChef India Tamil (2024), Preethi does not claim authenticity for any dish she cooks. Her food is rooted in nostalgia and fuelled by an enduring love for cooking and learning about new cuisines. Preethi, now a food consultant and popular as a chef for Tamil food is in Hyderabad for Virundhu, a Tamil food festival at Mazzo, Marriott Executive Apartments Hyderabad, which runs until August 9. Virundhu, a Tamil food festival, is available as a buffet priced at ₹2,300 plus taxes until August 9 at Mazzo, Marriott Executive Apartments, Gachibowli.