Mazzo at Marriott Executive Apartments Hyderabad hosted a Tamil Food Pop-up from August 3 to 9, curated by MasterChef India Tamil finalist Chef Preethi Raghunandan. It is this balance that also shapes the way she looks at Tamil Nadu cuisine. The idea was to showcase Tamil food through a regional lens while giving the dishes enough space to speak for themselves. Travelling through different regions of Tamil Nadu, exploring local markets, Combining those timeless elements with modern presentation drives my creativity,” she says. “It expanded my horizons, showing me how traditional Tamil flavours can stand proudly alongside international techniques and fine-dining aesthetics,” she says.