South Indian culinary ambassador Rakesh Raghunathan is set on a new adventure with Highway Dreams, which showcases south India in a different light. “I have cooked and travelled [across the world] and documented recipes. But this time, the idea was to look at Tamil Nadu through a different lens — there’s discussion on food, but also on  off-beat experiences. For example, while Rameshwaram is associated with temples, few know of the snorkeling [activities] there. Scientific concepts have been employed to establish the world’s largest moving radio telescope in Ooty. In Kodaikanal, [we] cooked in the middle of avocado farms,” says Raghunathan. 

So familiar has his long-lasting romance with south Indian foods made him with their medicinal properties that Raghunathan is on an endeavour to break the stereotypes attached with them.