Self-Taught Restaurateur Gaurav Saria Says Customers Were His Culinary School

There is a man named Gaurav Saria who runs a restaurant called Infinitea in Bengaluru, India.

He did not go to cooking school or train under a chef.

Instead, he learned how to cook by trying things and by listening to the people who came to eat at his restaurant.

When he was younger, he did not eat meat, but later he started cooking meat too.

He says this taught him a lot about people, feelings, and how food is tied to who we are.

His restaurant makes its own bread, sauces, fermented foods, and even tea drinks.

He also has special dinners where every dish is matched with Darjeeling tea.

After 22 years, he says his customers are still his best teachers.

He believes staying independent and treating guests like gods is why his restaurant has lasted so long.