I Visited Shankar Mahadevan’s New Restaurant in Dubai!

In this episode of In Your Neighbourhood, our host Bianca Saurastri, Content Head at Curly Tales Middle East, visits Malgudi in Motor City, Dubai — a new South Indian resto-café co-founded by the legendary singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan. From music to meals, Shankar Mahadevan takes us through the story behind Malgudi, his love for South Indian food, the flavours that remind him of home, and why Dubai felt like the perfect place to bring this concept to life. Bianca also steps into the kitchen with him, learns one of Malgudi’s signature recipes, and sits down for a full South Indian spread filled with filter kaapi, comfort, nostalgia and lots of food stories. In this heartwarming conversation, Shankar sir opens up about food, music, memories, family, Dubai’s Indian community, and how a simple meal can feel like home when you are living away from it. Watch this episode as we explore Malgudi Motor City, discover the story behind Shankar Mahadevan’s new Dubai restaurant, and find out why South Indian food is so much more than just idli and dosa. Malgudi’s UAE launch has also been covered by Curly Tales as part of...