The work

Live counters in service.

Live counters at weddings and events, from Tricity banquet halls to hill venues.

The contact sheet

Wedding counters, venue by venue.

Hill weddings in Shimla and Mussoorie, banquet nights in Zirakpur, lawns at blue hour, grouped the way the season ran. Tap any frame to see it full.

The full live chaat counter line lit beneath a canopy of fairy lights at Parv Vilas, ITC WelcomHeritage — 01 Parv Vilas, ITC WelcomHeritage, the full counter line under a canopy of lights

A cane fronted live counter run set against the heritage rooftops and deodars at Elysium ITC, Shimla — 02 Elysium ITC, Shimla, counters against heritage rooftops

Chefs behind a daytime counter of stacked kulhads at a hill wedding at Royal Orchid, Mussoorie — 03 Royal Orchid, Mussoorie, a hill wedding over several days

A long live counter lit on the terrace at Royal Orchid, Mussoorie, six chefs waiting behind it — 04 Royal Orchid, Mussoorie, the terrace setup

A chef at the lit chaat counter beneath the jaali arch at Parv Vilas, ITC WelcomHeritage — 05 Parv Vilas, the chaat counter under the jaali arch

Lit counters and a jaali arch on the lawn at blue hour at Glenview by Radisson — 06 Glenview by Radisson, blue hour on the lawns

The finished counter line inside a Zirakpur banquet hall in the Tricity, chefs in place before guests arrive — 07 A banquet in Zirakpur, the line before doors open

A long lit counter line during evening service at Azalea, Zirakpur, crew in place behind it — 08 Azalea, Zirakpur, evening service

A daytime live counter with dahi bhalla and golgappa cards at The Oberoi Sukhvilas, New Chandigarh — 09 The Oberoi Sukhvilas, New Chandigarh, from the service film

The neon sign lit above the full counter run at Royal Tulip, Kufri, a chef at every station — 10 Royal Tulip, Kufri, the counter bazaar at twilight

Counters and a lit jaali arch after dark at Glenview by Radisson — 11 Glenview by Radisson, after dark

A live dumpling counter at blue hour, bamboo steamers, sauce bowls and a chalkboard sign — 12 The dumpling counter at blue hour

The sheet is edited afresh after every season. For the everyday, reels from the counters and this week's venues, Instagram is where it lands first.

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The towns and venues we cook in, from the Tricity out to the hills → What runs on the counters in these frames →

On film

Counters, moving.

Filmed at our own counters, while service ran. What the hosts said afterwards →

03The kulfi pour at the dessert counter.

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