On September 20, the usually quiet compound of Laxmi Mills in Mahalaxmi, came alive when diners, eager to socialise after a long lockdown, drove in to attend a tailgate party that chef Prateek Sadhu and Aditi Duggar were hosting. Their concept restaurant Masque had "moved" outdoors in the safety of a well-ventilated parking lot. Part picnic, part bash, tailgating is a social gathering in which food and drinks are served at or near the back end of a parked vehicle. The concept traces its roots to an intercollegiate football game between two American universities, Rutgers and Princeton, in the late 1860s. "We chose to organise it because the mill compound sees little or no movement on weekends," says Duggar, "This was our chance to make use of a practically palatial space that few have access to."

Chef and co-founder of Masque Prateek Sadhu, interacts with a guest