If you think Grammy nominated American musician Kelis Rogers is the only one creating recipes while writing songs, that's not the case. Rayan Dsouza, a member of Rhapsody Out Loud band, is slowly turning up the heat on his new career born in the kitchen of his Madh Island home. In fact, when this writer turns up, he is shuttling between his workstation in the living room and the kitchen counter. "I mostly produce music from home, so, it isn't difficult to take food orders from those living in the neighbourhood," says, Dsouza, 30.

He launched Pork Deli, a delivery-only service, two months ago. Along with wife Shangkhu Hongsha, he distributed flyers within the township of nine buildings. Soon, residents were keen to try his traditionally-cooked pork menu. He has shipped off 60 orders in two months. "We do a mix of North Eastern and Mangalorean style pork, using a six-spice powder, some of it from Manipur and the rest from Mangaluru," he shares.