Praveen Tej on a food trail for an authentic fare in Bengaluru

It’s been 16 years since actor Praveen Tej moved from Shivamogga to Bengaluru and the one thing that took him by surprise, and a long time to get used to, was the drastic difference in the taste of the local fare in the two cities. “Though the distance between the two cities is not much, when it comes to food, the difference is very huge and evident. Even the texture of the simple idli is so different. However, over time, even though I am a Malenadu boy at heart, I have transformed myself into a true Bengalurean, My quest for good food, especially authentic coastal food in cosmopolitan Bengaluru led me to discover a handful of go-to places that make me feel at very much at home,” he says.