[Music] [Applause]
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[Applause] namaste my name is Vikram bridge and I’m
namaste my name is Vikram bridge and I’m
namaste my name is Vikram bridge and I’m a chef and I’m here to talk to you about
a chef and I’m here to talk to you about
a chef and I’m here to talk to you about food family and friends but first let’s
food family and friends but first let’s
food family and friends but first let’s talk a little bit about food and porn
or as they call it on Instagram hashtag
or as they call it on Instagram hashtag food poor now why am I here to talk to
food poor now why am I here to talk to
food poor now why am I here to talk to you about food and porn because it
you about food and porn because it
you about food and porn because it bothers me to no end to see this social
bothers me to no end to see this social
bothers me to no end to see this social media addiction is destroying a
media addiction is destroying a
media addiction is destroying a beautiful relationship between food
beautiful relationship between food
beautiful relationship between food friends and family
this my friends is a weapon of mass
this my friends is a weapon of mass destruction
it’s coming in aware of her friendships
it’s coming in aware of her friendships one text one tweet one selfie at a time
when Indians greet each other they say
when Indians greet each other they say namaste meaning I honor you you honor me
namaste meaning I honor you you honor me
namaste meaning I honor you you honor me our entire universe is right here
imagine how deeply connected we would be
imagine how deeply connected we would be with our family and friends if we
with our family and friends if we
with our family and friends if we practice the meaning of namaste every
practice the meaning of namaste every
practice the meaning of namaste every day of our lives just the way we are
day of our lives just the way we are
day of our lives just the way we are right now I honor all of you you are
right now I honor all of you you are
right now I honor all of you you are honoring me and our entire universe is
honoring me and our entire universe is
honoring me and our entire universe is right here here’s a typical scene that
right here here’s a typical scene that
right here here’s a typical scene that happens at my restaurants a lovely
happens at my restaurants a lovely
happens at my restaurants a lovely couple comes and sits down and I
couple comes and sits down and I
couple comes and sits down and I approach them with my menus and I go up
approach them with my menus and I go up
approach them with my menus and I go up and say good evening welcome to vigils
and say good evening welcome to vigils
and say good evening welcome to vigils can I offer you a glass of wine or beer
can I offer you a glass of wine or beer
can I offer you a glass of wine or beer to start you off with and guess what he
to start you off with and guess what he
to start you off with and guess what he does guess what the dude does he pulls
does guess what the dude does he pulls
does guess what the dude does he pulls out his cell phone and takes a
out his cell phone and takes a
out his cell phone and takes a photograph off the menu like the
photograph off the menu like the
photograph off the menu like the pictures of the food on the menu he’s
pictures of the food on the menu he’s
pictures of the food on the menu he’s taking a picture of a picture
something is wrong with that picture and
something is wrong with that picture and and what is she knowing she is so upset
and what is she knowing she is so upset
and what is she knowing she is so upset she has a long face it’s longer than my
she has a long face it’s longer than my
she has a long face it’s longer than my menu do you know anybody who takes their
menu do you know anybody who takes their
menu do you know anybody who takes their phone to bed do you know anybody who
phone to bed do you know anybody who
phone to bed do you know anybody who takes their phone to the toilet do you
takes their phone to the toilet do you
takes their phone to the toilet do you know anybody who takes their phone and
know anybody who takes their phone and
know anybody who takes their phone and would simply die if their phone died
okay just blink if that person is
okay just blink if that person is sitting next to you and if that person
sitting next to you and if that person
sitting next to you and if that person is you let me tell you something the
is you let me tell you something the
is you let me tell you something the reason why this is called a cell phone
reason why this is called a cell phone
reason why this is called a cell phone is because it’s put you in a Cell it’s
is because it’s put you in a Cell it’s
is because it’s put you in a Cell it’s put you in a prison
put you in a prison
put you in a prison and honestly posting on social media
and honestly posting on social media
and honestly posting on social media thank you
and and posting on social media while
and and posting on social media while you’re socializing is like the most
you’re socializing is like the most
you’re socializing is like the most antisocial thing you can do
like like imagine like imagine you go
like like imagine like imagine you go home from work you’re tired you need a
home from work you’re tired you need a
home from work you’re tired you need a little bit of love you need a little bit
little bit of love you need a little bit
little bit of love you need a little bit of attention you open the door of your
of attention you open the door of your
of attention you open the door of your apartment and even your bloody dog
apartment and even your bloody dog
apartment and even your bloody dog ignores you
look don’t do this right now but if you
look don’t do this right now but if you search the word hashtag social media
search the word hashtag social media
search the word hashtag social media addiction you will get 1111 hits how is
addiction you will get 1111 hits how is
addiction you will get 1111 hits how is that possible there are more than 1,000
that possible there are more than 1,000
that possible there are more than 1,000 social media addicts in this auditorium
admitted folks admitting to your crime
admitted folks admitting to your crime is the first road to recovery
I think they teach that to you in a
I think they teach that to you in a program and on the first day called
program and on the first day called
program and on the first day called alcoholics I’ll keep the last name
alcoholics I’ll keep the last name
alcoholics I’ll keep the last name anonymous
do you know why
do you know why the chicken cross the road why did the
the chicken cross the road why did the
the chicken cross the road why did the chicken cross the road in a hurry
because it was tired of being
because it was tired of being photographed in a hurry
social media addiction is not a
social media addiction is not a victimless crime
victimless crime
victimless crime the first victim is you because once
the first victim is you because once
the first victim is you because once you’re hooked you cooked your toast you
you’re hooked you cooked your toast you
you’re hooked you cooked your toast you actually think that every waking moment
actually think that every waking moment
actually think that every waking moment of your day is a photo op you don’t even
of your day is a photo op you don’t even
of your day is a photo op you don’t even own the phone the phone owns you for me
music is the food of love and love of
music is the food of love and love of food is love of life and I learned that
food is love of life and I learned that
food is love of life and I learned that at a very young age from my mother and
at a very young age from my mother and
at a very young age from my mother and my grandmother when we went to the
my grandmother when we went to the
my grandmother when we went to the bazaars of India and we walked through
bazaars of India and we walked through
bazaars of India and we walked through the aisles we would look at these
the aisles we would look at these
the aisles we would look at these beautiful produce of onions and ginger
beautiful produce of onions and ginger
beautiful produce of onions and ginger and garlic and my mom would pick up
and garlic and my mom would pick up
and garlic and my mom would pick up these beautiful tomatoes she would look
these beautiful tomatoes she would look
these beautiful tomatoes she would look at them she would marvel at them she
at them she would marvel at them she
at them she would marvel at them she would smell them she treated them like
would smell them she treated them like
would smell them she treated them like as if they were like pure diamonds she
as if they were like pure diamonds she
as if they were like pure diamonds she would come home and make this absolutely
would come home and make this absolutely
would come home and make this absolutely delicious and absolutely flavorful
delicious and absolutely flavorful
delicious and absolutely flavorful tomato curry and she made it with so
tomato curry and she made it with so
tomato curry and she made it with so much attention and love that the dishes
much attention and love that the dishes
much attention and love that the dishes tasted lovely uh I was on ten years old
tasted lovely uh I was on ten years old
tasted lovely uh I was on ten years old and I was coming back from a trip with
and I was coming back from a trip with
and I was coming back from a trip with my father we were sitting in this
my father we were sitting in this
my father we were sitting in this rickety old bus this was in war-torn
rickety old bus this was in war-torn
rickety old bus this was in war-torn Kashmir so the buses were not fancy and
Kashmir so the buses were not fancy and
Kashmir so the buses were not fancy and I’m sitting at this rickety old bus and
I’m sitting at this rickety old bus and
I’m sitting at this rickety old bus and honestly the bus was so crowded there
honestly the bus was so crowded there
honestly the bus was so crowded there were people who were fishermen and there
were people who were fishermen and there
were people who were fishermen and there were people who were farmers on the bus
were people who were farmers on the bus
were people who were farmers on the bus and the bus was so crowded you could
and the bus was so crowded you could
and the bus was so crowded you could barely breathe I mean the body order
barely breathe I mean the body order
barely breathe I mean the body order plus the
plus the
plus the beautiful fumes of the buses were just
beautiful fumes of the buses were just
beautiful fumes of the buses were just like wow but I couldn’t keep my eyes of
like wow but I couldn’t keep my eyes of
like wow but I couldn’t keep my eyes of this older gentleman that was sitting on
this older gentleman that was sitting on
this older gentleman that was sitting on my right-hand side and went on his lap
my right-hand side and went on his lap
my right-hand side and went on his lap was this rusty old cage in that cage
was this rusty old cage in that cage
was this rusty old cage in that cage were approximately like 50 live chickens
were approximately like 50 live chickens
were approximately like 50 live chickens and they could barely breathe I felt so
and they could barely breathe I felt so
and they could barely breathe I felt so bad for them I looked at my father and
bad for them I looked at my father and
bad for them I looked at my father and said Papa can I please buy one of those
said Papa can I please buy one of those
said Papa can I please buy one of those chickens vikrum this is a bus not a
chickens vikrum this is a bus not a
chickens vikrum this is a bus not a bazaar I will buy you a chicken from the
bazaar I will buy you a chicken from the
bazaar I will buy you a chicken from the bazaar and what are you going to do with
bazaar and what are you going to do with
bazaar and what are you going to do with this live chicken Papa I just want to
this live chicken Papa I just want to
this live chicken Papa I just want to put that chicken out of its misery let
put that chicken out of its misery let
put that chicken out of its misery let me please buy it now to my surprise with
me please buy it now to my surprise with
me please buy it now to my surprise with that typical Indian haggling my father
that typical Indian haggling my father
that typical Indian haggling my father buys me this beautiful chicken and I get
buys me this beautiful chicken and I get
buys me this beautiful chicken and I get this beautiful white chicken I put it on
this beautiful white chicken I put it on
this beautiful white chicken I put it on my lap I stroke it I love it I’m coming
my lap I stroke it I love it I’m coming
my lap I stroke it I love it I’m coming home and I bring it home it felt so good
home and I bring it home it felt so good
home and I bring it home it felt so good that I had saved its life
from its misery now since you asked we
from its misery now since you asked we did have a delicious chicken curry for
did have a delicious chicken curry for
did have a delicious chicken curry for dinner that night but we had it with
dinner that night but we had it with
dinner that night but we had it with gratitude and love when my mom brought
gratitude and love when my mom brought
gratitude and love when my mom brought that part of chicken curry in front of
that part of chicken curry in front of
that part of chicken curry in front of all of us in the family and we lifted it
all of us in the family and we lifted it
all of us in the family and we lifted it up all the aromas of the chicken bones
up all the aromas of the chicken bones
up all the aromas of the chicken bones and the spices but just absolutely
and the spices but just absolutely
and the spices but just absolutely delicious and heavenly and no I do not
delicious and heavenly and no I do not
delicious and heavenly and no I do not regret not taking a photograph of that
regret not taking a photograph of that
regret not taking a photograph of that moment
that moment has been embedded in my head
that moment has been embedded in my head that photograph has been embedded in my
that photograph has been embedded in my
that photograph has been embedded in my head in my heart that photograph and
head in my heart that photograph and
head in my heart that photograph and that moment has lasted me a lifetime
think about it they died so we can live
think about it they died so we can live it doesn’t get any more holistic than
it doesn’t get any more holistic than
it doesn’t get any more holistic than that think about it
of course I acknowledge the fact that
of course I acknowledge the fact that social media plays a huge role in our
social media plays a huge role in our
social media plays a huge role in our restaurants when people take a little
restaurants when people take a little
restaurants when people take a little selfie they when they take a little you
selfie they when they take a little you
selfie they when they take a little you know the right to review about you
know the right to review about you
know the right to review about you people become raving fans they even want
people become raving fans they even want
people become raving fans they even want to take selfies with me but what I’m
to take selfies with me but what I’m
to take selfies with me but what I’m saying is that this social media
saying is that this social media
saying is that this social media addiction is ruining the real essence
addiction is ruining the real essence
addiction is ruining the real essence and soul of dining together with your
and soul of dining together with your
and soul of dining together with your family and your friends look I’m not
family and your friends look I’m not
family and your friends look I’m not your dad well at least I hope I’m not
but I can only do my small part next
but I can only do my small part next time you go to a restaurant
time you go to a restaurant
time you go to a restaurant keep your phone either in the car or at
keep your phone either in the car or at
keep your phone either in the car or at home
and the first time you do it it’s going
and the first time you do it it’s going to be so scary it’ll be like oh my god
to be so scary it’ll be like oh my god
to be so scary it’ll be like oh my god but trust me the world war won’t break
but trust me the world war won’t break
but trust me the world war won’t break out your friends in cyberspace will
out your friends in cyberspace will
out your friends in cyberspace will still love you the world is not going to
still love you the world is not going to
still love you the world is not going to end but the people that you’re dining
end but the people that you’re dining
end but the people that you’re dining with and having fun and having a great
with and having fun and having a great
with and having fun and having a great conversation and you’re giving them
conversation and you’re giving them
conversation and you’re giving them attention will absolutely love you show
attention will absolutely love you show
attention will absolutely love you show your gratitude to the plants and the
your gratitude to the plants and the
your gratitude to the plants and the animals that have sacrificed themselves
animals that have sacrificed themselves
animals that have sacrificed themselves for you show your gratitude towards the
for you show your gratitude towards the
for you show your gratitude towards the person that has cooked that delicious
person that has cooked that delicious
person that has cooked that delicious meal for you when that beautiful piece
meal for you when that beautiful piece
meal for you when that beautiful piece of non bread comes in front of you take
of non bread comes in front of you take
of non bread comes in front of you take a bite of it dip it in that sauce taste
a bite of it dip it in that sauce taste
a bite of it dip it in that sauce taste it look at the person that sitting
it look at the person that sitting
it look at the person that sitting opposite us and say Bon Appetit
we needed a law to tell us that texting
we needed a law to tell us that texting and driving is unacceptable
and driving is unacceptable
and driving is unacceptable we needed a lot to tell us that smoking
we needed a lot to tell us that smoking
we needed a lot to tell us that smoking is unacceptable in public spaces let’s
is unacceptable in public spaces let’s
is unacceptable in public spaces let’s just make a collective effort and a
just make a collective effort and a
just make a collective effort and a conscious decision to live in the moment
and do not allow anybody to take
and do not allow anybody to take photographs while they’re dining with
photographs while they’re dining with
photographs while they’re dining with their family and friends let’s outsmart
their family and friends let’s outsmart
their family and friends let’s outsmart this smartphone shall we
this smartphone shall we
this smartphone shall we [Applause]
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