The 67-year-old“mess” in Mylapore, the cultural centre of Chennai,
is a must visit place if you are hunting for authentic filter coffee and a range of tiffin items.
Edwin's family works with a predominantly Hindu upper-caste clientele of distinguished Carnatic musicians and this is reflected on the walls of their workshop, which are adorned with images of Hindu deities, though the mridangam makers are
members of the Luz Church of Our Lady of Light, Mylapore.