Shivaram Trichur proudly shows off the original menu for his restaurant. It’s handwritten and from the 1970s, with Annapurna scrawled across the top.
He also has a file folder of old newspaper clippings including a review from the Star, dated Oct. 4, 1975, written by the late entertainment journalist Sid Adilman in his Underground Gourmet dining column.
Devavira Trichur in the kitchen at Annapurna. After five decades in business, the menu still leans heavily on South Indian cooking with dosas, bondas and tiger’s milk made with bananas, yogurt, carob, cinnamon and nutritional yeast.
Co-owner Shivaram Trichur of Annapurna has a file folder of old newspaper clippings about the restaurant, including a review from the Star, dated Oct. 4, 1975, that Shivaram says put his restaurant on the map.
Shivaram Trichur, 90, poses at his restaurant by a mural of Annapurna, the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, and the restaurant’s namesake.