Once upon a time, every office had a tea lady.

The tea lady's role was never just about tea. She was the morale manager, the office gossip, a font of pragmatic advice and a reminder that work is better when people connect.

Awa Chai is bringing back the Tea Lady, but spicy. Every visit comes with complimentary Awa encouragement: unsolicited wisdom, gentle roasting and another samosa if you look like you need the extra padding.

So, what's on the menu?

Awa Chai's visit always includes:

- freshly poured masala chai

- Melbourne roasted, south Indian filter coffee

- gulab jamun donuts

- spiced popcorn, bhuja and chilli cashews

Always fresh, generously served and delivered with signature sass.

Hungry office?

Add on savoury faves:

- butter chicken party pies

- tikka paneer skewers

- mini samosas

- dhokla with lashings of chutney

and more.

So Who is Awa Chai?

Awa Chai is a woman of many talents. She is an actress, an author, a polyglot, a mother of two sons and Awa to many.She has also been a stand-up comic, a waitress, a fashion model, a celebrated Kinfolk chef and drug-dealer... of the pharmaceutical sort.Her name is Geetha, but you can call her Awa / అవ - a Telugu term of affection for mothers, grandmothers and maternal figures.

Now Meet the sous chef:

Appa Anand is Awa Chai's right hand man, and her champion. A pharmacist that farms, Anand cultivates edible gardens with produce and spices for Awa Chai's kitchen.If Awa is your adopted mum, Appa \ అప్పా is the fatherly counterpart.