Kapila Mohotti
Kapila Mohotti is the Food and Beverage Manager at the Hilton Colombo
– Compiled by Ashwini Vethakan
Stuff of Dreams
Q: If you could pick a superpower, what would it be?
A: Invisibility – I’d like to listen in on world leaders
Q: What would your dream holiday be?
A: Bumping heads with artistic folk at an artistes’ retreat
Q: Say you had access to a time machine – when and where would you go?
A: To right after a major war since the last thing I would want is to be conscripted
Q: Which fictional character would be the most exciting to meet in real life?
A: The sarcastic talking rabbit Bugs Bunny
Q: If you could have any three people over for dinner, who would they be?
A: Gordon Ramsay, Dave Chappelle and Ed Sheeran
This and That
Q: What are you most passionate about?
A: My family
Q: Which three words would best describe you?
A: Laid-back, mentor and Sri Lankan
Q: What was the last gift you gave someone?
A: A Valentine’s Day gift – ‘a happy wife means a happy life’
Q: Any pet peeves?
A: Having to call customer service a million times to tell them that my satellite TV isn’t working
Q: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received?
A: People are rich because they save 50 percent of their net earnings and spend 25 percent of it lavishly – do the math
Q: Are you more of a hunter or gatherer?
A: A hunter, I think
Favourite Things
Q: Favourite cocktail or beverage…
A: Single malt Scotch whisky (Lagavulin)
Q: And your favourite cuisine…
A: Sri Lankan
Q: Do you have a favoured genre of movies?
A: Drama – The Shawshank Redemption was ‘the bomb’
Q: What would be a good theme song for your life?
A: Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ Roses
Deep and Meaningful
Q: Who would play you in the movie of your life?
A: Denzel Washington
Q: What are you most comfortable in?
A: T-shirt and jeans
Q: Three things you’d be lost without…
A: My wife, son and collection of wines
Q: What would you like life to be in 20 years?
A: Me on a boat with my wife and son, as well as some wine, cheese and snacks – as we cruise along a river
Q: A little-known fact about you…
A: I can’t wash my eyes with soap nor can I count the number of hairs I have on my head