He just remained serious until the last morsel was being finished

This is Joan Suval's concluding narration of Srila Prabhupada's pastimes in New York,1965, at Dr Misra's Ananda Ashrama:

"I guess because he did a lot of travelling on his own, he had become self-sufficient in the kitchen.

He also loved, absolutely loved, to make meals for Guruji (Dr. Misra). He would make a lot of food. So we knew when Swamiji (Srila Prabhupada) was cooking that he could serve about twenty people, although he was cooking mainly for Guruji.

And we would gather around as he was cooking; we wanted to learn from him, what he was doing. So we would ask him questions and he wouldn't answer because he was totally absorbed in his moment to moment activity.

Although we were in a happy mood because we were anticipating a lovely meal, and being with the two of them, he just remained serious until the last morsel was being finished."