Eating Beyond Vada Pav in Dadar: A Street Food Walk in Mumbai
Led by Neil Khopkar, the walk explored the layered social and cultural history of Dadar through the foods that anchor everyday life in the locale.
Tasting More Than Misal: A Street Food Walk in Pune
In Pune, the walk explored the historic neighbourhoods of Narayan Peth and Sadashiv Peth, tracing how the city’s eating-out culture developed around fasting practices, community kitchens, iconic tea houses, and the rhyth…
Munching Around Mandira Manch: A Street Food Walk in Bhubaneswar
In Bhubaneswar, the walk explored the Old Town, where temple traditions, seasonal rhythms, and centuries-old food practices shape what people eat every day.
Stepping into Chaar Diwari: A Street Food Walk in Old Jaipur
Jaipur's walk focused on the Old City inside the ‘Chaar Diwari’, where the street food culture is shaped by early planning by the royals and later, by migration patterns.
Trash Talk and DIY Kitchen Hacks with SKRAP
For our Local Food Club themed Love Your Leftovers in November, members gathered online for a workshop that unpacked the messy truth of kitchen waste, showing us how ridiculously simple it is to turn scraps, peels, and p…
‘Against the Tide’ Screening and Conversation at MuSo, Mumbai
An evening of cinema and conversation with the makers of ‘Against the Tide’ (2023)— held as part of The Locavore’s Mumbai Koli Project— explored the shifting tides of Mumbai’s Koli community and their changing relationsh…
A Three-Day Workshop Exploring Digital Marketing, Branding, and Labeling for Small and Emerging Food Entrepreneurs
From making their first social media post to performing a “label audit” for their product—these immersive sessions equipped small food businesses, farmers, and eco-preneurs to build responsible brands that balance compli…
Versova Koliwada Walk, Mumbai
Facilitated by Go Hallu Hallu co-founder Aslam Saiyad, and led by Koli community leader Rajhans Tapke, this guided walk explored the many facets of Versova Koliwada.
The Future of India’s Wild Foods
This virtual session opened up a nuanced dialogue about the place of wild foods in our collective future—on our plates, in our policies, and within communities.
No Scraps Left Behind: Cooking Without Waste with Chef Arina Suchde
As part of our Local Food Club engagements, we had Chef Arina Suchde conduct a workshop on how scraps can spark delicious new beginnings—turning peels, pods, and stems into soups, teas, and syrups.
Wild Food Festival 2025
The seventh edition of the Wild Food Festival was centred around ‘Safeguarding the Future of India’s Wild Foods.’ The festival asked what it means to protect wild foods, and the communities that keep them alive in the fa…
Chef on the Road | Jharkhand
Nine travellers came together for an immersive 4-day travel experience, savouring freshly-harvested Mahua flowers, trekking through lush landscapes, and sharing meals with local communities.