Letters from the Room
A storytelling series documenting the food, memories, and heirlooms our members share at Local Food Club meetups.
Postcards From the Room
At an intimate LFC meetup in Bengaluru, postcards, ingredients, and handwritten notes become a way of carrying each other’s food stories home.
Paan for the Ages
At LFC Kolkata, Swati places an almost 100-year-old paan ka dabba on the table, attempting to revive a ritual long out of use.
My Mother From Next Door
Kanupriya recalls a childhood shaped by a back door, unending pots of food, and the neighbour who became a second mother to her.
Pickled in Translation
From Hiroshima’s miso to Mumbai’s achaar, a Japanese cook at LFC Mumbai traces how food acts as a bridge between countries.
A Handful of Memories
Gowri remembers her mother Ani through their shared ritual of ‘urula chor’—the perfect bite of rice with her favourite childhood food combinations.
Two States, One Egg
A simple egg curry becomes an unexpected bridge in a love story between two states.
Love as cake
“What would a song taste like?” For Bhavika Bhatia, the answer lay in the melody of the ’90s Bollywood song ‘Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaun’—translated into layers of mango, chocolate, cherries, and silver sugar stars.
Seeds Between the Lines
In this story, Mukta brings Eaten Cotton, a handmade book that reimagines cotton, farming, and food as her contribution to the meetup.