Gud Chana to Beat the Heat
How can one be more mindful of the labour behind one’s food? With the sun beating down through a torrid summer, Mumbai’s Locavores share the food / beverages they offer their delivery service workers to ease up their lon…
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गोड गोड बोला
Celebrated as the sun’s northward journey begins, Makar Sankranti marks harvest and renewal observed through the sharing of til-gud as a wish for harmony.
Omkar Narvekar
Omkar Narvekar LFC MUMBAIJanuary-June 2026 A former adman who left the industry to follow his passion for food, Omkar started The Girgaum Kitchen—a cosy corner restaurant in the heart of…
In the Habit of Sweetness
A delicate mortar-pestle meant only for saffron becomes an inheritance of taste, ritual, and a grandmother’s insistence on everyday sweetness for a member of LFC Mumbai.
Ponkh or Hurda? One Winter Grain, Many Opinions
"I think it's easily available in the local sabzi mandi."
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.
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.
“Just replace the rice with a millet!”
"I’m on a bit of a mission to switch my diet from wheat to millets, but I'm not quite sure how to cook with them"