Stories

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

Collaborative Series by The Locavore (India) and Powerhouse

The Locavore (India) (Credit: Ashish Abraham)

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures is a collaboration between Powerhouse and The Locavore (India). Across six stories and original recipes, The Locavore (India) shares and celebrates the depth, nuance and living traditions of contemporary regional Indian food cultures.

Commissioned by Powerhouse.

About The Locavore (India)

The Locavore (India) (opens in new tab) is a platform at the intersection of food, culture, and climate in India. It aims to strengthen local food systems through multimedia storytelling, partnerships with regional food producers, and community-focused public initiatives.

Stories

Inside a small grocery store.

Eating Singju and Kangsoi in Delhi’s Humayunpur

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

On a neighbourhood street a bicycle piled with fabrics leans against a bright orange wall. Entering the frame on the left, a man drives a blue-patterned tuk-tuk.

Famine, Migration and The History of Bengal’s Zero-Waste Culinary Culture

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

The scenic painted exterior of a bakery.

A Mumbai Without Pav

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

In Goa’s Changing Landscape, Modern Chefs Reckon With Their Relationships with People and Place

Setting The Table: Stories from India’s Food Cultures

Recipes

Traditional Manipuri meal, singju.

Singju: Seasonal Manipuri Salad

A seasonal manipuri salad that can be made with smoked meat, ngari, or kept entirely vegetarian

Vegetable stir-fry in a white bowl.

Daata Chorchori: Vegetable Stir-Fry with Moringa Pods

A simple, traditional vegetable stir-fry from West Bengal using leftover vegetables and food scraps

A brown hand mops up the last of an Indian curry with a half-eaten white bread roll.

Pork Vindaloo

This hearty pork stew pairs perfectly with pav

A serving of chicken curry, rice and rotti, in individual shallow silver dishes.

Chicken Gassi

This creamy and fragrant chicken curry from coastal Karnataka is best paired with rotti or neer dosas.

A plate of unchecked oysters with a slice of lemon on a white plate in a fridge.

Powerhouse Food

Powerhouse Food encompasses programs, partnerships and initiatives celebrating the food industry and community.