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Tales Of A City…

To distill the essence of a city feels impossible. Through any lens, it is a glittering prism of subcultures that have made it home, of the stories woven through its timeline that become its soul. Heirloom Cities traverses a city from the lens of its culinary heritage. The exhilarating chaos of its vibrant markets. The scent and sizzle of street food, punctuating changing times of day. The mom-and-pop bakeries with decades-old loyalists. The experimental menus on enroute to a Michelin star. It is a time capsule of the infinite culinary identities of each city it explores, told through a series of photographs and essays by the very people that form it…

MUMBAI

Mumbai

The city’s layered culinary culture alone earns Mumbai its moniker of Maximum City. The cosy tradition of chai-nashta, where snacks like heart-shaped potato croquettes, patties or egg pakoras partner with comforting cups of masala chai. The wealth of seasonal seafood markets, bursting with bombay duck and pomfret in monsoon, or seer in wintertime. The fine-dining restaurants that level up Bombay classics in world-class kitchens. And then, there are the streets at Ramzan, the preserved Parsi recipes, the Udupi darshinis; communities as intertwined with Mumbai’s food culture as the iconic vada pao. Explore the textures of Mumbai’s ever-evolving food heritage here…

Kolkata

Kolkata Bengali

The colours of Kolkata’s culinary universe are breathing photographs. The fish markets glisten with silver and ice, the familiar piscine smell almost palpable through the page. The sharp sting of yellow mustards, the creamy orange of prawn curries, the mouth-watering pinks and greens of homemade sandesh; each a mere morsel of the myriad narratives the city holds. Kolkata’s culinary cartography maps its colonial and regional history, but also its distinctly multi-cultural present. Discover more…

In the Mumbai book, you can flip open any page and find striking imagery be it of an early morning catch by the Koli community, bright fruits at markets, and freshly baked Nan Khatai from legacy bakeries.

Conde Nast Traveller
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The book is beautiful, and I've enjoyed flipping through it. I love the illustrations in particular.

Bold Fork Books
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If you love food, culture, and travel; this is the book you need!

Lazy Sunday Club
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A stunning portrait of Mumbai. You will love it. 

Tribe Decor
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What an achievement. What a vision! I’m so in love with the Mumbai Book.

Chef Vikas Khanna
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The prettiest coffee table book.

Ami Desai
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