{"product_id":"shubalakshmi-shekar-more-to-come-kitchen-table-conversations","title":"Shubalakshmi Shekar (\u0026 more to be announced!) • Kitchen Table Conversations: An evening of collective memories on food and home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you say ‘rice’ in your language?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is a cherished memory of a dish from your childhood?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescribe a kitchen object that’s passed on in your family, or your dining space.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAny hand-written recipe from your loved ones?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKitchen Table\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of recipes and stories as shared by current residents of Metro Detroit. It traces memories of food and childhood from many homes, showing a glimpse into the everyday lives of families across cultures and cuisines. Compiled by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShuba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Shubalakshmi) Shekar, the book asks a deceptively simple question: what memories of food and childhood spaces do you carry with you as you navigate the idea of home.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Kitchen Table Conversations,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShuba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill introduce the ideas behind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKitchen Table\u003c\/i\u003e to San Francisco with a reading, and invitea few guests from the local community into a conversation about their own memories of food and home, guided by prompts drawn from the questions the book itself asks. The audience can also participate by bringing a story of their own- memories of a cherished recipe, an object from their kitchen, or anything that symbolises the idea of home and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShubalakshmi (\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eShuba\u003c\/span\u003e) Shekar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a multidisciplinary artist, food storyteller, and creative researcher working at the intersection of food, memory, and narratives of home. Kitchen Table is her first publication. She is currently based in the Bay Area and is working on setting up her creative practice around food and memories, annam\u0026amp;friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKitchen Table is \u003c\/strong\u003ea collaborative cookbook and storytelling project bringing together recipes and personal narratives from people currently living in Metro Detroit. The project began as a research inquiry into home, nostalgia, and the ways food carries memory across migration and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped through community participation, the book collects over 50 recipes alongside stories of childhood, family kitchens, and the cities that shaped people's identities. Rather than treating recipes as static instructions, the project positions them as lived archives—where food becomes a way of remembering, translating, and preserving personal and collective histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough conversations, submissions, and gatherings, \u003cem\u003eKitchen Table \u003c\/em\u003eexplores how diasporic communities construct a sense of home through food, especially when living away from where they grew up. The project culminates in a printed publication that acts as both archive and social space, bringing together fragments of lived experience through cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omnivore Books on Food","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48068366336258,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/0463\/6790\/files\/AuthorEventTemplate_81.png?v=1782945476","url":"https:\/\/omnivorebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/shubalakshmi-shekar-more-to-come-kitchen-table-conversations","provider":"Omnivore Books on Food","version":"1.0","type":"link"}