Kitchen Calls is an intimate workshop by Nivaala where 30 young collectors document their family recipes live, calling grandmothers, capturing stories, and creating a communal cookbook together.
The experience begins with nostalgic bite-sized tastings curated by Ikk Panjab, a Delhi restaurant born from a desire to preserve the flavors of undivided Punjab and culinary traditions passed through generations. Their menu of childhood favorites sets the emotional tone for the afternoon.
As participants document their own family recipes, illustrator Aaryama Somayaji creates custom digital illustrations of each dish in real-time, transforming handwritten recipes into beautiful keepsakes that become part of the final cookbook.
Leave with a complete digital community cookbook of 30 family recipes, illustrated and documented, and bound together in one afternoon.
