Inside Chennai’s shared table: A potluck where home cooks bring India’s regional flavours together
The Shared Table is a monthly potluck in Chennai that brings together home cooks from diverse regional backgrounds to share their culinary traditions in an intimate, community-driven setting. Founded by Yogita Uchil, the initiative highlights India's rich food diversity while fostering real-world social connections through shared meals. The event, which started in March, recently hosted 20 home cooks, each contributing dishes from different parts of the country.
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Last week, I ate 20-plus dishes from different parts of the country in a single meal. No, this was not a buffet at a star restaurant, but an intimate meal at someone’s home in Chennai. We have seen kitty parties, apartment communities hosting potlucks, and people hosting friends over for a meal. These community-driven social gatherings are a great way to not just learn and enjoy varied cuisines but are becoming central to the way people make new friends in the real world. Thoughts that went into the creation of The Shared Table, a monthly potluck that brings together Chennai’s many home cooks who run cloud kitchens.
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