Molly and Kate speak with mother and son duo, Auyon & Jyoti Mukharji, about their new cookbook Heartland Masala. Jyoti shares how her popular cooking classes inspired a book and Auyon describes how he got involved and how the project eventually took on a life of its own. They talk about working together (for better or for worse), what skills they each brought to the project and how it progressed from idea to fully realized book. They explain why traditional publishing wasn't going to work for this book, how the hybrid model resulted in the book of their dreams and what the recipe creation, writing, testing and photographing process was like. They talk about the book's illustrations, its art direction and cover and how they crafted the friendly, knowledgeable and funny tone that enhances this very special book.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

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Auyon Mukharji

Jyoti Mukharji - jmukharji -at- gmail.com

Heartland Masala HQ Substack : At Noon We Fight

Print Your Own Map from Heartland Masala HQ

The Collective Book Studio

Frances Baca book designer

Olivier Kugler illustrator

Wendy MacNaughton illustrator

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Heartland Masala by Auyon Mukharji & Jyoti Mukharji
• My Bombay Kitchen, by Niloufer Ichaporia King
• Salt Fat Acid Heat, by Samin Nosrat