Meet the authors: Jyoti & Auyon Mukharji, Heartland Masala! at Onggi – Portland, ME

Join us for a discussion with Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji to celebrate the launch of their new cookbook, Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen! The book talk will be moderated by Don Lindgren of Rabelais and small bites inspired by the book will be provided by Spoondrift Kitchen and Friends and Family.

We hope to see you there!

Friday, September 12th

⏰ 5:30 – 7:00pm

Onggi Market & Cafe: 131 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME

️ $10 admission + $35 to reserve a copy of the book (books will also be available to purchase at the event)

About the Book:

Heartland Masala pairs 99 recipes from Indian cooking instructor Jyoti Mukharji with cultural and historical essays by her son Auyon Mukharji. An effervescent celebration of Indian cuisine and the American immigrant experience, this beautiful cookbook is playful, informative, and utterly original.

About the Authors:

Jyoti Mukharji is a chef, teacher, and retired physician. She immigrated to the US from India in the late 1970s, and she began teaching weekly Indian cooking classes out of her home in Prairie Village, KS in 2010. Jyoti has since welcomed several thousand students into her kitchen, and her writing and teaching have been celebrated in press and radio outlets across the Midwest.

Auyon Mukharji is a musician, writer, and culinary historian who spends most of his time thinking about food. He studied biology at Williams College and was awarded a Watson Fellowship in 2007 to study self-expression in folk music. Since 2009, Auyon has toured with, and cooked for, the acclaimed indie-folk band Darlingside. He otherwise finds time to work in and around kitchens (and farms) inboth his hometown of Kansas City and his adopted state-of-residence of Massachusetts.