Even the most accomplished chef will admit there’s a benchmark no restaurant can quite match: a mother’s kitchen. That idea sits at the heart of Tradition to Table: Taj Chefs’ Mothers’ Recipes – The Eternal Charm of Ma Ki Roti, a coffee table book that turns the spotlight away from professional mastery and towards the homes that shaped it.

The first edition came out 25 years ago, and like it, this one too is a collection that brings together recipes from the mothers of Taj Hotels’s chefs, each one rooted in memory, instinct, and years of quiet practice. The book isn’t just about dishes; it’s about the hands that taught them, the stories they carry, and the care that gives them meaning. Spanning kitchens across the North, South, East, and West, it maps a culinary archive that reflects the breadth of India’s regional food traditions while staying anchored in something far more intimate: the idea that true flavour begins at home.