We Share Who We Are Through Food
FoodArt Workshop
ScrapBooking & Cooking
Food Journaling with chef and author Efrat Devir
I invite you to embark on a unique and inspiring journey where food and art come together in a meaningful way.
Join my workshop, where we blend flavors, memories, and creativity to craft a personal culinary journal.
Through personal recipes, storytelling, ScrapBooking & mixed media techniques, you'll document your food experiences in a way that is both artistic and deeply personal.
In this workshop, you’ll explore your own food stories and transform them into a tangible keepsake, celebrating the meals and moments that have shaped your life.
Let’s cook, create, and tell our stories, No previous experience is required.
Efrat Devir is a seasoned culinary professional, an artist and a writer who shares tales of food and authentic slow living through her culinary lens.
Based in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, since 2000.
Author of the book ‘Happiness Tastes Like Curry: My Indian Kitchen’ - a finalist for the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in the Indian Cooking category.
Food shapes our identities—it carries history, culture, and emotions. It has the power to awaken deep memories and connect us to our roots.
Workshop Highlights
Duration
Total 4 hours: 2 hours - The Art of Cooking & Documentation.
2 hours:- The Art of Scrapbooking & Mixed Media.
Location
A hosting kitchen with suitable facilities for min 10 guests, with a large table for Art work.
Reviews
When we opened the book we were surprised. We expected a recipe book but we rediscovered India. It's amazing that Efrat managed to package India and put it with all the colors, smells, strange stories into a book. We didn't think it was even possible.The book is full of her
About Me
Nice to meet you, I am Efrat and I live in Auroville, an international community in Tamil Nadu, South India, on the shores of the Bay of Bengal.
I moved to Tamil Nadu more than two decades ago. I define myself as a cook, a collector of local and home-style dishes, and a storyteller who brings to life the narratives simmering behind the pots. I host and cook for conceptual culinary events and lead Mediterranean cooking workshops in India.
My kitchen travels between the Middle East and Tamil Nadu. I love gathering traditional, home-cooked, thoughtful, nourishing recipes from around the world and weaving them together with colours, words, and flavours.
My creations extend beyond the plate—I use art to illustrate my personal culinary journey, bringing stories into life, with local, nostalgic materials that evoke joy and a sense of timelessness.
Over the years of living and cooking here, I have shared wonderful meals with people who love food as much as I do. I have collected recipes that transform beloved dishes into something simple, approachable, and deeply satisfying.
Here, in Auroville, I continue to explore the rich tapestry of flavours, colours, stories & culinary traditions, reflecting on my life in Tamil Nadu, from the lush forest surroundings to my role as an 'ambassador'', introducing Indian cuisine outside of India and sharing Middle Eastern flavours within India.
Food is a connection, something we share, speak of, and tell stories about.
Cooking is an adventure and a journey into new areas of taste.
It's a way to express on a plate what we cannot always put into words.
We share who we are through food.
Where Else Can We Meet
It is a great privilege to cook, to listen to the flavours that tell a story,
write them, illustrate them and feed through them.
Looking forwards to meet with you
Best regards,
Efrat
