SHOR.shé is a new dining concept which mixes history and homemade cuisine for a fascinating deep-dive into Bengali life, founded by Sharmishta Chatterjee-Banerjee.
“I grew up in Kolkata, a city of many cuisines shaped by migration: Anglo-Indian, Armenian, Chinese, Awadhi, Jain Sheherwali, Nawabi. That is why I serve food from Bengal, not simply ‘Bengali food’,” she explains. “Every menu starts with a question, and the answer comes from archives, old cookbooks and long debates with my husband, Professor Anurag Banerjee. We don’t serve nostalgia, we serve what history evidences, what trade routes influenced and what spices delivered.”
Held in their dining room in Gosforth and limited to just 12 guests, the meal unfolds course by course, with each dish arriving with its story: where it came from, who carried it and what changed on the way. Future events on 10 December and 7 January explore the multi-faceted cuisines of the region and the delicious stories that accompany them.
SHOR.shé is invited, not booked, join the waitlist at www.weavesuppers.com/shor-she
