Youngsters learning traditional Asian recipes from their older 'Aunties' from the Womenzone community centre in Bradford.

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Meet Our Mothers

An interactive cookbook celebrating Bradford’s heritage.

A tribute to family, community and the unifying power of food.

Artist Deepa Mann-Kler is collecting dozens of treasured family recipes and stories from communities across Bradford District – from mothers and fathers, grandparents and great-grandparents, daughters and sons. Passed down from generation to generation, these treasured recipes show how cooking brings and binds together our families and communities – and how it allows us to take a little piece of home with us wherever we go.

This beautiful cookbook will be published in autumn 2025, with special digital content bringing many of the book’s recipes to life. Every home should have one.

Published in autumn 2025

This online and physical cookbook will be available soon. Check back on this page for more details.

 

Commissioned by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, based on an original idea by Deepa Mann-Kler, Akeelah Bertram & Shanaz Gulzar.

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Lead image: © Tim Smith