At Gourmet, we believe stories are the secret ingredient behind every dish. This section introduces our brand extensions that celebrate storytelling through food—projects that turn recipes into narratives, meals into memories, and cooking into a cultural conversation.Let’s explore how each idea shares voices, preserves heritage, and invites people to connect across time and place.
Meaningful Storytelling
Flavor Archive
A digital archive collecting and preserving traditionalrecipes and the personal stories behind them.
DESCRIPTION
The Flavor Archive is a virtual database where users can submit and browse authentic recipes passed down through generations. Each recipe is accompanied by a story—about migration, festivals, childhood memories, or everyday life—offering a deeper emotional connection to the dish. The platform is multilingual and open to global submissions.
MISSION FOCUS
The Flavor Archive reinforces our mission of exploring culture through food experiences by preserving ancestral recipes, sharing personal family stories, and documenting everyday culinary rituals from diverse communities around the world.
SIMILARITIES
TASTE Cooking, Saveur Archive, StoryCorps
DIFFERENTIATORS
Unlike standard recipe websites, the Flavor Archive emphasizes personal stories, traditions, and emotional resonance over polished presentation.
Each dish carries a story-this card holde the warmth of decades of tradition, culture, and comfort.
A cabinet of memory: textiles, vessels, recipes, and tools—each item an artifact of everyday life, handmade and handed down.
A moment of intergenerational exchange—where recipes are more than food, but family memory and identity preserved.
Gourmet Kids
An educational subscription box for children to explore world cuisines and cultures through food.
DESCRIPTION
A monthly activity kit introducing children to global
culinary stories and hands-on fun. Each box includes themed recipes, mini language lessons, country maps, stickers, and cultural activities. For example, the Mexico box might include a sugar skull mold and a lesson on Día de los Muertos. The kits are screen-free and parent-friendly.
MISSION FOCUS
Gourmet Kids reinforces our mission of exploring culture through food experiences by introducing global cuisines to children, combining storytelling with hands-on kits, and creating age-appropriate activities centered on heritage.
SIMILARITIES
Little Passports, Yummy Crate, Raddish Kids
DIFFERENTIATORS
It focuses on storytelling and cultural immersion rather than cooking alone.
Gourmet Kids brings families together through playful, hands-on cooking sessions.
It’s where young chefs explore taste, texture, and culture—one joyful bite at a time.
Each dish carries a story-this card holde the warmth of decades of tradition, culture, and comfort.
A moment of intergenerational exchange—where recipes are more than food, but family memory and identity preserved.
Global Table Festival
An annual outdoor festival featuring international food storytelling.
DESCRIPTION
Held in parks and public squares, the Global Table Festival features live cooking stages, storytelling tents, cultural workshops, and food film screenings. It invites communities to share and explore global culinary traditions while spotlighting the voices behind the meals—from immigrants to local chefs and elders.
MISSION FOCUS
The Global Table Festival reinforces our mission of exploring culture through food experiences by bringing together diverse communities, hosting live storytelling and cooking events, and spotlighting the people behind global traditions.
SIMILARITIES
Eat Drink SF, World Street Food Congress, Night Market
DIFFERENTIATORS
It’s centered on storytelling and cultural exchange—not just flavor or celebrity chefs.
A conceptual collage illustrating global culinary diversity, where ingredients from around the world orbit a vintage map—celebrating food as a cultural connector across continents.
