The Food Stories Project
A CULINARY ARCHIVAL PRACTICE
Preserving food, stories, and the knowledge that nourishes us.
Food is memory.
Food is survival.
Food is how we care for each other.
This is where we gather those stories,
teach the skills that sustain us,
and bring people back to the kitchen.
This Project Is Still Being Built in Real Time
The Food Stories Project is a living archive currently unfolding piece by piece — gathering recipes, stories, interviews, photographs, and community offerings as it grows.
Some pages and features are still being completed while the project is actively being developed behind the scenes.
Thank you for being here early.
What this is
This is not just a recipe site.
It’s not just cooking classes.
The Food Stories Project is a living system built around one idea:
We should know how to feed ourselves and each other.
Through storytelling, teaching, and shared experience, this work reconnects people to food, memory, and everyday knowledge.
For generations, this knowledge has been carried quietly — in handwritten cards, in shared kitchens, in the hands of women who were never asked to write it down.
Preserve Your Story
Work one-on-one to document recipes, traditions, and family food history.
Build Your Kitchen
Create a system that actually works for your daily life.
Learn & Gather
Join workshops, classes, and community kitchen experiences.
Explore & Cook
Read Stories, recipes, and ongoing projects.
Some recipes were never written down.
Some meals only existed in someone’s hands.
And when they’re gone, that knowledge disappears with them.
This work is about holding onto it.
And making sure it can be used again.
This work moves through three core paths.
The No Decision Kitchen
Building systems for everyday cooking
Village Kitchen Network
Practical skills through shared experience.
Hoggtowne Heritage Kitchen
Preserving recipes, stories, and legacy.
I’ve spent over 25 years in kitchens—restaurants, farms, classrooms, and homes. What I’ve learned is this: People don’t need more recipes. They need a way back to the kitchen. This project is how I share that. — Ashley