Priya Krishna’s Indian-ish is Kitchn’s October pick for our Cookbook Club. See how you can participate here.
Of all the places my mom has traveled for work, her favorite will always be London — the cobblestone streets, the limitless sights, the walkability, and, most important, the pubs. She spent a lot of time in pubs on early ’90s London business trips, and the only vegetarian dish (this was back when she was strictly veg) was very often a baked potato. This is where she discovered the ingenuity of filling a soft, steamy potato with all kinds of tasty toppings that absorb nicely into the starchy flesh.