While nothing can replace the comfort of good old home food, what comes as a close second are home recipes, given a restaurant twist. City chefs are digging into family specialties that shaped their childhood, adding them on their menu with a dash of a personal touch.

Restaurateur Riyaz Amlani was one of the first to flag off the trend when he included his mum's mutton dhansak on the Social menu at Colaba. For him, the tenderness of the meat is the defining element of the dish — that precise bone to meat ratio, the way the Parsis like it. He felt his mother's rendition of the dish ticked all the right boxes which is why he put it on the menu. We bring you more such kitchen stories.