Iti Misra's earliest memory of street food is sitting in her father's car and gorging on hot kachoris from Putiram Sweets on College Street out of a patta. As a college student, it was gorging on ghoognis at Vivekanand Park.

"It was never as good when made at home," says the Kolkata-based home chef, who has joined hands with Dheeraj Varma, head chef Monkey Bar India, to present a street food menu titled Next Stop Kolkata! across pan-India outlets from October 4 to 21.