cook club with Riya Patel [diwali edition]

Welcome to cook club. A hundred food businesses cook out of this kitchen every day. Twice a month, we open the doors and you step inside. You cook at shared tables alongside the person who lives and breathes the cuisine, then everyone sits down together to eat. Drinks flow. Music plays. The table talks. On Thursday 5th November, we hand the pass to Riya Patel, founder of All the Aunties, once more. This time, we celebrate Diwali. The festival of lights is about gathering, feasting, dancing, and celebrating. So that’s exactly what we plan to do. You cook a vegetarian feast alongside Riya, then everyone sits down to eat it together. Come alone, come with others, we don’t mind. Everyone will be friends by the end. And of course, aunties come free. The night Garlands hang overhead, diyas light up the kitchen, and a cardamom-spiced Negroni is waiting for you as you come in. The dress code, if you fancy it, is festive flair: bright colours, sparkle, your favourite celebration outfit, as…