Salt & Story

My name is Monica, and I founded Salt & Story because I believe some knowledge only survives if it passes from hand to hand.I grew up watching my mother cook, and that kitchen is where this all started. Years later, living in Central Asia and traveling through more than 30 countries, I kept noticing the same thing: the techniques that mattered most, the ones that carried centuries of history in a single motion, were never written down. They were taught, in person, by someone who learned them the same way.That's what Salt & Story is built around. Each class traces a single technique or ingredient back to its origins (where it came from, how it moved across cultures, why it still matters) and then puts it in your hands. I teach because I don't want this knowledge to end with the people who taught me. Every class is a chance to pass it forward, and to watch a room of strangers leave a little closer and a little more connected to where their food actually comes from.