Spice and Smoke
Spice and Smoke
by Atharva Inamdar
Spice and Smoke is a food & kitchen book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Fermentation. From recipes to food philosophy, this book takes readers on a culinary journey rooted in culture, memory, and tradition. Food writing at its best connects what we eat with how we live, and this work brings that connection to the page. Written in 2022 and published in 2024 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 17,884 words across approximately 72 pages.
The fermentation focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader food & kitchen genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
At 17,884 words (roughly 72 pages), this is a compact read — about 1.5 hours from start to finish. Books at this length get to the point and stay there. You can sit down, start reading, and finish it in one go, which is exactly how a food & kitchen book of this size works best.
About the Author
Spice and Smoke comes from 2022, during the years when over 1,500 books had no platform. Amazon had shut the door. Draft2Digital said they were "a small company for small authors." The writing never stopped — Atharva was 25 and still producing food & kitchen work with no clear path to publication. The food writing connects back to Pune and Maharashtra — the flavors and food traditions here are personal, not researched from a distance.
Publication History
Published on November 7th, 2024, Spice and Smoke was one of 10 titles released that month. Originally written in 2022, it reached publication 2 years later — not unusual for a catalog where some books waited years for the right moment. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-7184-620-2. 2024 saw 114 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
Spice and Smoke is one of 50 books in the food & kitchen category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other food & kitchen titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The fermentation focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-7184-620-2
- Year Written
- 2022