Welcome to CHAI STORIES hosted by Mira Manek in discussion with a series of fascinating speakers. Sit around the table with Mira and friends, sip on chai, feast on culture and be inspired. We want to delve into ancient wisdom, find the essence of nourishment and understand how life nutrition has evolved to modern day.
Mira has recently taken Chai Stories online with a series of Chai Time conversations on her instagram live – these are at 11AM every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. To read the summaries, please click here.
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Past Chai Stories
Chai Stories with Dilly Carter, also known as ‘London’s Marie Kondo’
Thursday 28th November, 2019
We’re thrilled to have Dilly Carter as our next guest on Chai Stories. Read more…
Chai Stories with Nena Foster – Fermentation and Gut Health: 101
Wed, 16th October
At the next and 6th session of Chai Stories, Mira Manek will be joined by Nena Foster, Natural Chef, expert fermentationist and PhD, to chat all things fermented food. Read more…
Chai Stories with Niraj Shah
Tue, 24th September 2019, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Next up on Chai Stories is Niraj Shah, the creator of Mind: Unlocked, a leading mental well-being movement that helps people solve everyday problems like dealing with stress, sleeping better or finding digital balance. Read more…
Chai Stories with Francesca Oddie
Wed, 7th August 2019, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Mira Manek in conversation with Francesca Oddie, discussing how astrology can speak to us everyday (+ personal readings available!). Read more…
Chai Stories with Dr Giles Yeo
Wed, 24th July 2019, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Mira Manek in conversation with Dr Giles Yeo, discussing the science of obesity and the truth about diets. Read more…
In Conversation With Lauren Lovatt
Thursday 9th May, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Lauren is founder of the newly opened Plant Academy and co-founder of the Plant Hub. Lauren is a plant based chef and entrepreneur having opened restaurants, hosted supper clubs internationally and taught chefs all over the world. Read more…
Chai Stories with Dr Anjali Mahto
Wed, 19th June 2019, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
We are thrilled to announce our next Chai Stories with Dr Anjali Mahto, author of the brilliant book The Skincare Bible, which has been on our shelves since we launched. Read more…
In Conversation With Natalia
Tuesday 26th March, 5:30pm – 7pm
Our founder Mira Manek will be in conversation with Natalia, founder of Natalia Botanicals. Learn about adaptogens, mushrooms and roots and their role in boosting energy, restoring calmness and improving brain health. Read more…
Sanskaari Book Club
Saturday 16th March
This session will be discussing the book Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Past Chai Lates
Q&A with our guests
Chai Stories Q&A with astrologer Francesca Oddie
Last week, at my cafe Chai by Mira, we had our fourth in the Chai Stories series of talks, this time with Francesca Oddie, a fascinating astrologer who is really able to break down concepts and explain them in a simple way. Read more…