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A pot cooking over an open fire with mountain views
A physical mail subscription

A letter from
a stranger's kitchen
every month.

Real recipes. Real places. A home cook somewhere in the world writes to you — their life, their season, their dish. Arrives in your letterbox. Stays on your shelf.

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What arrives each month

Three things in one envelope.

Sealed, stamped, and waiting in your letterbox.

01

The letter

Letter from a home cook in a specific country and season. Their life, their week, their kitchen. Printed on cream textured paper in a warm serif. Reads in five minutes. Stays with you longer.

02

The recipe card

A postcard-sized illustrated card with the dish from the letter — full ingredients and method. Designed to be pinned, propped on a shelf, or slipped into a recipe box. Something you'll actually use.

03

The ingredient

A small sachet of one key ingredient from that region — saffron, a spice blend, a dried herb. Because some ingredients can't be substituted.

This month's letter

From a kitchen in Qusar, Azerbaijan.

"Piti is not a dish for people who want to feel useful in the kitchen. It is a dish for people who have learned that some things improve only when you stop trying to improve them."

Slow-cooked lamb & chickpea · Saffron sachet enclosed

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Sealed until it reaches your letterbox. Subscribe to find out who is writing — and from where.

How it works

Simple as it should be.

1

Choose your plan

Monthly or annual. Both include the letter, recipe card, and ingredient sachet. Annual saves you two months.

2

We mail on the 1st

We send every envelope in the first week. A new country, a new kitchen, a new voice. The destination is always a surprise.

3

Sit down and read

Make a coffee. Open the envelope. Read slowly. Cook when you're ready. Keep the recipe card somewhere you'll find it again.

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I make a pot of tea the moment it arrives. There's nothing else quite like it. Real mail that actually means something.

— Sarah K., London
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I bought it for my mother. She called me after the first letter just to read me her favourite paragraph.

— Priya M., Singapore
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It feels like getting a letter from a friend who lives somewhere extraordinary. I didn't know I needed this until it arrived.

— Anna L., Stockholm
Pricing

One price. Everything included.

Letter, recipe card, and ingredient sachet every month. No extras.

Monthly
$9/mo

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime, no questions asked.

  • Monthly letter
  • Illustrated recipe card
  • Regional ingredient sachet
  • Ships worldwide
  • Cancel anytime
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Give someone 12 months of letters. Gift card by email instantly.

  • Everything in annual
  • Instant printable gift card
  • Personal message included
  • Ships to recipient directly
  • Perfect for any occasion
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Questions

The sensible ones, answered.

Yes. We find and interview home cooks from around the world, then work with them to bring their story and recipes to life in each letter. The recipes and ingredients are entirely authentic.
No — a different cook writes to you each month from a different country. Across a year you'll hear from 12 different kitchens. Part of the pleasure is not knowing who is writing until the envelope arrives.
We ship worldwide to 40+ countries. Shipping is included in the subscription price — no surprise fees at checkout. Delivery typically takes 7–14 days depending on your location.
Letters ship in the first week of each month. Subscribe before the cutoff and you'll receive that month's letter. Subscribe after and you start from the following month.
Monthly subscriptions cancel anytime from your account with no penalty. Annual subscriptions run for 12 months and won't auto-renew without a reminder email first.
It's one of the most thoughtful gifts you can give. An annual gift subscription includes a printable gift card sent instantly to your email, with space for your own message. The letters ship directly to your recipient every month for a year.