The word culture itself comes from cultivate, and what is culture without its roots in cultivation? CultureCon Pop-Up: From Cultivation to Culture explores that very connection, tracing how the act of growing, cooking, and sharing food has always been at the heart of human creativity and community. This intimate edition of CultureCon, designed to uncover how food moves beyond mere sustenance to become storytelling, identity, and art. Explore how food moves from the everyday to the extraordinary – as art, career, and culture. Through conversations, workshops, tastings, and community gatherings, this pop-up celebrates the people, ideas, and flavours shaping our culinary futures. It also dives into the expanding world of culinary careers, from chefs and food stylists to fermenters, researchers, and storytellers, spotlighting how young creatives are building meaningful, future-forward paths through food. Whether you’re curious about where your food comes from or how it connects us across cultures, CultureCon Pop-Up: From Cultivation to Culture invites you to experience food as both an everyday act and a form of expression, a bridge between what we grow and who we become.
Co-curated with: Edible Issues & Art X Company
Produced by: QTP
In partnership with: Goethe-Institut Pune




































































































































































































































































How to Reach Pune
1. By Air: Pune is well connected through domestic airlines with the entire country. Lohegaon Airport or Pune Airport is an international airport, located 15 km away from Pune city centre. Visitors can avail of taxi and local bus services from outside the airport to reach their destination.
2. By Rail: Pune Junction Railway Station connects the city with all the prime Indian destinations. There are several mail/express trains and superfast trains linking the city to various Indian destinations in the south, north and west. Some of the prominent trains operating to and from Mumbai are the Deccan Queen and Shatabdi Express, which take around three-and-a-half hours to reach Pune.
3. By Road: Pune enjoys excellent connectivity with neighbouring cities and towns through a well-maintained network of roads. Mumbai (140 km), Ahmadnagar (121 km), Aurangabad (215 km) and Bijapur (275 km) all are well linked to Pune by a number of states and roadways buses. Those driving from Mumbai need to take Mumbai-Pune Expressway route, which takes barely two to three hours to cover a distance of about 150 km. Source: pune.gov.in hyperlink: https://pune.gov.in/how-to-reach/













