Bengaluru, April 28 -- In a Mumbai apartment, Abhishek Sarkate spends his days staring at a glowing screen. As a video editor working remotely, his world rarely extends beyond his desk. A while back, when he tried outsourcing his food, ordering in or eating out, his gut rebelled. Now, his kitchen is his safe zone, and his meals are simple, controlled, deliberate. Eggs on toast. Or a sandwich between calls. Bread isn't an indulgence anymore. One kind in particular.

Rushil M., an engineer in the same city, approaches food the way he approaches code. As a software developer, he isn't trying to reinvent his diet, he's trying to upgrade it-but without the friction of shakes, powders, or drastic changes. Bread, already a constant, becomes the ...