Culinary Tour of India

My beautiful state of Kerala wasn’t on the map for many Canadians. I wanted to change that. In 2014, I arranged a food tour of my former home, complete with rambles along the seashore and through busy ports, hands-on cooking demonstrations, tours of vibrant spice markets and of the quiet backwaters of Alleppey, and a journey to the highlands, to the Cardamom Hills and tea plantations of Munnar. The first trip was such a success that I began hosting them yearly, until the global pandemic interrupted the pleasure of travel. So, what a joy to now offer a sixth culinary tour of Kerala, in March 2023. I do hope you’ll join me. See what others have said about the experience
Joe's tours to Kerala

Discover Kerala with Joe Thottungal 2020
The 6th edition of this regularly sold-out tour introduces a tantalizing combination of both South and North India. Spend 19 days first exploring the cultural

Discover Kerala with Joe Thottungal 2019
4th time running tour hosted by Chef Joe Thottungal -Silver medalist at the 2017 Canadian Culinary championship Private home visits and meet families Guided by

Discover Kerala with Joe Thottungal 2017
Joe Thottungal, Executive Chef at the popular Coconut Lagoon Restaurant in Ottawa is Hosting this third culinary tour to India. This time destination in South

Discover Kerala with Joe Thottungal 2016
Joe Thottungal, an Executive Chef and Owner of the Coconut Lagoon Restaurant in Ottawa, leads for the second time, a small group of gourmands on