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 and culinary practices of Chef Joe’s home state, Kerala, before diving into the age-old cooking traditions and world-famous monuments of North India’s Rajasthan. For the first time ever, this edition of the tour also includes an intimate visit to Mumbai and the Leela Hotel, where Chef Joe began his cooking career.
The Elephant Court Hotel was wonderful! The variety of activities and hotels and shopping and dining offered on this trip were fantastic. A wonderful tour, allowing an in-depth look at Kerala’s varied sights, sounds, and tastes, including how and where the food and spices are grown. Overall I would highly recommend this tour. – Linda M of ON, Canada
My trip was wonderful! In the South of India, the culinary tour was fabulous. Chef Joe was lovely; the Team we traveled
with was excellent; we had an excellent tour guide; all of the sights were great and, our group itself was terrific. The
cooking demonstrations were exceptional; it goes without saying that the cuisine was superb; we toured a few kitchens, which
was very interesting; and we received several recipes as a very nice keepsake, including a very nice booklet that the Spice Villages sent to our individual e-mails. Meeting, and interacting with, Chef Joe and his family was definitely a highlight for me. – Margaret G of BC, Canada
The Elephant Court Hotel was wonderful! The variety of activities and hotels and shopping and dining offered on this trip were fantastic. A wonderful tour, allowing an in-depth look at Kerala’s varied sights, sounds, and tastes, including how and where the food and spices are grown. Overall I would highly recommend this tour. – Linda M of ON, Canada
The culinary program arranged by Chef Joe Thottongal was excellent. His contacts and relationships in Kerala were a great asset to him and thus to us. I feel that we missed nothing in his introduction to the culture and cuisine of Kerala. – Hallam J of ON, Canada
We acknowledges that the land on which we gather is the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People. The Algonquin people have lived on this land since time immemorial. We are grateful to have the opportunity to be present in this territory.
