Residential Hands-on Cooking (6 Nights 7 Days)
Starts on Sundays
Sunday
• Check-in followed by light lunch
• Introduction to the history of Kerala cuisine and a look at the utensils, ingredients, and techniques we will be using
• Cooking demonstration or hands on cooking as preferred by guest
• Dinner
Monday
• Breakfast
• Tour of the local markets and significant places of worship
• Boat trip along the Muvattupuzha River
• Lunch at a local restaurant
• Cooking session lasting two hours and with minimum 6 recipes
• Dinner
Tuesday
• Breakfast
• Local activity of the day visiting a farmers’ market
• Lunch
• Cooking session lasting two hours and with minimum 6 recipes Dinner
Wednesday
• Breakfast
• Cooking session lasting two hours and with minimum 6 recipes
• Lunch
• Visit to tea plantation and tour of local spices
• Dinner
Thursday
• Breakfast
• Cooking session
• Lunch
• Visit lorry-decorating workshop
• Ayurvedic massage / treatment (optional)
• Dinner
Friday
• Breakfast
• Further exploration of local food industry
• Lunch
• Cooking session lasting two hours and with minimum 6 recipes
• Dinner
Saturday
• Breakfast and farewell
Price
One cooking participant (occupying double room) Rs.82000/-
One cooking participant + one guest (sharing a double room) Rs.94000/-
Two cooking participants (sharing a double room) Rs.109,200/-
Prices valid up to 31st May 2023
30 % of the price must be paid as a non-refundable deposit while booking the program. In the event of a cancellation and the guest want to do the cooking program within 12 months from the date of booking half of the deposit will be adjusted in the next booking. Balance at the time of arrival
Included in the price
• Accommodation
• All meals
• Cooking sessions
• Bottled drinking water
• Any trips mentioned in the itinerary
Excluded from the price for each course:
• Taxi fares to and from The Pimenta. Your host can arrange additional transport on request.
• Ayurveda treatments
• Any tips or new taxes to be levied
Please Note :Accommodation is offered in our garden bungalows throughout the year. In keeping with the eco-friendly values of The Pimenta, the bungalows and communal spaces are fitted with ceiling fans. Our Bungalows are in the shade created by the trees
Courses are suitable for everyone who is interested in Indian cooking. Their level of knowledge or expertise can be any and will involve demonstrations as well as hands-on participation. We are limited to a maximum number of eight participants and there is no minimum. Guests travelling by themselves ought to be aware of and comfortable with the possibility of being in a one-on-one situation.