We had a lovely evening with Srividya! She taught us delicious recipes with curry leaves that we can now make at home in Switzerland! She also taught us about Indian cuisine and culture, and we had a delicious meal at the end!

Great coming and eating experience with Sundari! Also got to meet her family as a bonus. This was a great experience and recommend that everyone do this when in Chennai!

We went to Meena and it was an awesome experience. Bevor we came I told her some things I wanted to learn and she did excatly that. Besides that she also surprised uns with delicious things. She welcomed us warmly in her house and we spend a great time there cooking, talking and eating. We also went to the market, so we could by all the ingrediants for cooking the dishes at home. Thank you so much Meena, we loved it!!

Meena took time to warmly welcome us and hear a little bit about ourselves before the cooking class began. Before our arrival in Chennai, Meena had asked us for any requests. Medu Vada was then on the list! With some preparation of ingredients before we arrived it was then time to cook the dishes. We made 4 dishes together. Meena shared her tips which you won’t find in recipe books. It was a wonderful experience to be invited into someone’s kitchen to participate and learn how South Indian food is prepared and cooked in the everyday. We’ve come away with some authentic Indian chutney recipes.

I truly had a great time with Meena who showed me how to cook authentic home made sambar, yoghurt rice, pan fried cauliflower and dosa. She showed me how she makes those dishes with tips, and I also get to do some of the prep works with her. Being a Japanese, I found the way those Tamil dishes are made was sometimes different from how we cook, and because Meena explained why she would prepare and cook things in certain ways, it helped me to understand the process more. And needless to say, the dishes she taught me were simply amazing with fresh, rich flavours..! And what I equally enjoyed at her place was the conversation I had with her; she, her family and relatives all lived in the neighbourhood for a long a time, and listening to stories about the neighbourhood and how she spent time there in her childhood was another thing I couldn’t have got if I didn’t come to her place. I will definitely come back to take her lesson again when I’m in Chennai again.

Her dishes are really heartful. Thank you so much for taught me very carefully. If you want make wonderful memories in Chennai,you should be go to her cooking class

I had a great experience of preparing traditional dishes and learning about plants used for their therapeutic effects.

Srividya was very friendly and attentive. She explained in detail every step of her preparation. She only used fresh, homemade products. The meal that followed was a very appreciated moment of sharing with her and his son.Thank you.

I had a fantastic experience, and learnt so much about Southern Indian cooking with Srividya, who explained all about the various ingredients, spices and cooking process. I thoroughly enjoyed eating what was prepared, and chatting about the food. Srividya and her family were very friendly and made me feel very welcomed, and would definitely recommend this fun and interesting activity.

Meena first took me to the fruit and veg market to buy fresh, local ingredients. We then returned to her home where she taught me to cook a number veggie dishes using these ingredients. Her style of teaching is very hand on so you learn quickly. She also made me feel very welcome in her lovely home.

Such a great day ! Thanks a lot to this excellent cook - Meena ! She was an outstanding friendly host & her cooking class was a lot of fun :) An experience we surely will never forget - thank u !

My first cooking class. Our host family welcomed us warmly. The house was very nice and clean. During the lesson, we learned the requested sambar, rasam, vada, and carrot pickle. The recipe she gave me was simple but delicious. After the lesson, we ate the food we had cooked together with our host families. He was a kind teacher who talked to us a lot even though we were not good at English and taught us until we understood it. The teacher is a very reliable person. Thank you for a good time.

This was delightful! Gayathri and her husband welcomed us warmly into their home. The experience was fun and we learnt a lot. The food was delicious! The hosts are fluent in English, the kitchen is clean and they used filtered water for all the cooking, so we felt very comfortable.

This was one of the highlights of our incredible trip to south India. We met Gayathri and Ram in their lovely home and Gayathri showed us how to prepare a vegetarian feast! She is a passionate cook and she really cooks from scratch. Her food was absolutely delicious and we will be able to make it at home. However, this was much more than a cooking class and a dinner. It was a cultural exchange. It was so interesting to meet a family who are similar to us but live such a different life. Gayathri and Ram were equally as interested in us and we talked non-stop! It really was such a wonderful experience. We did this on the last night of our trip and wish we had done it earlier! We would have definitely visited again and spent some more time and done some more cooking with this kind and welcoming family!

First of all, I would like to say that her cooking class was amazing! Even though I had a lot of requests, she kindly responded to my requests via email even before I went. During the lesson, she answered each and every question carefully, and I was able to experience many things that I would only be able to experience in her cooking class. Also, her family was very kind and wonderful, and I wanted to stay there longer. Her family sent me in front of her home, and I was moved to tears by their wonderful personalities. I highly recommend her cooking class when you come to Chennai. I will definitely visit her again next time I come to Chennai.