Explore the Diverse Cuisines of South India with CGH Earth’s Chefs The cuisines of South India cover an abundance of dishes and accompaniments that highlight local produce, old colonial relationships and historic trading partnerships. Aromatic fresh and dried spices, fruits, herbs, fresh coconut, flavouring vegetables and delicate oils are carefully blended to create gravies and […]
Tamil Nadu
A First-timers Top South India Itinerary
South India the Easy Way for First-Timers to India Readers of Food and Travel Secrets will know I’m a real South India fan. But I have a passion! To share and delight more people with their own South India experience. For those travelling to India for the first time, there needs to be an easy […]
Live Grandly in a Chettiar Mansion at Visalam
Explore Chettiar Mansions and Stay in Art Deco Style at Visalam (To open the embedded Facebook posts fully for the recipes and details, just click on the date/time under the heading Food and Travel Secrets.) Our first visit to Visalam in 2015, was my very first CGH Earth Experience. Since then I have discovered that, like […]
Go Deeper in Pondicherry at Maison Perumal
Get to Know Pondicherry’s Other Personalities in CGH Earth Style (To open the embedded Facebook posts fully for the recipes and details, just click on the date/time under the heading Food and Travel Secrets.) Pondicherry is well known for her French Colonial heritage and indeed staying and exploring the French Quarter is a very gentle introduction […]
Relax into India the Easy Way at Palais de Mahe
French Colonial Style Meets South Indian Hospitality at Palais de Mahe (To open the embedded Facebook posts fully for the recipes and details, just click on the date/time under the heading Food and Travel Secrets.) First time visitors to India, or those winding down from a busy work life will welcome the ease and familiarity of […]
Brand New! South Indian Home Cooking Classes in Canberra!
South Indian Home Cooking and Thali Feasting Without Leaving Canberra! My greatest food joy when I travel to India is Indian regional home cooking. It is so flavoursome and much lighter than we are used to eating in restaurants in Australia. Using wide ranging ingredients and cooking techniques, it is a delight to all the […]