Past Retreat

Chef Retreat Food to Wellness

Historical retreat description

Chef’s Retreat Itinerary
Date: 3rd – 6th July 2017
Chef Abhijeet Saha, Chef Vikas Seth, Chef Arun Kumar TR & Chef Gill (As Mentor)

Day 1

Check in: Traditional Welcome at Kairali- The Ayurvedic Healing Village

Lunch: Kerala “Sadhya”, a traditional festive meal served on banana leaf.

3.30 pm: First meeting at the Culinary Cove with the directors of Kairali, Chefs, participants and invited visitors followed by High Tea.

4.30 pm onwards: Meeting with Kairali doctors, followed by therapies as recommended.

6.00 pm: Group Meditation session

7.30 pm: Masterclass by Chef Vikas Seth (Topic: Localising Global Cuisine- Mexico)

Dinner.

Day 2

6.30 am: Group Yoga Session

7.30 am: Back to Roots Short Classes: Growing your own vegetable at the farm with Kairali’s resident horticulturist, G Anandan and Chef Abhijit Saha.

11 am: Panel discussion: Chef Manjit Singh Gill and Gita Ramesh (JMD – Kairali Ayurvedic Group) on the virtues of Vedic Eating

Noon: Masterclass by Chef Gill (Topic: The Culture of Taste- Heroing Moringa).

1.30 pm: Lunch cooked based on the Ayurvedic Cookbook.

2.30 pm: Kairali Ayurvedic Factory visit.

6.00 pm: Group Meditation

7.30 pm: Masterclass by Chef Arun Kumar TR (Topic: Food Resilience and the Art of Constructing a Dish).

Dinner.

Day 3

6.30 am: Group Yoga session

8.15 am: Masterclass by Chef Abhijit Saha (Topic: Superfood India).

10.15 am: Therapies sessions.

11.30 am: Village tour followed by a traditional local vegetarian meal.

6 pm: Group Meditation

7.30 pm: Panel discussion (Healing Foods: Imbibing the learning in our daily routine).

8.00 pm: Chefs-curated, sit-down dinner prepared by Chef Vikas Seth, Chef Abhijit Saha and Chef Arun Kumar TR.

Day 4

7.30 am: Ayurvedic therapies.

9 am: Back to Roots Session 2: Harvesting Spices at the Herb Garden with Chef Vikas Seth and resident horticulturist, G Ananadan

10 am: Breakfast and photo ops with chefs and others members of Kairali.

11 am: Departure of participants.

Other Complimentary services

• Library & Recreational Room
• Gym & Fitness centre
• Swimming pool
• Badminton & Tennis Court
• Other Indoor & Outdoor Games
• Palmistry, Astrology and Griha Pooja

Above package inclusive of:

• Welcome-drink on arrival.
• Accommodation in uniquely designed, independent villas.
• All Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner – Veg. only)
  1 special meal during the stay cooked by our visiting chef with
  unique dishes cooked by them.
  3 Master classes during the stay.
• Daily allotment of in-room mineral-water [1 per person per day]; unlimited supply of herbal-water.
• One Ayurvedic treatment daily along with steam bath.
• Village Walk with the visiting chefs with special lunch.
• Visit to our proprietary Ayurvedic Factory with the chefs, inclusive of local Meal.
• Complimentary Juice or Herbal tea after every massage. Additional food-items will be charged extra.
• Complimentary Group-Yoga session, daily morning; individual classes are available on chargeable basis.
• Complimentary Group-Meditation session daily evening; individual classes are available on chargeable basis.
• Daily Personal Lifestyle & Fitness Evaluation.
• Free use of Swimming Pool, Gym, Library & all Indoor & Outdoor facilities.
• Internal medicines given for your treatment can only be ascertained as your treatment progresses and will cost extra.

Where we are

Kairali sits in Palakkad district, inland Kerala, in the south west of India.