Our tour guide will pick you from the Hotel and take you to the house of a traditional cook in Chennai. The cook will give you a quick introduction to the south Indian cuisine, its specialties and the ingredients that make up this sensorial delight. She will take you shopping to a local store for purchasing the ingredients. An important shopping item is the banana leaf which is the traditional plate on which the meal is eaten. The menu for the day will be the south Indian meal which will be vegetarian and will consist of a plate meal with rice, sambar, rasam, vegetables, vada, sweet and pappad. What follows is a cooking demonstration session. Guests will be encouraged to participate in the cooking process as well as guided by our cook. Guests will be served the cooked meals for Lunch.