India Cooking Retreat - 2028
Cook, eat and live like a local — across India.
A 30-day cooking and cultural immersion retreat with Bhavna, founder of The Modern Desi Co.
Market lanes, family kitchens, heritage havelis and backwater homes.
30 Days immersed
03 States
Small Group, by design
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Cool, eat and live like a local
"People arrive as guests and leave as family."
— Bhavna, Founder
I still remember the first time I invited a small group of Sydneysiders into my world in India — the Old Delhi lanes I grew up wandering, the spice markets my mum still shops at, the family kitchens where recipes get passed down and never written down.
Since then I've hosted guests on the Wonders of North India tour and the Culinary Tour of South India, and the same thing happens every time.
For 2028, I'm doing something I've wanted to do since I started The Modern Desi: a full 30-day retreat across three of India's most distinct culinary regions. Cooking daily. Shopping the markets. Staying in havelis and family-run homestays.
Coming home with a suitcase of skills, spices and stories.