History on a Plate | Fort Kochi

A Storytelling Dinner at Brunton Boatyard

Step into a colonial-era waterfront mansion and savour Kochi’s past—one course at a time.

History on a Plate is no ordinary dinner. This is a storytelling experience where the menu itself becomes a historical document—each dish revealing a spice route, a migrant’s memory, or a community’s secret recipe. Curated in collaboration with Brunton Boatyard, this immersive dining journey is reinterpreted by The Kochi Heritage Project to bring alive the layered cultural history of Fort Kochi through food.

As the sea breeze drifts in from the harbour, your storyteller will guide you through a tapestry of tales: how a Jewish recipe crossed oceans, how Syrian Christian spice blends evolved under Portuguese influence, and how kitchens onboard colonial railways gave birth to comfort foods like the Railway Mutton Curry. This experience is part theatre, part dinner, and all heart.

This experience is offered in collaboration with Brunton Boatyard & curated by The Kochi Heritage Project

Quick facts

📍 Fort Kochi
🕰️ ~2 Hours

🗓️ Experience Times: 7:30 PM
🧭 Focus: History, Culture, Cuisine, Lifestyle, Community

💸 Price on request

✨ This experience is PRIVATE & EXCLUSIVE – perfect for couples, families, groups, creatives, heritage enthusiasts, and anyone seeking a deeply personalized connection with the land and its stories.

📩 This experience must be booked in advance. For inquiries, Contact Us via email or reach us on WhatsApp below.

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The Experience

✪ Highlights

🍽️ Multi-Course City Inspired Menu
Dine on curated dishes inspired by Kochi’s layered cultural history—Jewish, Syrian Christian, Portuguese, Dutch, British, and more.
🎙️ Live Storytelling Between Courses
Our signature storytelling brings the past to life—revealing the migrations, spice routes, and communities behind every dish.
🏛️ Dine at a Living Heritage Landmark
Set in Brunton Boatyard, a restored colonial era building overlooking the harbour—once home to shipbuilders, now home to stories.
🌍 A Taste of Trade, Migration & Memory
Discover how centuries of global trade shaped local cuisine—through recipes passed down, adapted, and preserved.
🦀 Local Ingredients, Historical Recipes
From Vypeen Crab Soup to Railway Mutton Curry—taste dishes that reflect Kochi’s coastal bounty and cross-cultural exchange.
👥 Intimate Group Size
Designed for small groups to ensure a personalised, immersive dining experience.

✪ What's included

Multi-course heritage dinner at the acclaimed History Restaurant in Brunton Boatyard
(featuring signature dishes like Fish Moilee, Railway Mutton Curry, Vypeen Crab Soup, Chuttulli Meen, and more)
TKHP storyteller-led dining experience with curated storytelling between courses
(covering food origins, migration stories, spice routes, and community influences)
Welcome drink inspired by local or colonial recipes (non-alcoholic)
Access to Brunton Boatyard’s historic spaces (lobby, courtyard, and select artefacts pre- or post-dinner)

✪ What's excluded

Hotel pickups and drops.
Sightseeing points that fall outside of the curated route.
Food and beverage that is not included in the experience.

✪ Traveller Tips

Arrive 10 minutes early to settle in before the experience begins.
Wear something comfortable — the space is air-conditioned but cozy
Dietary restrictions? Let us know in advance.
Alcohol is not served at this experience. However, it can be added separately.

✪ Mandates

Photography is permitted. Videography is not permitted. If you are a researcher, guide, a travel writer, or a blogger, kindly request consent from the Organizer before the tour.
You will be served refreshments / meals (if applicable) in places that follow hygiene and sanitary guidelines approved by The Kochi Heritage Project.
Inform the storyteller of any food restrictions that may affect you before starting the tour, including, without limitation, food allergies, dietary restrictions and any other health concerns.

✪ Cancellation & Refund Policy

The Kochi Heritage Project works on a 100% advance payment before the walk. Tour bookings shall be confirmed only once The Kochi Heritage Project receives full payment.
Tour can be cancelled up to 7 days before their start for a full refund. Tour cancellation made between 7 to 3 days of the tour incur a 50% cancellation fee and within 3 days of the tour date incur a 100% cancellation fee, though they can be rescheduled for no additional fees.
No refunds will be issued in case an attendee/attendees fail to turn up for the tour.
All of our tours are rain or shine, and will only be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. If a guest chooses to cancel a tour due to weather, the above policy stands.
Cancellation of a tour due to circumstances beyond the control of The Kochi Heritage Project including but not limited to an act of God, riots, war, strikes, civil unrest, terrorism, governmental regulations, floods, earthquakes, fire, extreme weather and other natural disasters, shall be made at The Kochi Heritage Project's sole discretion without notice. Actual costs incurred on special arrangements made for the tour (if any), including cancellation charges on vehicles booked shall be deducted.
The Kochi Heritage Project shall at its discretion be entitled to cancel any tour on a full refund of the fees to the guest for any reason that the company may deem fit with or without prior notice to the guest.
Payment of refund shall be made within 15 days of walk cancellation. (subject to the above cancellation policy)

History on a Plate | Fort Kochi

A Storytelling Dinner at Brunton Boatyard

Quick facts

The Experience

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