This is our Fort Kochi insider guide for you curated experiences, updated regularly by the cats who call this place home. Whether you're here for the Heritage, the food, or just the light on the harbour at dusk, we've got you.
Hidden spots in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry for authentic samosas, jalebis, dhoklas, lassis, erachi choru, parottas and more
Plan your Fort Kochi visit with day by day itineraries for 2026. Morning cafes, heritage walks, sunset times & night plans all in one place.
Most kitchens are ruled by parents. In a small corner of Fort Kochi, the kids have taken over the menu—and the memories.
Kitchen Alchemy, a live multi-sensory installation returning to Forplay Society, is flipping the script. It reimagines the domestic kitchen not as a chore-filled room, but as a "relational site." Here, the steam from a pot isn't just cooking rice; it's carrying stories across generations.
Collaborative artists Aruvi Eleanor, Arivu Ilango, Arunima O P, and Arjun S Sasikumar have crafted a world where the textures of daily life—the grind of a mortar and pestle, the stain of turmeric on a countertop—become a mode of inquiry.
The most radical part of this installation? It centers children as the primary narrators. By foregrounding child-authored drawings, gestures, and non-linear storytelling, Kitchen Alchemy challenges the rigid, "adult-centric" way we usually record history.
It’s a reminder that a child’s memory of a meal is often more vivid, sensory, and honest than any recipe book.
If you’re in Fort Kochi, pull up a chair. The alchemy is in the togetherness.
Bazaar Road, Mattancherry (Opposite OED Gallery)
This is our Fort Kochi insider guide for you curated experiences, updated regularly by the cats who call this place home. Whether you're here for the Heritage, the food, or just the light on the harbour at dusk, we've got you.
Hidden spots in Fort Kochi and Mattancherry for authentic samosas, jalebis, dhoklas, lassis, erachi choru, parottas and more
Plan your Fort Kochi visit with day by day itineraries for 2026. Morning cafes, heritage walks, sunset times & night plans all in one place.
The Biennale is over. The galleries are not. Inside the Mattanchéré Summer Salon at Muziris Contemporary, Jew Town.
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