Our story
Home cooking, far from the restaurant curry
A husband-and-wife kitchen in Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire, cooking the food of India's south west coast.
Imtiaz & Corinne
From London to a farmhouse in France
We are a husband-and-wife team, Imtiaz Hasan and Corinne Terrasson. In 2020 we left a hectic and fast-paced life in London and moved, with our two-year-old daughter Mia, to this quiet part of France.
Buying and renovating a farmhouse gave us the chance to work with food, Ayurveda and holistic practices — and to offer everyone who tries our food an experience of home cooking that is far different from the restaurant Indian food found here or elsewhere in France.
We trained in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, working with the Taj and Oberoi groups in India and then in London with the Taj Group at their iconic Indian restaurant, Bombay Brasserie. Years of travelling, working and living in India — and cooking with home cooks — made us passionate about the food of the south west coast.
What we cook
Recipes from homes on the south west coast of India
Kerala
Silky, hot coconut curries, curry leaves and Malabar spices.
Goa
Vindaloos and xacutis — Portuguese influence, Konkani soul.
Konkan coast
Fish and seafood cooked with kokum and fresh coconut.
Bombay
Eclectic cooking from the melting pot of Mumbai's streets and homes.
Gujarat
Classical vegetarian cuisine — sweet, sour, beautifully balanced.
Coorg & Chettinad
Woodfires, black pepper and dark roasted spice blends.
Local produce
Meat, vegetables and wine from farmers, breeders and vignerons around us.
Cooked to order
We only buy once your orders are in, so nothing is wasted and everything is fresh.
Lost recipes resurrected
Dishes rarely seen outside Indian homes — and vegetarian food that's sensational.
33220 Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire