Meet Chef Ajeeth from Brunton Boatyard's restaurant

Ajeeth Janardhanan is the amazing chef of the Brunton Boatyard's restaurant, The History Café, in the Indian city of Kochi. After  his education in Kerala, some years in the USA with experiences in the kitchens of the US East coast biggest chefs, he brings back the authenticity of daily common savors and gives back some of his creativity to Fort Cochin.
Come discover and learn more about the Kerala cuisine, a meal by chef Ajeeth is always an amazing experience!

A chef career

Right after his master graduation in Hotel & Catering Management at the University of Trivandrum, Kerala, Ajeeth Janardhanan went to US to refine his art. Chef Asif Ali, Chef Ashley Diaz, Chef Padmapriya Srinivasan, Chef Mathew Gregroy...there are a lot of chefs that inspired him, allowing its cuisine to become as it is today.
In 2009, the Brunton Boatyard owner met Janardhanan Ajeeth and proposed him to start working for his restaurant. After having spent some time looking for old Kerala recipes that have been forgotten in the past, Ajeeth accepted the chef position at the History Café.

His love for products

Chef Ajeeth is very loyal to the products he uses and to producers: local, local and always local, it's his motto. Fresh fish is bought every morning from the fishermen around the corner, organic vegetables come directly from the surrounding farms, and meat from local breeder. Confidence and products quality, it's what matters the most in gastronomy for Chef Ajeeth. Try his favorite dish and his specialty, a Vypeen crab soup ! Tasty, it's a perfect balance between traditional spices and modern Indian cuisine .

The History Café style, an authentic culinary adventure

Mastering traditional flavors and imagination is the key factor of his art. Janardhanan Ajeeth and the other chefs of the Brunton Boatyard restaurant have been looking for ancestral and past family inherited recipes of the different city communities. Jewish, Portuguese, Arabic, Kuchi and Konkani recipes have fortunately been safeguarded and are today part of the restaurant menu, for the best satisfaction of gourmet lovers!

Cuisine, travel and inspiration

"I can get inspired wherever I go! That's why I love travelling, visiting new unknown places: I always learn something that allows me to evolve in my cuisine!"
According to Chef Ajeeth, it's therefore necessary to travel in order to mature and find its own inspiration. And if someday he will decide to open his own activity, he won't stop to honor the Brunton Boatyard.