We are excited to announce that we will be publishing Coconut Lagoon Executive Chef and owner Joe Thottungal’s first cookbook celebrating his Ottawa restaurant’s 15th anniversary in Spring 2019. It will showcase the cuisine of southern India’s Kerala region and include more than 75 of his recipes for the home cook.

Joe and the Coconut Lagoon were featured in our widely acclaimed book Ottawa Cooks, and in 2015 was invited to participate in the prestigious Gold Medal Plate competition where he won the bronze medal. In 2016, Joe’s dishes were awarded the gold medal.