{"id":3955,"date":"2026-10-08T08:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:49:44","slug":"meera-sodha-to-explore-food-place-and-architecture-with-heritance-hotels-resorts-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/meera-sodha-to-explore-food-place-and-architecture-with-heritance-hotels-resorts-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Meera Sodha to Explore Food, Place and Architecture with Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3955\" class=\"elementor elementor-3955\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d880067 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d880067\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd05ea\" data-id=\"3cd05ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a7f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a7f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a> will welcome acclaimed food writer and cookbook author <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meera Sodha<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to Sri Lanka from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">23 October to 5 November 2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for a culinary journey across <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/kandalama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heritance Kandalama<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/ahungalla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heritance Ahungalla<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, bringing together food, landscape and her long-held appreciation for the work of architect Geoffrey Bawa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Known for writing about food through the people, memories and cultures that shape it, Meera\u2019s visit will offer a different way of experiencing Sri Lanka, through its ingredients and culinary traditions, but also through two destinations where architecture and landscape are inseparable from the stay.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-390bfb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"390bfb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbe05c\" data-id=\"5dbe05c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c5735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0c5735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/Meera-Sodha_-The-Guardian-_-Elena-Heatherwick-0231-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3956\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/Meera-Sodha_-The-Guardian-_-Elena-Heatherwick-0231-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/Meera-Sodha_-The-Guardian-_-Elena-Heatherwick-0231-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2467063 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2467063\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca6dd65\" data-id=\"ca6dd65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d38b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d38b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Writer Who Looks Beyond the Plate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Based in London, Meera Sodha is the bestselling author of four cookbooks and has written a weekly food column for <\/span><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> since 2017.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Her work has built an international following for its ability to make food both personal and culturally grounded. Her debut cookbook, <\/span><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Made in India<\/span><\/i><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">, was named among <\/span><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Times\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> Books of the Year, while <\/span><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fresh India<\/span><\/i><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> received the Observer Food Monthly award for Best New Cookbook in 2017.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Across her books and columns, recipes often become a way into something larger: family, migration, memory, tradition and the everyday rituals that give food meaning.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">It is this perspective that makes Sri Lanka particularly compelling.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d5ee2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d5ee2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-652d711\" data-id=\"652d711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d66284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d66284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/SUMMER_VEG_ACKARI_MEERA_1964-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/SUMMER_VEG_ACKARI_MEERA_1964-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2026\/10\/SUMMER_VEG_ACKARI_MEERA_1964-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-038a791 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"038a791\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a16583\" data-id=\"1a16583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fca48 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2fca48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food, Seen Through Place<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">During her time with Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts, Meera will explore Sri Lanka through two very different landscapes.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/kandalama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heritance Kandalama<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">, Geoffrey Bawa\u2019s architecture stretches through rock and forest above Kandalama Lake, allowing the natural environment to remain central to the experience. Here, Meera will spend time with the hotel\u2019s culinary team, exploring local ingredients, regional flavours and the food traditions connected to the surrounding landscape.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The collaboration will culminate in a specially curated culinary experience developed with the Heritance Kandalama team, bringing together Meera\u2019s approach to food with the knowledge and perspective of the hotel\u2019s chefs.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Her journey will then continue south to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/ahungalla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heritance Ahungalla<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">, where Bawa\u2019s architecture responds to an entirely different setting, the openness, light and movement of Sri Lanka\u2019s southern coast.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">An intimate <\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cocktail and canap\u00e9 evening<\/span><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> at the property will bring guests together around food, conversation and the ideas gathered through her time in Sri Lanka.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Shared Appreciation for Geoffrey Bawa<\/span><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The visit also carries a more personal connection for Meera through her admiration for <\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geoffrey Bawa<\/span><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Across Heritance Kandalama and Heritance Ahungalla, two distinct expressions of his architectural thinking can be experienced within one journey.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">At Kandalama, the building recedes into forest, rock and lake. At Ahungalla, architecture opens towards the sea and tropical landscape.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Rather than existing simply as settings for Meera\u2019s culinary experiences, the properties create another layer to the story, demonstrating how landscape, architecture and food can each reflect the character of a place.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discovering Sri Lanka Differently<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a>, the collaboration is ultimately about presenting Sri Lanka through experiences that belong to the destinations in which they take place.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">A meal is shaped by where its ingredients come from. Architecture responds to its surroundings. Traditions carry the knowledge of generations. And travel becomes more meaningful when these elements are experienced together.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">As Meera documents and shares moments from her time in Sri Lanka with audiences across the United Kingdom, India and beyond, her journey will offer a window into an island experienced not simply through its landmarks, but through its people, food, architecture and landscapes.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">From the forests and lake of Kandalama to the southern coast of Ahungalla, it is an invitation to discover Sri Lanka through another lens, <\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one plate, place and story at a time.<\/span><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meera Sodha\u2019s journey with Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts takes place from 23 October to 5 November 2026.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts will welcome acclaimed food writer and cookbook author Meera Sodha to Sri Lanka from 23 October to 5 November 2026 for a culinary journey across Heritance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,1,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3961,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3955\/revisions\/3961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}