What I teach goes well beyond what is usually understood to be Mexican food. Mexican Home Cooking School is almost unique in Mexico. It is owned and run by a Mexican and offers “traditional” cuisine from its basics.
A very high cuisine developed in the Tlaxcala/Puebla area of Mexico in pre-Hispanic times. It was added to and enhanced by Spanish and French influences during their occupations, resulting in a kitchen as rich, subtle and complex as any in the world. This level of sophisticated gourmet cooking was kept in households for special occasions. It is almost never found in restaurants and is nearly lost to the present generation of Mexicans.
You don’t need to be an advanced cook to learn this cuisine. The techniques are simple to learn, yet the flavors are very complex.
Though you will learn about the flavor nuances of a host of chiles, this is not a course about hot and spicy food. It is about flavors, as ancient as the Aztecs and as sophisticated as French cuisine. And of course the classes are fun.
I am passing on what has been kept alive in my family of these dishes and traditions. We offer a special experience and open a door to Mexico that is rarely available to tourists.
Unlike an impersonal resort or hotel, we are available to respond to individual needs and as much as possible. I structure my classes to the interests and requests of my students. Check with me for current discounts.
7-day & customized hands-on cooking vacations. Includes cultural aspects of Puebla, 5-day cooking course and a Mexican home stay. Archaeological & other trips available. Periodic special menus, cultural events or holiday weeks.
Program Length
7 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
6 max
Faculty
Estela Salas Silva, chef in Mexico City & San Francisco since 1974. Jon Jarvis, catering & bakery, San Francisco & Mexico
Costs
$1,250/6 nights includes meals & lodging in the Silva family home; all rooms with fireplace, private bath, daily maid service, free internet connection. Periodic discounts available
Global Locations
Mexico (Tlaxcala)
Months
Year round
Contact
Estela Salas Silva
Owner Mexican Home Cooking School
Apartado 64
Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, 90000
Mexico
Phone: (52) 246-46-809-78
Fax: (52) 246-46-809-78
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