What I teach goes well beyond what is usually understood to be Mexican food. Our 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 chilies this 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.
The fully bilingual culinary course spans the Pre-Hispanic era to the present day, using family recipes from the kitchen of Chef Doña Eulogia Silva Castillo in the city of Puebla. She passed these traditional Mexican recipes on to her granddaughter Señora Estela Salas Silva, who is now sharing them with her students.
- Hands-on Participation: For five days you will spend 2 to 2 1/2 hours per day in the kitchen learning how to prepare recipes. You will see demonstrations, techniques, and the use of ingredients. Classes are usually limited to 4, maximum 6. Hands-on participation is key to the success of our cooking classes.
- Healthy, Light Recipes: Healthy eating is the emphasis of all selected recipes and ingredients. We'll take you on trips to the public market to shop for the freshest of ingredients, or to the garden when seasonally possible. You will learn to prepare regional traditional favorites such as Mole Poblano and Chiles en Nogada, along with lesser-known exotic dishes.
- Personalized Attention: "For maximum personal attention groups are limited to four students. We are open year-round and have no minimum group size. Therefore, very often we have just one student and there is no extra charge if, as a result, classes are private. Recipes of special interest can be covered on request. Longer or shorter courses as well as reserved private lessons can also be arranged."
- Airport pickup and return
Your package includes pickup and return to Mexico City or Puebla airport
When you have passed through customs at the airport you are in our hands and well cared for. Once your private driver has met you and settled you in, you are on vacation and here to relax, unwind and enjoy yourself while you learn Mexican Home Cooking
Faculty Information:
The fully bilingual culinary course spans the Pre-Hispanic era to the present day, using family recipes from the kitchen of Chef Doña Eulogia Silva Castillo in the city of Puebla. She passed these traditional Mexican recipes on to her granddaughter Señora Estela Salas Silva, who is now sharing them with her students.
Other Activities:
Free-time After Cooking Class Activities. Fifteen Miles from Tlaxcala are the famous pre-Hispanic archaeological sites of Xochitecatl and Cacaxtla with its original Mayan murals. Thirty miles to the east are the verdant pine mountainsides of La Malinche State Park. Lodges, picnic areas, hiking trails and food services are available.
The 14,500 foot summit of the dormant volcano is reachable by a breath-taking day hike. The colonial city of Puebla famous for Talavera tiles and dishes is just 45 min. away for an afternoon visit. There are a wide variety of local events and festivals throughout the year, such as a state fair, bull fights, Mexican folkloric dances, concerts and the running of the bulls and flower carpets in the streets of nearby Huamantla. Your afternoons are free for sightseeing or relaxing. To round out your Mexico vacation we will be glad to help you with arrangements to take part in any local activities.
Facility Information:
Our school is located 5 miles outside the city of Tlaxcala (tlas-ka-lah), a two-hour drive from Mexico City and 45 minutes from the Puebla airport. We are located in a valley surrounded by three majestic volcanoes - Popocatépetl, Ixtaccihuatl and La Malinche. Tlaxcala, the charming colonial capital of the smallest state in Mexico, was jointly founded by Hernán Cortés and the Order of San Francisco almost 500 years ago.
Its elegant main square is surrounded by delightful colonial architecture from the 16th and 17th centuries and sidewalk cafes shaded by a graceful arcade. Baroque churches are plentiful in the city and neighboring villages. Private home, three guest rooms with fireplaces and bath, gardens, Fully-equipped 500-sq-ft kitchen with stove & adjacent work areas set below a 70-sq-ft skylight.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
The fee for the basic stay of seven days/six nights is $1,250 (US Dollars) per person.
Price Includes:
Airport pickup
Six nights accommodations
Welcome cocktail hour on arrival
Daily maid service
Free wi-fi internet service in the main house (using your computer)
All meals with beer, wine or margaritas
Evening cocktail hour
Live music night
5 day culinary course
Printed recipes and a culinary memento..
Airport return
Notes:
- The fee for non-students in the party, including all the above is $650 - $700(US Dollars) depending on accommodations.
OUR 2012 DISCOUNT:
All regular classes 20% off our normal price
GROUPS OF 4 OR MORE 30% OFF NORMAL WEB PAGE PRICE
Any dates in 2012 or an open date in 2012
Reservations must be made with deposit prior to Nov. 30th, 2011.
Supplier Information
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Location: Mexico
Joined InfoHub: Aug 2005
Client Request Served: 63
M05493
Estela Salas Silva is owner and operator of “M05493” as well as “Casa Carmelita Retreat” which now offers various writing workshops.
MEXICAN HOME COOKING SCHOOL
Is almost unique in Mexico; in that it is owned and run by a Mexican, teaching “traditional Mexican cuisine” from its basics.
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