“Cocina de fiesta: Oaxaca” August 31-September 10, 2024

For our Oaxaca trip, we will begin (and end) in Mexico City, flying as a group to and from the Nation’s capital to Oaxaca City. There we shall contrast, what I call, the Euro-centric methods and viewpoints of local Chefs with the reality of the truly sophisticated origins via regional Cooks. Fiesta is a word … More “Cocina de fiesta: Oaxaca” August 31-September 10, 2024

Looking Back on our Chef’s Trip to Mexico City…

“No es de donde es el ingrediente originario, sino lo que el ingrediente representa para una cultura” .      “It’s not the origin of an ingredient that’s important, but what that ingredient represents for a culture.”                 –Chef Ricardo Muñoz Zurita These words by Ricardo caught my attention before … More Looking Back on our Chef’s Trip to Mexico City…