Seasons of My Heart Cooking School

Oaxaca, Mexico

School Introduction

Our comprehensive courses and tours to give you an insider's knowledge of Mexican culture through its cuisine and an experience of Mexico most visitors never see. Susana Trilling, teacher, chef, writer and television host will teach you to work with the native foods of Mexico. The classes, culinary tours and lectures focus on pre-Hispanic foods, traditional culinary, medicinal and spiritual herb usage, as well as Spanish influences on the contemporary Oaxacan kitchen. Some are based on the book and PBS series Seasons of My Heart, A Culinary Journey through Oaxaca, Mexico.

The participation-based classes are combined with market tours and demonstrations in local homes and cottage industries to immerse the students into the Mexican culture.

Background Data

Total Enrollment: 12 - 25
Acceptance Rate: 100%
Degrees/Certificates: N/A
Accreditation: IACP, James Beard Foundation

Schedule & Fees

Year round Cooking Classes and Culinary Tours

Facilities

Large country kitchen with 12 working stations, beautiful grounds and views. Outdoor kitchen with traditional Mexican cooking equipment.

Admission Requirements

N/A

Faculty

Susana Trilling, international chef and culinary expert, has had extensive experience with Mexican cuisine. Her love of Mexican food was born when her grandmother, from Tampico, Mexico, gave Susana her first tamal.
Susana began formal study of Mexican cooking in 1977 at Fonda San Miguel in Austin, Texas. Since then she has been a chef, caterer, author, and food consultant. She was the owner of the New York City restaurants, Bon Temps Rouler and
Rick´s Lounge in the early 80´s.

She published My Search for the Seventh Mole, A Story with Recipes in 1996 and Seasons of My Heart; A Culinary Journey Through Oaxaca, Mexico which is accompanied by a 13 part PBS series of the same name in 1999.

Susana has traveled to Australia, Asia, and Scandinavia as well as throughout the USA and Mexico to teach and consult. She is a member of the IACP and has been a featured chef of the James Beard Foundation. In 2002 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oaxacan International Food and Wine Festival.

Interships & Externships

N/A

Special Courses & Features

Contact Info

Seasons of My Heart Cooking School
AP 42 Admon. 3
Oaxaca,68101
Mexico

Tel +5219515080469
Fax

http://www.seasonsofmyheart.com