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Altars and Offerings

Food for the Living and the Dead

October 27 - November 3

Space Limited: Register now for 2010 & 2011

Altar with
candles, food, crucifix and photograph Our most popular workshop by far, this weeklong culinary immersion runs each year from October 27 - November 3rd and culminates with Mexico's legendary Day of the Dead.

Officially observed on November 1st and 2nd, the Day of the Dead is at once homage to the presence of the dead among the living and a colorful tribute to Mexico's dual Spanish-Indian heritage. Participants in Cocinar's Day of the Dead will experience this festival in an exclusive array of hands-on sessions and meals that showcase the talents of village women and the country's most sophisticated chefs.

Fernández altar with photographs, candy
photo: Diane Goldstein
With art historian Janet Dawson in residence throughout, this workshop includes a museum trip to the artistic jewels of nearby Cuernavaca, our classic Margaritas 101 session at the Posada del Tepozteco, and a day trip to the pottery village of Tlayacapan, justly famous for its altars. En route back to Mexico City for a final celebratory night, we will visit the famous cemetery of Ocotepec, where mariachi bands serenade the dead and the living in a blaze of flower bedecked tombs.

Accommodation for the first six nights is at Hacienda Clemente Jacques, a stunning hillside retreat with pool and tennis court on the outskirts of Tepoztlán. Your final evening in Mexico City is spent at La Casona, a charming, elegant boutique hotel in trendy Condesa. A gala dinner at one of Mexico City's leading restaurants caps our time together.

Participants fly into Mexico City, from where they will be conveyed by private van to Tepoztlán.

Altar with candles, food, crucifix and photograph

The all-inclusive price for this workshop is $2895, excluding airfare and gratuities, based on double occupancy.

Please email us for further information: info@cocinarmexicano.com