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We are still in a state of euphoria over our adventure with
Cocinar Mexicano. This remarkable program combined a beautiful
location, high level teaching skills, simultaneous Spanish/English
translation, a fine kitchen facility, and lots of tender loving
care. Now that we are home, we are paging through our recipes and
photos, celebrating once again a superb learning experience.
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Blyth and Russ Carpenter
Eugene, Oregon
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Cocinar Mexicano is a total immersion course into traditional and
contemporary Mexican cooking. Magda Bogin and her associates are
movers and shakers in the food scene there, and are thoroughly
knowledgeable on this subject. I look forward to returning!
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Mark Williams
Executive Chef
Brown-Forman Corporation
Louisville, Kentucky
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You would have been so proud of the feast I cooked on Monday night -
all thanks to the amazing chile class you put together for me.
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Thomasina Miers
Cookbook Author
London, UK
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Leisure Options & Excursions
Tepoztlán is still off the beaten track for tourists from abroad but with
its gentle climate and lush vegetation has long been a popular weekend spot
for Mexicans from the capital. Ringed by the gnomelike foothills of the
nearby volcanoes, Popocateptl and Iztaccíhuatl, the village lies within a
national park known for its unusual convergence of alpine and semi-tropical
ecosystems.
Tepoztlán also boasts one of Mexico's two mountaintop pyramids, the
14th century temple devoted to Ometochtli, god of pulque, along with
one of the oldest cathedrals in the country, the Parroquia de Nuestra
Señora de la Natividad, built between 1560 and 1580. The town is also
home to two exquisite small museums, one a branch of The National
Museum of Anthropology, the other focused on the archeological
treasures that continually turn up whenever new foundations are dug
here. For lovers of Mexican artesanía, or crafts, the Sunday market
of the village is also a big draw.
Add to this mix the proximity of Cuernavaca, the ruins of Xochicalco with their own
splendid museum, and the pottery town of Tlayacapan, where much of our
cookware is made, and the question will not be what to do in your spare time
but how to begin to explore the riches of the area.
Other leisure options:
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Massage
- Temascal
- Private Spanish classes
- Horseback riding
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Cocinar Mexicano is an experience no one with a zest for learning
Mexican cuisine should miss. The classes are well thought out
and geared towards all levels of cooking knowledge. Students
are taught a variety of methods for making soups, sauces, entrees
and desserts using only the freshest ingredients. The
entire program has a wonderful balance of time for classes,
exploration and relaxation set in a magical village that leaves
you wanting to make another visit immediately to hear the sounds
and take in the aromas of Mexico at its finest.
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Lili Rollins
Cooking School Instructor
Alameda, California
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I have slowly but surely recreated some of the items in my kitchen
that I learned in yours. My family was particularly in love with the
mole. I also made my boyfriend a birthday dinner for 10 inspired by
all the dishes I learned and they listened to me rave about Mexico!
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Allison Sherwat, Health Care Consultant
Washington, D.C.
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