Enjoy 8 Days / 7 Nights at the La Villa Bonita School of Mexican Cuisine in Cuernavaca, Mexico thru December 10, 2006!

La Villa Bonita School of Mexican Cuisine offers you Mexican cooking classes and a relaxing culinary vacation all in one
with your host Chef Ana Garcia!

La Villa Bonita program is a combination of hands-on instruction and informative culinary and cultural field trips in and around Cuernavaca. The week-long package runs from Sunday to the following Sunday. The culinary program is geared to give students a full working knowledge of how to prepare traditional and nouvelle Mexican dishes, salsas, condiments and drinks from the simple to the complicated.

Field trips include excursions to the Mercado (the market) for instructions on how to select the best fresh Mexican ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, spices and meats. Students learn alongside native residents in making their time-tested, traditional recipes as well as explore the nuances of the Mexican Nouvelle Cuisine with Chef Garcia. Other field trips from which our guests can choose from include visits to villages in the state of Morelos to experience Mexican life and tradition in the small town environment. All classes are in English and/or Spanish depending on the preferences of our students.



SAMPLE SCHEDULE
DAY 1

• Arrival at La Villa Bonita. Get accommodated and relax! (Airfare not included)
  
• Reception in Reposado and delivery of Apron, Mexican Cooking Utensils and Manuel.
  
  

DAY 2

• Field trip to the Mercado for general selection of Mexican fruits and vegetables.
  
• Breakfast
  
• Module - Introduction to chiles, salsa and how to cure a molcajete.
  Module - Tortillas, quesadillas, flor de calabaza, huitlacoche, chicharron en salsa verde, frijoles and guayabas en syrup
  
• Lunch in the garden
  
• Rest of the day is free
  
  

Mole
DAY 3

• Field trip to the Mercado for general selection of Mexican fruits and vegetables.
  
• Breakfast
  
• Module - Medium-Difficulty Dishes: Mole Colorado with Chicken, Pork in Pipian sauce, Frijoles refritos, arroz rojo con verduras and flan
  
• Lunch
  
• Local tours (Gellman Musuem) or on your own.
  
  

Chile en Nogada
DAY 4

• Breakfast
  
• Module - Desserts: flan and arroz con leche
  
• Module - Medium-Difficulty dishes: Chiles rellenos and chiles en nogada, natilla
  
• Lunch
  
• Tour of Brady Museum or time on your own
  
• Dinner on your own
  
• Tequila, mezcal, and pulque tasting in Reposado

DAY 5

• Breakfast
  
• Day long excursion Choose from Xochicalco Ruins, Taxco or Tour of Haciendas
  
  

DAY 6

• Breakfast
  
• Modules - Chicken tamales, pork tamales, dessert tamales with pineapple
  
• Lunch
  
• Tour of the Palacio de Cortes, Borda Gardens and First Catedral in the Americas
  
  

DAY 7

• Breakfast
  
• Day long excursion Choose from Tepoztlan or Tlayacapan (pottery)
  
  DAY 8
  
• Breakfast
  
• Transportation and departure to airport
  
  

Your exciting Mexican Culinary Package Includes:

• 7 nights accommodation in our 16th century mansion
  
• Breakfast and lunch
  
• Individualized culinary instruction from Chef Garcia and native guests
  
• Instruction materials, apron, and cooking utensils
  
• Two (2) day-long culinary and/or cultural field trips in and around the state of Morelos
  
• Transportation to and from Mexico City Airport
  
  Accommodation: La Villa Bonita School of Mexican Cuisine is located in a 16th Century addition to the beautiful cathedral in the historic center of town. In your free time, you may enjoy the beautiful garden, the pool, the spacious traditional kitchen or simply relax in your historic room complete with working fireplace, traditional decoration, private bath and beautiful woodwork.
  
  Cuernavaca is widely known as The City of Eternal Spring. It is roughly 45 minutes south of Mexico City and has a year-round average daily temperature of 83 degrees Farenheit.
  
  La Villa Bonita's 7 night program begins on SUNDAY only.
  
  Tax and service charges of $195 per person are additional.
  
  Offer is based on double occupancy but a single supplement of $500.00 is available for those traveling solo.
  
  Reservations are subject to availability.

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