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Extraordinary Mexican Cooking Lesson with Top Chef ( and Fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank)
SUNDAY, Jan. 26, 2014 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Hands-on class in a lovely private home includes full dinner. Limited to 12 people. $125 per person. Event is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank, working to alleviate hunger in our community.
Ruth Alegria, chef, tour guide, and foodie extraordinaire from Mexico City, is offering a cooking class Jan. 26, from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. in a private kitchen as a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Rated as running one of Epicure Magazine's Top Five Cooking Schools in Mexico, Ruth Alegria usually is teaching foodies, restaurant owners, chefs and avid eaters who fly into Mexico for her special lessons. In this class she will recreate those Mexico lessons here in Santa Cruz with our stellar local produce and readily available Mexican ingredients.
This promises to be a flavorful, fun, and festive afternoon, as Ruth shares the cultural history, nutritional treats and current trends of everything we cook at eat. Better yet, you go home full with recipes and techniques that former students have reproduced with ease in their own homes, and you've helped Second Harvest Food Bank.
SUNDAY, Jan. 26, 2014 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Hands-on class in a lovely private home includes full dinner. Limited to 12 people. $125 per person. Event is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank, working to alleviate hunger in our community.
If you have questions or are interested in the private classes, please contact Martha Mendoza at martha.mendoza1@gmail.com
Menu (note, she usually cannot contain herself to just these items...):
Ruth Alegria, chef, tour guide, and foodie extraordinaire from Mexico City, is offering a cooking class Jan. 26, from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. in a private kitchen as a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Rated as running one of Epicure Magazine's Top Five Cooking Schools in Mexico, Ruth Alegria usually is teaching foodies, restaurant owners, chefs and avid eaters who fly into Mexico for her special lessons. In this class she will recreate those Mexico lessons here in Santa Cruz with our stellar local produce and readily available Mexican ingredients.
This promises to be a flavorful, fun, and festive afternoon, as Ruth shares the cultural history, nutritional treats and current trends of everything we cook at eat. Better yet, you go home full with recipes and techniques that former students have reproduced with ease in their own homes, and you've helped Second Harvest Food Bank.
SUNDAY, Jan. 26, 2014 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Hands-on class in a lovely private home includes full dinner. Limited to 12 people. $125 per person. Event is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank, working to alleviate hunger in our community.
If you have questions or are interested in the private classes, please contact Martha Mendoza at martha.mendoza1@gmail.com
Menu (note, she usually cannot contain herself to just these items...):
Agua Fresca: Cucumber with lime and chia seeds
Salsa: Tomatillo salsa with chile de árbol, cooked tomato salsa with garlic, onion and chile
Side Dish: Chayote Salad
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Main Dishes:
1. Pescado en Hoja Santa (a Mexican herb) served mixote style (wrapped in parchment and steamed)
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2. Pescado envuelto en hoja de platano - whole fish grilled in banana leaves - choice of fresh herbs and chiles, achiote marinade or done a la Talla - grilled whole with red chile sauces.
Dessert: Ate con queso
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