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La Piña Azul Escuela de Cocina – Cooking School

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Place Categories: Cooking Classes Learning/Education

La Piña Azul Escuela de Cocina
Orizaba 39 A
San Miguel de Allende

Kirsten West, The Culinary Explorer, is an international chef and cooking instructor. Her more than 25 years of studying the Mexican cuisine included traveling to the different regions of the country. Her teachers were many wonderful Mexican home and professional cooks, as well as authorities of the cuisines such as Diana Kennedy and Rick Bayless, with whom she collaborated for 8 years.

Her fascination with the culture of Mexico started at age 12 in history class, taught in her native Germany. On her first visit to Mexico, with the intention to explore the archeological ruins, she unexpectedly fell in love with Mexican food. The rich offerings at the markets she visited surpassed anything she had ever seen. With the realization that this most fascinating cuisine in the world had influenced the cuisines of Europe and Asia in a profound way, it became the passion and fascination of her food studies. It will never cease to amaze and surprise her.

 

My goal teaching my classes is, no matter which cuisine, to show how to make tasty meals from fresh ingredients, that are also easy to prepare at home.

Mexican
When teaching students from other countries visiting Mexico, I try to give them a deeper understanding of Mexican cuisine and culture.
Options for classes range from making crisp and delicious salsas and rich tasting seasonings. From traditional holiday meals to complex moles. Seasonal ingredients are always my helpful guide for choosing the menus for my classes.
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  • M. Laney Avatar M. Laney

    Kirsten is the real deal. Was longtime research chef for the PBS series
    “Mexico:One Plate at a Time” for uber award winning chef #RickBayless. Her
    encyclopedic knowledge of Mexican culinary history is endless. You will eat
    well and learn even more!
    Took her class back in October but known her for 20 years.

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Category: Cooking Classes and Learning/Education
Address: Orizaba 39
San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato
37750
Mexico
Phone: Cell 415 101 4155 US 312-602-9650

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