Puerto Vallarta offers a truly expansive range of dining options from gourmet to home-cooking to on-the-street delights. What gives it an additional level of attraction for the afficionado of menus is the opportunity to learn how to prepare those special dishes. Classes range from daily to weekly to monthly with price ranges that cross the gamut as well.
Thierry Blouet, Café des Artistes
Learning to appreciate all your Senses
Thierry Blouet Cocina de Autor
www.cafedesartistes.com
(322) 226-7200 ext. 120
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Rebeca Magaña
In the restaurant’s special teaching kitchen, with theater-style seating, there are two styles of classes:
Demo: features cooking demonstration by Thierry or one of his chefs. Max 50, min 25, $150 USD, recipe book included
Participatory: features four-course meal demonstrated by Thierry or one of his chefs, then preparation of meal in small groups, to be enjoyed later with a wine pairing by sommelier. Max 20, min 15, $250 USD, recipe book, apron incl.
Maitre Cuisinier de France
Member of La Académie Culinaire de France since 1997
Member of the Chaine des Rotisseur since 1996
Café des Artistes is a regular winner of Vallarta Lifestyles Readers’ Choice Award
Carmen Porras, El Arrayán
Authentic Flavors from the Past
El Arrayán
www.elarrayan.com.mx
(322) 222-7195
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Carmen Porras
In the restaurant’s professional stainless-steel kitchen, classes offer a focus on home recipes with fresh ingredients picked up at local markets after breakfast in town.
Lunch is served after the preparation, paired with wine. Max 15, cost from $75 to $95 USD, depending on menu; recipe book, apron included.
Classes once a month during May, June, July and August.
El Arrayán voted best Mexican restaurant four years in a row by local poll.
Chef Mariano Valdés offers experience in regional Mexican cuisine, since 2008.
Carmen Porras provides hotel experience, fluent in English.
Gilles le Fort,
The Passion of Preparation
www.lefort.com.mx
(329) 298-1532
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Gilles and Margarita LeFort
In their peaceful seaside home kitchen in Bucerías, Gilles prepares the three-course dinner while guests sit at the counter enjoying paté and champagne.
Max 18, min 6, $55 USD, 8 pm daily
Reservations a must and arriving on time as well. First caller for any one night chooses the menu. If there are reservations when you call, you will be told the menu for the evening.
When cooking demonstration is complete, guests move to outdoor covered terrace where tables are elegantly set for dinner with wine.
Gilles studied the science of freezing meats in his home country of France.
Dolores Brittingham
Entertaining at Home
Essence of Cuisine
Dolores Brittingham
(322) 222-7017
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In a comfortable Mexican-style condo with kitchen counter spanning cooking area, students sit at counter on high-rise chairs for demo-style classes in gourmet cooking
Four-course lunch is served at formal sit-down meal including wine
Max 12, min eight, $60 USD, includes recipes
Classes held four to five times a month from November through June except during holidays
With over 28 years experience teaching cooking, Dolores offers not only diverse Mexican cuisine but international as well
Entertaining at home is her passion next to Mexican cuisine
Offers private catering for events
Emalee Chapman
Learning from the Masters
Emalee Sala-Chapman
322) 223-0906
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It was her reality as a single mother of four young children that opened the door to her career as a chef and teacher
Offers private classes for small groups with focus on fresh ingredients and healthy meals
Cost ranges from $75 to $100 USD, includes recipes
Writer of many cookbooks, best known being “Fifteen Minute Meals,” published in 1981, then followed by “Fast Italian Cooking” in 1983 and “Fresh 15-Minute Meals” in 1986; employed for years by Williams & Sonoma in their experimental kitchen, she wrote “Chicken” and “Vegetables” for them in 1993
Her passions are classic northern Italian and classic French cuisine, primarily home recipes, and is currently working on another book for healthy eating for singles
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