Learn to Create Homemade Mexican Food with the Pros El Arrayan
go to original October 12, 2012

El Arrayán, everyone’s favorite Mexican Restaurant in Banderas Bay, announces their Mexican Cooking classes for the fall season 2012.

Once again, they will be sharing a few of their secrets during a series of upcoming cooking classes.

Scheduled for Mondays, a limited number of participants will join El Arrayán’s team for a traditional Mexican breakfast, visiting local purveyors, hands-on cooking instructions in their all-stainless steel professional kitchen and then enjoying what they have cooked for lunch.

The dates for these great experience classes are as follows:

Monday, October 15
Monday, October 29
Monday, November 5
Monday, November 19
Monday, December 3

The fee for this professional introduction to Mexican cooking techniques and ingredients is $95 - $110 USD (depending on the menu) per-person. This fee also includes transportation (restaurant, breakfast, market and return) breakfast, instruction, take-home printed recipes, an embroidered apron and lunch, one cocktail or Mexican house wine.

Class is conducted in English and will only take place with a minimum of 5 people.

El Arrayán’s cooking classes have become a popular activity for visitors and locals alike, anybody that is interested in learning Mexican cooking techniques from a professional chef. Whether you are a novice or a professional cook, join us for an upcoming cooking class and bring a little of El Arrayán’s award-winning food to your home-cooked meals.

Now, on Monday December 17, for the first time, Carmen will be taking a group to the mountain village of El Tuito to visit some local small food producers while working on their unique artisan products. The price is $85 USD per person. This fee also includes transportation (El Arrayan, El Tuito, producers, lunch & back.)

Space is limited. To find out more about menus, pricing, to make a reservation and for making your advance payment, telephone 222-7195 or e-mail Carmen Porras at info@elarrayan.com.mx today.

Additional dates will be announced soon for one class a month during the winter season.

El Arrayán is located in Downtown Puerto Vallarta at 344 Allende, just a short stroll from the Malecón. Open Wednesday  – Monday, 5:30 to 11:00 pm. Closed on Tuesdays. Live music on Saturdays.

Visa, MasterCard and American Express Cards are accepted. Dinner reservations are available online or by calling at 222-7195.

El Arrayán is an award-winning Puerto Vallarta restaurant specializing in traditional Mexican recipes made with locally-sourced foods. Porras’ mission – to "rescue old family recipes using 100% locally produced ingredients" – is backed by a philosophy that seeks to create and serve world class Mexican fare.

(Photo Source: PV Pulse)