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Nancy Zaslavsky
Calendar
  2011  

January 22-29, 2011: COOKING CLASSES AT RANCHO LA PUERTA
Rancho La Puerta was voted "World's Best Destination Spa" in the
Travel + Leisure 2010 World's Best Awards readers' poll.
Located in Tecate, Mexico, at the famous spa's culinary center, La Cocina Que Canta. I'm a guest teacher. I'll give cooking classes and lead a culinary conversation. One week.
Rancho La Puerta

  2010  

January 23, 2010: Handmade Corn Tortillas; Shrimp & Tomatillo Salsa Tacos
Free class!

Surfas – Culver City, Noon-2:00PM

March 4-11, 2010: SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE TOUR
San Miguel de Allende Tour Info

April 20-25, 2010: International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference
IACP – Portland, OR

May 5, 2010: Cinco de Mayo Party
Let’s Get Cookin’ – Westlake Village, CA

May 15, 2010: Back to Basics: Authentic Mexican Cooking
For more details click here »
Surfas – Culver City, 3-5:00PM
$75. Contact me directly for information.
To register for this hands-on class: call 310-440-8877
or send an e-mail to: zaslavsky@roadrunner.com

May 22, 2010: East L.A. Mexican Market Tour
Let’s Get Cookin’ – Westlake Village, CA

August 1, 2010: Mole
Surfas – Culver City, 2-4:00PM
$75. Contact me directly for information.
To register for this hands-on Sunday afternoon class: call 310-440-8877
or send an e-mail to: zaslavsky@roadrunner.com

September 12, 2010: Chiles en Nogada
Surfas – Culver City, 2-4:00PM
$75. Contact me directly for information.
To register for this hands-on Sunday afternoon class: call 310-440-8877
or send an e-mail to: zaslavsky@roadrunner.com

September 19, 2010: Mexican Cooking Class & Dinner
Breadbar, 8718 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, 5PM
$65 excludes tax, service gratuity.
Veal meatballs in ancho chile sauce, mini Caesar;
Chicken breast, Puebla green pumpkin seed sauce;
Nancy's chocolate chile mole brownies, vanilla bean ice cream.
BYO Wine & Beer!
Reservations: Breadbar 310-205-0124

October 27-November 2, 2010: OAXACA TOUR
Oaxaca Tour Info

December 12, 2010: Tamales
Surfas – Culver City, 2-5:00PM (3 hours)
$90. Contact me directly for information.
To register for this hands-on Sunday afternoon class: call 310-440-8877
or send an e-mail to: zaslavsky@roadrunner.com

  2009  

T.V.: The Food Network:
Look for me as a judge on “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.”
It is the show where Bobby challenges Jamie Martin Del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu of La Casita Mexicana restaurant to a chiles rellenos throwdown.
La Casita Mexicana
Throwdown! with Bobby Flay

  Ongoing

A COOK'S TOUR TO EAST L.A.'S MEXICAN MARKETS: Join me for a personal tour of East L.A.'s Mexican markets and its most exciting Mexican food Meccas. Visit a top Panaderia (bakery) for bread and sweet pastries and learn all about their differences. Taste gorgeous tortillas—made by the old pat-pat, hand-made method—still-warm and heavenly aromatic—and then buy a dozen to take home. Purchase kilos of the city's best, still-sizzling carnitas. Explore a huge marketplace, crammed full of Latin American products including exotic tropical fruits, unusual grocery items, bottled table salsas, piñatas, cheeses, cremas, traditional sweets, Mexican cuts of meat and a cooking equipment store. Grin at endless aisles of frilly party dresses, cowboy hats plus ostrich and alligator boots and belts. Choose an outfit for your next fiesta along with a selection of mariachi music CD's. A hosted lunch will wrap up a delectably fun day, ending with piping hot, fresh churros for dessert: the real deal.

Tours are offered on specified Saturdays 10AM to 3PM for groups of at least ten participants. You may put together your own group and choose your date, or join another tour. Transportation is car-pooling in participants' vehicles. Bring a cooler to store your purchases. Please contact me for dates and to reserve your spots. Price $75 per person.

PRIVATE TOURS TO MEXICO: I’ll lead you and your friends to my favorite insider places in Mexico, offer hands-on cooking classes, demos, tastings, and market tours and take you to exciting shopping spots and cultural landmarks. Let’s put together a private culinary tour for your group to one of my top Mexican culinary destinations!

TRAVEL ON YOUR OWN: If you prefer to travel on your own, I can design a day-by-day “Culinary Highlights Tour” itinerary for your group, and help with hotels, airlines, ground transportation plus local guides. Pricing begins at $500.

PRIVATE COOKING CLASSES: Individual, small or large groups, and team building cooking class parties.

CONSULTATION SERVICES: I consult for restaurants and food manufacturers. My consulting services are filled with creative ideas for your specific needs. I can fix your particular food problem or develop regional Mexican recipes with the American palate in mind. Let me help develop your menu and wine list.

LET’S MEET! Meet me at monthly programs of the Culinary Historians of Southern California, Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. Programs are generally the second Saturday of the month at 10:30AM except July and August. Free and open to the public.

PLEASE CALL for information: 310-440-8877, or e-mail: nz@nancyzaslavsky.com

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