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Nancy Zaslavsky
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  Organizations  


Culinary Historians of Southern California

Founded in 1995, as a nonprofit support group of the Los Angeles Public Library. People interested in studying intellectual as well as gastronomic approaches to food through history, trends and social implications while supporting the Library’s culinary collections.

International Association of Culinary Professionals




Slow Food



The James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a national not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in New York City dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and nurturing America's culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence.

  Cooking Classes  

I offer lively, private classes on regional Mexican dishes and drinks. Hands-on participation parties for your friends, or team building groups at your location. Let’s plan a menu together!
nz@nancyzaslavsky.com

A Cook’s Tour to Mexico includes various cooking classes and/or demos and tastings. Itineraries vary with each tour. Please see the TOURS page.

Let’s Get Cookin’ - Westlake Village, CA


I teach regional Mexican cooking classes, tequila and mezcal classes, tamale classes, and Los Angeles Mexican market tours. Dates vary.
Class registration: 818-991-3940

Sur La Table
Nationwide class registration and toll free information: 866-328-5412
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KCRW
National Public Radio station located in Santa Monica.
“Good Food” on Saturday morning. Farmers Market Report with Laura Avery. Frequent guest.

Toni Sobel
Oaxaca tour guide. A wealth of information on anthropology, archaeology and everything Oaxacan. American-born, nationally-licensed. Let Toni plan exciting culinary and folk art adventures during your stay.

Reyna Polanca
San Miguel de Allende, licensed tour guide. Airport transportation. Bubbly and charming Reyna gives popular cooking classes in her home, often with dishes from her hometown in the state of Veracruz.

Evan Kleiman
Owner, Angeli Caffe, cookbook author and culinary tour leader to Italy. Evan is host of KCRW’s “Good Food” and Slow Food’s Los Angeles-area leader.

Jet Tila
Asian cuisine expert and consultant. Cooking teacher and private chef. Family owns Bangkok Market and Royal Thai Cuisine restaurants in Southern CA.

Seasons of Provence Cooking School

Mas de Cornud Country Inn, St-Rémy-de- Provence, France. Nito Tadros and David Carpita are charming hosts in the perfect Provence town.

Kitty Morse
Well-known cookbook author. Moroccan food and culture.

Amelia Saltsman
Cookbook author and teacher specializing in seasonal foods and the Santa Monica, California farmers' market.

Rancho Gordo
Steve Sando's award-winning monthly blog/newsletter about his world of BEANS. Sign-up and start cooking!

Hungry Passport
Carol Penn-Romine leads culinary tours to Ireland.

The Vanilla.COMpany
Patricia Rain's source for premium vanilla products. Pure beans and extract.
Up-to-date information.

Monte Xanic Winery
Guadalupe Valley, Baja, Mexico.

Del Maguey
Single village mezcal from Oaxaca, Mexico. Informative site lists US retail locations. Owner, Ron Cooper.

Rita Gelman
Author, The Female Nomad and countless award-winning children’s books. Check her site to find out where in the world Rita is these days.

N.A.C.H.O.
Site run by Food History News guru Sandy Oliver. Up-to-date information about culinary historians and history groups around the country.

Chowhound
Chowhound is a serious site for passionate food lovers. Find an authentic-as-possible ethnic spot for your next meal.

forums.egullet.com
Quality posting board for foodies and professional cooks.

dmoz.org/Home/Cooking
DMOZ Open Directory Project.

foodreference.com
Culinary history site full of trivia, quotes, dates and recipes.


Bon Appetit!
Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian

TableConversation.com
Los Angeles-based Barbara Hansen's blog, "Food, Wine and Travel...with Recipes" is packed with food, restaurants, and dreamy travel location ideas.

Jonathan Gold
L.A. Weekly's Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer has something fresh to say every week.

Mexico Beach Vacations
A travel information website for visitors interested on Mexico vacation destinations.

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