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La Villa Bonita School
of  Mexican Cuisine
Cuernavaca,
Morelos, México
U.S. Toll-Free
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Chef Ana in the News!

Central Market Cooking Classes, June 14-18. 2005    Chef Ana is rejoining her very popular tour of the Central Market Cooking School.  See Chef Ana give her wonderful demonstrations of Mexican cuisine and taste the dishes as well!  Coming soon to a Texas location near you.  Reserve your space early as classes tend to fill up quickly!  San Antonio (June 14), Austin (June 15), Houston (June 16), Fort Worth (June 17), and Dallas (June 18). 
Click for details.




Holland America Cruises
, March 16-26. March 26-April 6.    Take a 10-day cruise with Chef Ana on Holland America Line! Holland America and Chef Ana team up to offer their new Culinary Arts Program called "Signature Food and Wine Cruises."  Join Chef Ana on a luxurious trip across the Sea of Cortez and the Mexican Riviera.  Chef Ana will be giving both hands-on and demonstrations of her culinary heritage.  Contact Holland America or your travel agent for details.
 

Food Wine and Friends with Karen McNeil, PBS, November 2004 - February 2005.    Karen McNeil, author of "The Wine Bible" chooses La Villa Bonita to film the inaugural program for the 13-part series on PBS.  Karen joins Chef Ana and guests at LVB for a special wine paring with dishes prepared by the guests.  Check local PBS listings for showtimes in your area.  Click here to see specifics about the LVB inaugural episode.
 

Food Network, July and August 2004.  The Food Network names La Villa Bonita as one of the top culinary vacations in the world on their special program "Best of ... Culinary Vacations."  The special program was aired in prime time.  Chef Ana's recipes for Mole Colorado was featured.  Click for the recipe on the Food Network site.

Food Network, April 2004.  The Food Network features Chef García's restaurant Reposado in its "Best of ... Fine Dining Tables" among the River Cafe in Brooklyn, NY; Opera - Chicago, IL; Elizabeth on 37th - Savannah, GA; Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino - Las Vegas, NV.  Chef Ana's featured recipe was Red Snapper in Squash Blossom Sauce.  Click for the show entry on the Food Network site and the recipe featured on The Food Network website.

Food Network, May, 2004.  La Villa Bonita is featured as the grand prize on "Trivia Unwrapped."  The prize featured round trip airfare for two and 2 4-night packages. The contestant won the prize.  Congrats!
 

Newsweek Magazine, February 2, 2004.  La Villa Bonita is featured in "The Tip Sheet" in the travel section in the article "Beyond Tacos."
 

Live! With Regis and Kelley, September 2003.  La Villa Bonita is the featured grand prize of airfare, and 2 4-night packages.  The contestant won the prize again.  Congrats!


Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2003.  Chef Garcia has the honor of having two recipes selected for Bon Appetite's special edition on Mexico.  La Villa Bonita was also highlighted.   They selected the Chocolate Kahlua Flan and the Sopa Rosa (Beet and Cabbage Soup).  Click on the links for the recipes that appeared in the magazine.  Warning!  Bon Appetite changes the recipes that are submitted through their test kitchen.  The flan recipe was modified substantially.  If you would like the original recipes send us an email!

San Antonio Express-News, August 2002.  Chef Ana was the focus of an excellent article by Karen Harem, Food Editor for the Express-News.  The article was based on a demonstration Chef Ana did at the Central Market Cooking School with recipes included for Roasted Quail in Peanut Mole and Pipian Verde with Pork. 
Click for a link to the article including recipes.

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