Susanna Trilling is currently at work on a cookbook that will be the companion volume to a public television program about Oaxaca to be produced by WMHT of Albany, New York for airing in the fall of 1999. Scheduled filming of the series this fall may affect some class offerings, so booking in advance is a good idea. Victoria Challancin has been teaching cooking in the charming colonial city of San Miguel de Allende for the last 10 years. Her intimate knowledge of the local scene makes her a great source for information about the best restaurants, the most interesting art museums and galleries, and regional tile manufacturers and mercados. Challancin's book is available in bookstores and gift shops in San Miguel and by mail order from her Texas address.
Classes are by reservation only.
In July, Victoria Challancin will be the cooking instructor for a week-long tour of San Miguel sponsored by a California outfit called Wild Women Adventures. Fox and partner chef Cameron Graham got the culinary venture going, and mentions in the western edition of Bon Appetit magazine and a Canadian food and wine publication Enoteca last year really put it on the map. There are two pools and a bar that never closes, and the La Ropa beach is only 30 yards from the house. The cooking holidays begin on Sunday and end with breakfast the following Saturday. A detailed program, a recipe manual, a Zihuatanejo guide book, and complimentary T-shirts are issued to each participant.