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Santa Fe School of Cooking

116 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM
505 983 4511
Ranked #2 of 22 tours in Santa Fe
4.5 of 5 stars 123 Reviews
Type: Classes/Workshops
Activities: Leisure education
Owner description: Come discover the rich culinary history of the "City Different” at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, the authority on Southwestern cuisine. The School...... more » Owner description: Come discover the rich culinary history of the "City Different” at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, the authority on Southwestern cuisine. The School offers a variety of authentic classes and events, including demonstration and hands on cooking classes, restaurant walking tours, and a regional market. Celebrating over 22 years in business! « less
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Calgary, AB, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 27, 2012 NEW

The Good: This is a very holistic class. You don't just learn about cooking technique, but about the ingredients, their history, their biology, and their effects. My class also learned about the history of the state and city, which was a nice touch. The food, which you get to eat afterwards, is one-of-kind, very well done. The Bad: If you... More

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Midland, Texas, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

My husband and I took the "Favorites of Santa Fe" class while on our honeymoon in Santa Fe. We really enjoyed our class and our instructors Mika and Noe. The instructors were very knowledgable about the history of the foods and the area. We learned so many new things about chiles and Santa Fe in general. The best part of... More

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Houston, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

The chef was very entertaining and very willing to explain everything. I learned a lot about poblano to chile! The place is very small but they will be moving soon to a house. I plan on returning soon. More

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Pagosa Springs, CO
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

We went to a Southwest Cooking Light class and it was wonderful! The two lady chefs were not only extremely knowlegable but they were hilarious in the way they played off each other. My husband and I learned so much from this demo class, I took copious notes, and we enjoyed a fabulous lunch of the food that the chefs... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

My tour of Santa Fe, New Mexico was complete after visiting the School of Cooking! Deena prepared a lovely meal and was fun to watch. We all enjoyed the wonderful recipes and I bought some of the ingredients in the shop to try at home. A must see! More

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Moultonborough, New Hampshire
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012

Michelle was our chef for an evening dinner for a large group of seniors. She was very entertaining and full of great cooking tips. Dinner was delicious!! Would have loved to have seconds. I was seated in the back and had a difficult time seeing the cooking action. Even though there are overhead mirrors above the cooking area, several of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

We took this class while hanging out in Santa Fe. It was one of the top things to do there on Trip Advisor, so we tried it out. We learned a lot and it was fun and informative. I bought lots of books and spices to take home. A great way to spend and hour and a half or half... More

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Dallas, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

The chef, Deena, was so informative and fun. This was a demonstration class, and we could all easily see with the large mirror about her cooking area. We had wonderful food, took home great recipes, some I have already tried at home - and we have only been home 2 days! Nice gift shop also. More

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Cincinnati
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

Had Deena and Noe as instructors. The woman who checked people in was "stressed out" and disorganized. She was rude to a customer who was waiting for our class to start and needed to use the restroom--no, some instructors are eating in there now-- and then said that she didn't know where a public restroom was! I found Deena not... More

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Indianapolis, IN
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012
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Great tamales hands on cooking class with Chefs Deena and Noe. Both were very knowledgeable about local cuisine and kept the class engaged for the 3+ hours. They also shared their favorite restaurants and bars in Santa Fe which was appreciated by those in the class that lingered. I would definitely take another class. They have a 3 hour walking... More

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