Our experience at the Mexican Home Cooking school exceeded my expectations - the cooking was fun, interesting and most importantly delicious! We came away with a binder of great new recipes, not Tex-Mex but dishes inspired by the confluence of pre-Hispanic, Spanish, Moorish, French etc cultures.
Our afternoons were free to discover Puebla, Cholula and other historic and contemporary cultural experiences. At one site, other than a family of dogs, we were the only tourists exploring the pyramids and archeological site. Never a dull moment! Truly a unique area of Mexico and I am so glad my travel partner found this gem.
The proprietors of the school look after all your needs; they ensure you are comfortable, look after your transport, make recommendations on where to go...muchas gracias Jon, Estela and Margarita!

If you love excellent food, stunning surroundings and caring hosts this is the place for you to go.

Cooking classes that take place in the morning are on "Poblano Cuisine" which has little to do with tacos and burritos we usually know as Mexican food, but instead comprises flavoury soups and rich moles. Normally, I'm not a big fan of soup, but the soups in the "Poblano Cusine" I liked so much, that the day after I got home from the trip, I boilt a chicken carcass and made tortilla soup.

Afternoons are free and give you, among other things, the opportunity to explore nearby pre-Columbian ruins, that are not only well maintained, but also fairly un-touristy. I would prefer these ruins any day over hyped, crowded touristy ones such as those in Yucatan. Hosts Jon and Estela not only organize the taxi service for you to go there, but also take the time to give you useful information about the places.

The rooms are lovingly decorated and the spacious gardens are well taken care of. You got the feeling that hosts Estela and Jon really do love the place and what they are doing.

Thank you for an unforgetable time
Christin

I have just returned from a week at the Mexican Home Cooking School in Tlaxcala, Mexico, a week of relaxation, great new recipes and cooking techniques, and an opportunity to spend time with friends old and new. Estela and her husband Jon run the school from their lovely home in a quiet, safe, and blessedly un-touristy region of Mexico. The very reasonable fee for the week includes five days of classes, all meals and drinks, accommodations in beautifully decorated rooms, excursions to town and market, and airport transfers. Upon our evening arrival, we met on the patio for a margarita (or beer, wine, soda, etc.) for introductions and “briefing” on the week to come. The daily format included breakfast in the garden at 9, cooking class from 10 to 12:30 or 1 (during which time we cooked the food we’d be eating for lunch at dinner), lunch at 1, free time till 7 (for relaxing, reading, excursions, walks, and even very reasonably priced in-room massages). I enjoy walking so I took early-morning walks each day, watching the surrounding villages come to life with children walking to school and shop-keepers setting up for the day. We cooked Pueblan regional cuisine (no Tex-Mex tacos and burritos), learning to make complexly flavored sauces (“moles”), soups, salads, and desserts. All the food was delicious! I can’t recommend the Mexican Home School highly enough! Thank you, Estela and Jon (and your lovely assistant Margarita), for your hospitality and a delightful week in your beautiful home!