Cooking class By Cristina Brino
After her studies in gastronomy at Escuela Islas Malvinas in Mendoza, Cristina´s train with Francis Mallmann at his restaurant 1884, one of Mendoza´s oldest and most famous restaurants. Cristina has been the at Finca Adalgisa for over 15 years. During the Cooking class, will use both the traditional oven and the "parrilla" or grill. She uses only freshest local products some of which is grown at the Finca, and picked up minutes before they appear on your plate.
Where: Finca Adalgisa Winery
When: 7pm - advance reservation
Group: from 2 to 8 people
Price USD 140 per person
The classes are around two and a half hours long and are from a minimum of 2 up to a maximum group of 8 people. You will learn to prepare typical regional food but with ingredients which are available anywhere in the word. You will prepare “empanadas mendocinas in the clay oven. Then continue with meat and vegetables on the open re with fresh chumichurri sauce based on Arauco olive oil from the Finca itself. Finally the class will end with a dessert: caramelized fruit from the clay oven, topped with herbs from the Finca. The food you prepare during the cooking class, can be easily made at home in a conventional kitchen. You will have plenty of "picadas" to keep you going thru the evening, and when your dinner is ready, you will have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the company of your fellow guests
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