cooking holidays in Mexico

ALWAYS WANTED A COOKING HOLIDAY ?
MAKE IT MEXICAN
EXPLORE MEXICO
GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK, EXPERIENCE THE REAL MEXICO, LEARN TO COOK AUTHENTIC MEXICAN DISHES
take in the city or the beach culinary trip
G U A D A L A J A R A C I T Y
COOKING HOLIDAY MERO MERO MEXICO MEANS THE REAL MEXICO, AND THAT IS WHAT THERESA AND GUSTAVO OFFER YOU FOR ONE WEEK – 7 NIGHTS (SHARING), FULL BOARD (ALL MEALS) & TRANSPORT, TRIPS AND AIRPORT TRANSFERS, INCLUDES FULLY GUIDED TRIPS & CULINARY TUITION. YOGA: PAY PER SESSION. (FLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED, BUT GROUP TRAVEL DISCOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, GIVING A PRICE OF ABOUT 660 EURO RTN.)
GUADALAJARA CITY HAS AN INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE FOLKLORE CRAFT, INDIGENOUS CUISINE & DRINKS. THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY IS OF COLONIAL ORIGIN ABOUT 450 YEARS OLD. YOUR HOST, GUSTAVO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TLAQUEPAQUE AND WILL GIVE EXPERT LOCAL GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT YOUR HOLIDAY AND LOTS OF ADVICE AND TIPS FOR PLANNING THE REST OF YOUR MEXICAN HOLIDAY. YOU CAN PICK UP NEW WORDS OR PRACTICE YOUR SPANISH LANGUAGE AS JUST PART OF THE FUN.
ACCOMMODATION: WE’VE FOUND A STUNNING COLONIAL GUESTHOUSE IN THE VERY HEART OF THE CITY, WITH THE LUXURY OF A WALLED GARDEN & HEATED POOL, LOCATED CLOSE TO ALL SIGHTSEEING & EVENTS.
TRIPS INCLUDE: TO THE VILLAGE OF TEQUILA FOR LUNCH, MARIACHI MUSIC, FOLKLORIC DANCE AND A DISTILLERY TOUR; TO THE ANCIENT TOWNS OF TONALA & TLAQUEPAQUE ; TO THE SUBTROPICAL SHORES OF LAKE CHAPALA. WE WILL ALSO EXPLORE SAN JUAN DE DIOS; MEXICO’S LARGEST MARKET FOR EXQUISITE HANDMADE CRAFTS. THEN THE WEEK CULMINATES IN THE BAILE FOLKLORICO DEL TEATRO DEGOLLADO, AN UNFORGETABLE SHOW OF COLOURFUL DANCE AND MUSIC FROM ALL REGIONS OF MEXICO. P.S. OUR SCHEDULE WILL LEAVE LOTS OF FREE TIME FOR YOU TO DO YOUR OWN THING, SO, IF YOU FEEL LIKE EXPLORING ALONE OR IF YOU PREFER YOU CAN OPT OUT OF ANY TRIP.
EATING OUT: AT ‘LA CHATA’S’ TRADITIONAL ‘FAST’ FOOD (ALL HANDMADE); ‘CAMPESTRE RESTAURANT’ FOR OLDSTYLE WOODFIRE AND PIT STYLE RANCH BUFFET; ‘EL PARIAN’ AROUND A LOVELY COURTYARD FOR MARIACHI MUSIC SUPPER. GUSTAVO’S FAMILY HAVE INVITED US TO A BBQ’S AT THEIR RANCHITO OUTSIDE THE CITY AND LUNCH IN TEQUILA VILLAGE AND LUNCH IN AJIJIC AT LAKE CHAPALA, .IT GOES ON……EATING IN: HAVING EXPLORED THE EXOTICS IN THE LOCAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET & BOUGHT WHAT YOU’D LIKE TO EAT – WE’LL TEACH YOU TO COOK IT - IN RELAXED AND VERY ‘HANDS ON’ COOKERY CLASSES WITH BBQ, SOUPS, MAINS, SALSAS, FRESH DRINKS, COCKTAILS; LOTS OF RECIPE PRINT OUTS & AN ALL ESSENTIAL GLOSSARY OF TERMS. TIPS ON WHERE TO SOURCE INGREDIENTS IN IRELAND. LOCAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: MORNING YOGA SESSIONS (OPTIONAL), STROLLING THE STREETS, VISITING MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES, DOZING OFF IN THE TROPICAL GARDEN OR SWIMMING IN THE POOL.
GETTING THERE; FLY TO GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GDL). VIA THE USA OR ANY CENTRAL EUROPEAN HUB, E.G. MADRID, PARIS, FRANKFURT, AMSTERDAM OR LONDON, AIRPORT TRANSFERS ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE INCLUDED. OUR OWN ROUTE THIS TIME WILL BE DUBLIN-ATLANTA-GDL WITH DELTA. NOTE: IF WE TRAVEL OUT AS A GROUP (9 MIN) WE MAY AVAIL OF APROX. 10% DISCOUNT, A PRICE OF ABOUT 660 EURO RTN.
CLIMATE; CITY TEMPERATURES IN WINTER/SPRING ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE COOLER THAN THE COAST SO EXPECT MID 20’s, AT MIDDAY AND AS THE CITY IS HIGH UP AND AS IT IS THE COOL SEASON, MORNINGS AND EVENINGS ARE AS LOW AS 10c IT IS THE DRY SEASON SO UNLIKELY TO RAIN AT ALL. NOTE; ONCE YOU’VE BOOKED WITH US, WE WILL KEEP IN TOUCH BY EMAIL WITH FREQUENT UPDATES AND FINAL TWEAKING OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND WILL BE HOLDING A PRE-TRIP MEETING IN THE CLARENCE HOTEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO TRAVEL FOR THOSE WHO CAN MAKE IT?
DATES: OUR DATES ARE COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE WE CAN HOST OUR CULINARY HOLIDAYS ANYTIME, BUT YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR PREFERENCES AND WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO FILL THE WEEK THAT SUITS YOU…– HOW DOES THAT SOUND? WE WILL AVOID PEAK TRAVEL DATES. WE ENCOURAGE COUPLES (OF ALL VARIETIES) AND IF YOU ARE A SINGLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL MEXICO ALONE THIS MAY BE A GREAT START TO THAT TRIP, TO GET YOU SETTLED INTO THE MEXICAN WAY OF LIFE. (OURS WILL BE A VERY RELAXED, LOOSE GROUP). TO SIGN UP – IDEALLY A MINIMUM OF 6 AND A MAXIMUM OF 9 PARTICIPANTS WILL JOIN US.
ALL INCLUSIVE COST 995 euro BOOK NOW WITH YOUR OPTIMUM DATES mail@meromeromexico.com OR CALL THERESA ON 086.3534369
AND OFF WE GO !! …….Y VAMANOS !!




ALWAYS WANTED A COOKING HOLIDAY ?
MAKE IT MEXICAN
EXPLORE MEXICO
GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK, EXPERIENCE THE REAL MEXICO, LEARN TO COOK AUTHENTIC MEXICAN DISHES
take in the city or the beach culinary trip
B E A C H S I D E V I L L A H O L I D A Y
COOKING HOLIDAY MERO MERO MEXICO MEANS THE REAL MEXICO, AND THAT IS WHAT THERESA AND GUSTAVO OFFER YOU FOR ONE WEEK – 7 NIGHTS (SHARING), FULL BOARD (ALL MEALS) & TRANSPORT, TRIPS AND AIRPORT TRANSFERS, INCLUDES FULLY GUIDED TRIPS & CULINARY TUITION. YOGA: PAY PER SESSION. (FLIGHTS NOT INCLUDED, BUT GROUP TRAVEL DISCOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE, GIVING A PRICE OF ABOUT 660 EURO RTN.)
ON THE PACIFIC COAST YOU’LL SEE THE INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE FOLKLORE CRAFT AND INDIGENOUS CUISINE & DRINKS THAT RURAL MEXICO HAS TO OFFER. YOUR HOST, GUSTAVO, WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TLAQUEPAQUE, WHILE STUDYING AS AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER HE DID HIS WORK PLACEMENTS IN THE COSTA ALEGRE AREA, AND HE’S VERY CAPABLE OF GIVING YOU EXPERT LOCAL GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT AND LOTS OF ADVICE FOR PLANNING THE REST OF YOUR MEXICAN HOLIDAY.
ACCOMMODATION: A STUNNING VILLA WITH POOL, JUST FOOTSTEPS FROM AN UNSPOILT 4KM STRETCH OF SOFT SAND BEACH, GOOD FOR SWIMMING AT THE EASTERN END AND FOR SURFING AT THE WESTERN END, IT’S SITUATED QUITE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK, MID-PACIFIC COAST, A REAL MEXICAN VILLAGE ON THE COSTA ALEGRE, (HAPPY COAST).
TRIPS INCLUDE: TENACATITA FISHING VILLAGE & 5KM BEACH FOR SNORKLING, MANGROVE FOREST LAGOONA BOATRIP, EXCITING GUIDED WEEKLY VILLAGE MARKET TOUR & LOCAL HIKES. PRE-COLUMBIAN MUSEUM AT COLIMA. OPTIONAL TRIPS: VISIT A LOCAL COFFEE PLANTATION AND ROASTING FACTORY, VISIT TO VOLCANO NEVADO DE COLIMA, DEEP SEA FISHING. OR POSSIBLY A LATE NIGHT KNEES-UP AT THE LOCAL BULL-RING, DANCING TAKES PLACE 1ST SUNDAY’S OF EACH MONTH, LET’S TRY TO MAKE IT ?.
EATING OUT: FANTASTICALLY FRESH SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS ABOUND; WE’LL MAKE YOU OUR RANCH STYLE BREAKFASTS, LUNCH MAY BE THE RESULTS OF YOUR OWN ENDEAVOURS AT COOKING CLASS OR WE MAY BRING A PACKED LUNCH TO A REMOTE AREA OR TRY A LOCAL RESTAURANT BUT WE WILL BE SIPPING COCKTAILS AT SUNSET, AND WE’LL DINE WITH OUR TOES IN THE SAND.
ACTIVITIES: (OPTIONAL) YOGA PRACTICE, LOCAL HIKES EXPLORING THE PLANTATIONS, ORCHARDS & WE’LL FORAGE FOR WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS TO INCLUDE IN OUR COOKERY CLASS, GUIDED EXPLAINATION OF EXOTICS AT THE MARKET AND COOKERY CLASS, BBQ COOKERY CLASS WITH FRESHLY COUGHT FISH, RECIPES PRINT OUTS & ALL ESSENTIAL GLOSSARY, WITH TIPS ON WHERE TO SOURCE, OR SUBSTITUTE INGREDIENTS IN IRELAND.
CAN’T GUARANTEE IT, BUT, WE MAY ASSIST THE LOCAL CONSERVATIONISTS WITH PROTECTION & RELEASE OF BABY LEATHERBACK TURTLES. HIGHLIGHT OF OUR PREVIOUS GROUPS HOLIDAY, BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE SCHEDULE AND THE MATURITY OF THE EGGS ETC. WE HAVE REQUESTED OUR CONTACT TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN THIS WINTER/SPRING.
GETTING THERE; YOU FLY TO GUADALAJARA (GDL) –OR MEXICO (MEX), CONNECTING ON TO MANZANILLO (ZLO) AIRPORT. WE PROVIDE AIRPORT TRANSFERS 30 MIN TO/FROM THE VILLA. OR YOU COULD FLY TO PUERTO VALLARTA AND TAKE A 1ST CLASS BUS, 2.5 HRS SOUTH TO BARRA DE NAVIDAD AND WE’LL PICK YOU UP FROM THERE.
CLIMATE; EVEN WITH THE SEA BREEZES THE COAST IS FAIRLY CONSTANT, SO EXPECT MID TO HIGH 20’s OR EVEN UP TO LOW 30’s AS IT IS THE COOL SEASON, THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL BE WARM FOR SWIMMING AND ALTHOUGH IT IS THE DRY SEASON AN ODD SHOWER OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
NOTE; ONCE YOU’VE BOOKED WITH US, WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED BY EMAIL AND WILL HELP YOU TWEAK YOUR TRIP PLANS. WE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A PRE-TRIP MEETING IN THE CLARENCE HOTEL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO TRAVEL FOR THOSE WHO CAN MAKE IT?
DATES: AGAIN DATES ARE COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE WE CAN HOST OUR CULINARY HOLIDAYS ANYTIME, BUT YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR PREFERENCES AND WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO FILL THE WEEK THAT SUITS YOU…– HOW DOES THAT SOUND? WE WILL AVOID PEAK TRAVEL DATES. WE ENCOURAGE COUPLES (OF ALL VARIETIES) AND IF YOU ARE A SINGLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL MEXICO ALONE THIS MAY BE A GREAT START TO THAT TRIP, TO GET YOU SETTLED INTO THE MEXICAN WAY OF LIFE. (OURS WILL BE A VERY RELAXED, LOOSE GROUP). TO SIGN UP – IDEALLY A MINIMUM OF 6 AND A MAXIMUM OF 9 PARTICIPANTS WILL JOIN US.
ALL INCLUSIVE COST 995 euro BOOK NOW WITH YOUR OPTIMUM DATES mail@meromeromexico.com OR CALL THERESA ON 086.3534369
AND OFF WE GO !! …….Y VAMANOS !!

Hola chicas y chicos,

COOKING HOLIDAYS Apologies for the delay on getting this information to you, I struggle with the ftp for updating my website – hence the change to blogging. I attach below, an invitation to accompany us on a Mexican cooking holliday. Dates are being kept flexible on purpose. Off peak runs from mid January - avoids midterm break Ire/UK - and Easter week - apart from that we can organise a week in Guadalajara or on the Costa Alegre any time between Jan 15th and end of June, mind you, it gets quite hot around end April May, and wet into June so the optimum travel time is Jan - April. Scroll on down to see the details.

COOKING CLASSES IN DUBLIN AREA Due to the fall off in numbers signing up for Dublin cookery courses - we've changed the structure. Instead of posting a Cook Class Date, promoting it and waiting for the bookings to come in, (pick up has been slow or fragmented).
Now, when we get a request from someone for a cook class - we throw the ball back into the customers court - we ask them to rustle up 4 or 5 friends who'd like to join them and either they provide the venue (their home / work canteen / their friends home) or it's our venue in Killiney.

Depending on the chosen menu for the Mexican cook class the cost is on average 50 euro per person and for that they each get a recipe booklet, tuition on each recipe including cocktails, hands on experience - mainly on what to do with unusual ingredients such as Maize flour, dried chiles and achiote. We start with a cocktail or a traditional serving of Tequila, two starters, main course with two sides, two salsas, and a dessert.

Mexican coffee or hot chocolate is served at the end of class and the 'host' or main contact for the group gets to take home the scrumptious left overs and some gifts of ingredients for their own home cooking.

CATERING SERVICES Having said all this - we do not have any cook classes running at the moment as it is Party / Catering season for us – lots of people are booking us to deliver yummy Mexican Food to their venue. But if an interested group requests a cook class date from us we will do everything to accommodate you.

Thank you all so much for your continuing interest in our fight to bring real Mexican food to our shores. Remember we’ve got - Tamales de carne, this week I’m trying banana leaves wrapping, let’s see how that goes - Mole Rojo with Pollo (chicken) and Mexican rice are the specialities at the Temple Bar Market and of course our staples (favourites) Chicken Fajitas, Veggie Burritos and corn Taquitos each Saturday until Christmas so try and make the trip in to see us, and your taste buds will thank you.

Saludos ..............Theresa y Gustavo