Culture Kitchen SF

Last week Culture Kitchen had a Mexican cooking class with Paloma at Deborah’s Palm and earlier this week a Colombian class with Letty at the Los Altos Whole Foods. We are so fortunate to have such diverse chefs with distinct personalities and cultures. Deborah’s Palm is a community center in a beautifully renovated Victorian home with a cozy, but top of the line kitchen. This kitchen fit Paloma’s Mexican Comforts class perfectly with her calming and patient demeanor putting all her students at ease while learning about Mexican culture and food. Paloma redefined what comfort food is for her class and we are sure lots of potato and eggs soups were made at home! This was Paloma’s second class with Culture Kitchen and she lead the class like a pro. Everyone enjoyed themselves so much that they stayed well after class to socialize and help clean-up. On Monday of this week Letty lead her first class with exuberance and enthusiasm at every moment teaching healthy Colombian food she has mastered by cooking for her children daily. One of Letty’s best stories in class was of learning to love vegetables because of her mother’s encouragement who happened to publish a cook book called “Chupa los dedos comiendo verduras” (Lick your fingertips after eating vegetables). I’m sure Letty’s mother would be proud to see her daughter sharing her zest for healthy cooking.