Itinerary

Tuesday, January 23

Wednesday, January 24

  • Breakfast at the hotel. 

  • 10am: Walking tour of Oaxaca including the Textile Museum.

  • 1:00 pm: Lunch at Boulenc and free afternoon.

  • 5:00pm at hotel “sala” where Susana will give the opening lecture over a cocktail at the hotel .

  • 7pm welcome dinner at Los Danzantes restaurant to celebrate the beginning of our course.

Thursday, January 25

  • Coffee or light breakfast at hotel

  • 9:00 am pickup to go to La Cosecha, an organic market, for tastes of traditional Oaxaca dishes. Afterwards we will walk through Jalatlaco to see the street art and the lithograph studios of this beautiful barrio. Next we will visit an artist's studio. 

  • Depart to Rancho Aurora, home of Seasons of my Heart Cooking School for a cheese making demonstration, then we will eat an light lunch of salsa de queso and have our first hands-on cooking class. We will continue on with the lecture about Oaxacan food. After eating the dinner we have prepared, we return to Oaxaca City to relax at our hotel. 

Friday, January 26

  • 9:00 am pick up to go to Dona Rosa in San Bartolo Coyotepec to see a demo of black pottery, then we will visit a family of back strap loom weavers in Santo Thomas Jalietza and their brother, who is a painter.

  • Then San Martin Tilcajete where we will have lunch at Almu, a wood fired kitchen in the middle of the woods.

  • Visit to Manos que Ven (a blind ceramicist).

  • 7:30pm at Levadura de Olla restaurant. in Oaxaca City. 

Saturday, January 27

  • 9:00 am pick up to go to the ruins of Monte Alban, a major pre-Colombian site, for a guided tour.

  • Continue to Seasons of My Heart Cooking School for lunch, then our lecture and hands-on cooking class, followed by dinner with the dishes you prepared.

Sunday, January 28

• 8:30 am pick up to explore one of the most traditional markets in the Central Valley. Teotitlán del Valle is a village of Zapotec rug makers.  After a tour and snacks at the market we will visit a family of local folk artists.

• We will have a rug making demonstration with Don Jesus Hernandez and his wife Dona Alicia Vazquez.

  • Visit candle maker Dona Viviana to see a demonstration and her work.

  • Mezcal tasting at El Rey.

  • Then we will head on to El Tule to eat at El Milenario and look at one of the oldest trees in the world and visit their artisans market. 

  • Free evening in Oaxaca city (We suggest a visit to the Zocalo to hear the music and watch the action!

Monday, January 29

  • 9:00 am pickup to head out to visit the Studio of Oaxaca’s own lithograph artist, Enrique Flores. we will continue on to a glass blowing foundry, followed by a visit to.the house of Jorge Gonzalez Velasquez, a sculptor and jewelry maker.

  • Eat Tacos on the way to the School.

  • Drive to Seasons of My Heart for a chocolate making demonstration on the metate, followed by a cooking class to prepare dinner.

    Tuesday, January 30

  • 9:00 am pick up to go to the Central de Abastos, the largest market in Oaxaca, for a tour .

  • Afternoon to Seasons of My Heart for lunch, for our final hands-on mole cooking class and farewell dinner in celebration, get ready for music and margaritas!! 

Day 9

  • Farewell breakfast at hotel, depending on flight departure.

  • Return to airport by individual taxi, Thank you for joining us.

  • Have a great journey back home ! 

***Seasons of my Heart has the right to change the itinerary if needed

Cost of Oaxaca Culinary Adventure:

Cost: $3,750 per person, double occupancy, $4,400 for single occupancy.

Deposit due by November 17th, 2023.

Full payment due by December 15th, 2023.

Reserve Your Spot

Pay the $950 deposit here or by check made out to Shelley’s Table LLC, t to Shelley Wiseman 10 Bridge St, Apt B, Lambertville, NJ 08530.

Contact Shelley with any questions: shelleystable@gmail.com, +1 646-236-0605

What’s Included:

  • Outing to the famous pre-Hispanic Monte Alban Ruins

  • 3 cooking classes with Susana Trilling

  • 3 very different markets visits

  • 2 to 3 artists visits

  • Tour of Oaxaca City

  • Most Meals

  • Transportation on the tour

  • Cheesemaking demo

  • Grinding Chocolate Pre-Hispanic style!

*Not-Included: airfare, transportation to and from the airport to your hotel, hard alcoholic beverages, laundry or gratuities. 

The food and art of Oaxaca 2024

Oaxaca, Mexico

January 23 to 31, 2024

Church in Oaxaca

Shelley’s Table’s The Food and Art of Oaxaca:

Considered one of the richest regional cuisines of Mexico, Oaxaca boasts seven moles, has its own unique chiles, grinds its own chocolate, and makes a unique cheese. While we will explore all of these things, Oaxaca also has a vibrant international art scene, including Zapotec native Fransisco Toledo and other Mexican and foreign artists. It is also incredibly rich in traditional arts and crafts. We will visit artists’ studios and explore some of the local crafts. Our days will start with a lovely breakfast at your hotel, morning visits in town and in the countryside, including colorful markets, and several afternoon cooking classes with Kaelin Trilling, of Seasons of My Heart Cooking School. We will experience Oaxacan cuisine from taco stands to high end and modern restaurants. Meals can be adapted for vegetarians and can be made gluten-free. There will be one morning or afternoon free for shopping and an evening free to do your own thing. 

“I had the best time in Oaxaca on Shelley's art and culinary tour. The people on the tour were fun, interesting and well-traveled, and the experience was truly authentic. I could never have organized this on my own, and I can't wait to go back!”

~ Noelle, Oaxaca Adventure Guest 2023

Monte Alban