Seasons of My Heart Cooking School offers single day classes with market tours, a variety of multi-day courses, and regional culinary tours in Oaxaca, Mexico and the region.

Led by Susana Trilling, Seasons of MyHeart enables you to experience a unique blend of culinary and cultural delights of Oaxaca while you gain hands-on experience in the kitchen.

Aurora Exports and Seasons of My Heart Imports allow you to enjoy a taste of Oaxaca in your home or restaurant kitchen.

Oaxacan chocolate, mole negro,mole rojo, mole coloradito, chintestle paste, red, green and yellow pepper jelly and sea salt are available for purchase. Our chocolate, mole paste and sea salt are available in food service packaging to serve the restaurant industry.

Seasons of My Heart Cooking School at Rancho Aurora offers day classes, long weekend classes, week-long courses, local market tours, artisan culinary experiences, and culinary tours to regions of Oaxaca and other regions of Mexico. Our hands-on classes and tours focus on pre-Hispanic foods, traditional culinary, medicinal and spiritual herb usage, as well as Spanish influences on the contemporary Oaxacan kitchen. Classes are combined with market tours and demonstrations in local homes and cottage industries to immerse students in Mexican culture.

Oaxaca Regional Culinary Tours Include:
• The Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Pacific Coast
• Wild Mushroom Hunt in the Sierra Norte
• Vela Zandunga, Isthmus of Tehuantepec
• Gay Vela Muxe in Juchitan, Isthmus of Tehuantepec
• Chile Lovers Tour! La Cañada,Chile Chihuacle Harvest and the Mixteca

Tours to Other Regions of Mexico Include:
• Yucatan Peninsula Carnival Tour
• Veracruz Vanilla and Spring Equinox Celebration Tour
• Tabasco, the Cacao Fiesta and Chiapas

About Susana Trilling
Susana has been a chef, caterer, author and food consultant and owner of New York City restaurants Bon Temps Rouler and Rickooos Lounge. She began her formal study of Mexican cooking in 1977 and has been in Oaxaca since 1988. Her book, Seasons of My Heart; A Culinary Journey Through Oaxaca, Mexico, was published in 1999 and accompanied by a 13-part PBS television series. She is also author of My Search for the Seventh Mole, A Story with Recipes.