Mouthwatering Mission Cooking Class & Tasting Tour January 29, 2011

Parties That Cook has teamed up with Epicurean Concierge, Lisa Rogovin, to bring you an in-depth culinary adventure set in San Francisco's famous Mission District where the traditional and often lusty Latino and South American flavors are a part of a changing community of various background and cultures.

Bring your appetite and a bottle of water and meet Lisa for the first half of the event - an exciting culinary tour of the Mission. Experience authentic tacos from El Farolito, Humphry Slocombe's award-winning ice cream, hand held savory pies delivered by Bike Basket Pies, and freshly baked mini cupcakes from Mission Minis. You'll take a guided mural tour led by a docent from Precita Eyes and stop into La Palma Foods, a Mexican market where you'll see some of the ingredients you'll later learn to cook with. TOUR STOPS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

The moving tour ends at La Victoria Bakery where pan dulce is a specialty. You'll tour the bakery's kitchen, then join the Parties That Cook chefs for an exciting hands-on cooking class featuring the exotic flavors of the Mission. Guests enjoy a lively introductory cooking demo featuring tips such as the fastest way to dice an onion without a tear. Guests then break into teams and learn to prepare recipes from the day's Latin-inspired small plates menu, all while listening to upbeat music. When the cooking is over, you'll savor the 'fruits' of your labor hot from the oven!

Official Website: http://www.partiesthatcook.com/mouthwatering-mission-cooking-class-tasting-tour-129-san-francisco/