Enjoy this fun and casual lunch with Ellen Straine. This 2 hour event includes a demonstration of fresh and seasonal Mexican dishes, including Salsa Picante Roja and Guacamole de Ajo Asado y Naranja (spicy red salsa and roasted garlic & orange guacamole), Oxacan Meatballs, Chiles en Nogada (chicken and fruit stuffed chiles in a cool, creamy sauce), Mexican Street Corn Salad, Cumin-Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa, and Tres Leches Cake.

Listen & learn while enjoying all of these favorites along with wine and cocktail samplings! Our instructor, Ellen, will walk you through the steps of creating authentic Mexican dishes highlighting fresh & seasonal ingredients. Advanced tickets required.

Class Price: $45 per person (tax and 22% service fee additional). Purchase tickets here.

What To Expect: Look forward to a fun and casual class led by visiting food stylist, Ellen Straine.

• Class is 2 hours, and will be held in our La Estancia private dining room (family-style seating)

• Class limited to 20 guests

• You will enjoy lunch, wine samplings and great conversation

• Enjoy a selection of other crafted taste treats and refreshments

• Additional wine, beer and bubbly will be served throughout the class

Ellen has been a food stylist since 1993. She grows vegetables, herbs, and flowers in her backyard gardens that often appear in her work. Using her experience and culinary creativity, she has styled food for advertising, cookbooks, menus, magazines, billboards, television, social media, and packaging. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband Jeff and their seven rescue dogs: Tootsie, Sparky, Stinkerbelle, Buddy, Wrigley, Angus, and Ozzy.