DAY EXPERIENCE
Market Tour & Cooking Class
A full day of Oaxacan cooking, from the market to kitchen and recipes to take home.
Our latest news from the kitchen
This spring we're launching specialty cooking classes at the ranch: four focused, full-day experiences, each built around one of Oaxaca's most important culinary traditions. Designed for private groups, it’s a hands-on journey from start to finish.
level up your skills
chef’s intensive
June 11th-17th, 2026
This immersive program is designed for culinary professionals and passionate food lovers looking to deepen their knowledge of Oaxacan, pre-Hispanic, Yucatecan, and contemporary Mexican cuisine.
Since 1994
FOOD Tours in mexico
OUR STORY
Susana Trilling arrived in Oaxaca in the late 1980s with a question: how do you learn to cook in a place that isn't yours? She answered by settling in, building real relationships and opening her home to students. Thirty years later, Rancho Aurora remains the center of everything we do. Today, led by her son Kaelin, Seasons of My Heart offers cooking classes, week-long immersions and culinary tours throughout Mexico and Europe. But the foundation hasn't changed: the belief that food is learned best when you're sitting at the table with the people who know it.
COOKING CLASSES
Explore our themed cooking classes at our ranch in the beautiful Etla Valley
FOOD TOURS
Seasonal curated tours to culinary destinations in Oaxaca, Mexico City, Yucatán and Europe
CHEF’S INTENSIVE
We teach young and seasoned chefs in the Oaxacan and Mexican food traditions
CHef’s Table
A dinner experience at the ranch celebrating our native and local ingredients
Chef Kaelin’s Newsletter
Relleno Blanco: A dish I'd never heard before
Cooking underground in Pomuch, Campeche: Relleno Blanco Yucateco
I never know what we're going to cook at Diego's.
That's part of why I love going. Our Yucatán tour always passes through Campeche, the colonial city with a vibrant market, before we drive 40 minutes north to Pomuch, a small Mayan village.
experience la dolce vita
Taste of sicily
Join us for an unforgettable 10-ten day food tour exploring Sicily’s flavors, traditions and breathtaking landscapes by the hand of our local hosts and friends in this magnificent region.
MAY 13 - 23, 2026
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