Cooking Classes

Week of April 3, 2021

Palma Bellinghieri is a second generation culinary artist and chef. Born in Mexico City, she is a graduate of the Pierrefeux Institute and Glion Hotel Management School in Montreaux, Switzerland. A founding member of the Mind/Body Health Initiative, Palma specializes in converting nutritional guidelines into a delicious lifestyle of eating to improve health and longevity, as well as reversing chronic and degenerative conditions. Daughter of world-renown Sicilian chef and restaurateur, Alfredo Bellinghieri (“Alfredos” and “La Trucha Vagabunda” restaurants in Mexico City), Palma fuses generations of family and Bellinghieri-restaurant recipes and upbringing into nutritious and delicious foods. For the past 15 years, Palma has specialized in vegetarian cooking, and her hands-on workshops and parties celebrate delicious and healthy eating, in addition to an in-depth understanding of products in the marketplace, with an eye to shopping for novel products and best values. In addition to her varied culinary activities, Palma is the Demonstration Chef at the Vegetarian Cooking School of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. At the Center, she teaches food preparation skills, delicious international recipes and healthy eating to adults and general public, assuring us that thoughtful choices can be made, leading to prevention and reversal of many chronic conditions. To further promote healthy eating and lifestyles in the family, Palma conducts at-home programs teaching how to buy, prepare and store foods, as well as catering delicious healthy food for special events and parties. During the summer months, she also directs and teaches the popular camp series “For Young Chef’s,” teaching healthy eating, food preparation and cooking children and teens.

 

Cooking classes offered at La Cocina Que Canta:

4:00 p.m. Tuesday Demo Dinner Cooking Class Sign Up Online
Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates.
The maximum number of guests per class is 10

4:00 p.m.  Wednesday  Hands-On Cooking Class Sign Up Online
Class subject to change, check your weekly planner and schedule for updates.
The maximum number of guests per class is 8