IRC KC: Global Experience - Mexican Cooking Class
Chef Fernanda Reyes of Taco Naco KC to present a Mexican cooking class. Chef Reyes will be preparing a vegan taco that includes cauliflower with pipian in blue corn tortilla. The program will give basic instructions for preparing the dish, as well as provide an opportunity to learn more about Mexican cuisine and the culture around it.
As part of the IRC's Global Experience Series, we will be welcoming
About the Speaker
Chef Fernanda Reyes comes to Kansas City to revolutionize the American palette and give Mexicans far from home a fresh remembrance of the classic homemade flavor of Comida Casera.
Long before shaping Kansas City's contemporary Mexican cuisine, Chef Fernanda graduated in gastronomic studies from the Instituto Culinario de México, Campus Monterrey and later achieved a Masters in Business Administration and Nutrition of Foods and Beverages. At only 10 years old, Fernanda started learning every recipe of her mother's family restaurant in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango Mexico and started forming her culinary style.
Fernanda has more than 15 years experience transporting the flavors of Mexico around the world. During her culinary studies, Fernanda participated in international culinary competitions where she received world renown recognition for her gastronomic performance with a Bronze Medal during the 2008 IKA Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany and a Silver Metal during the Culinary World Cup at Expogast Luxembourg 2010. In 2015 Chef Fernanda moved to Dublin, Ireland where she continued her studies and worked at various local restaurants of diverse cuisines and learned the essences of French, Italian, and Spanish dishes.
Chef Fernanda helped bring the vision of modern Mexican cuisine to Kansas City become a reality. Now she is changing the Kansas City taco game with Taco Naco KC Market & Taqueria by bringing love, flavor and joy to Kansas City and Overland Park and presenting a little bit of Mexico in just a bite.
About the Global Experience Series
Global Experience programs give participants of all ages, interests, and backgrounds the chance to explore how international Kansas City is while answering two key questions – What's your global story? Do you get the chance to share it? Often free or low-cost, Global Experience events range from visits to internationally themed restaurants and other outings to film screenings and discussions on timely global issues. As interesting as the topics and venues are, the best part of Global Experience programs are the hosts and participants who share their diverse knowledge and insights. Won't you join us for this introduction to IRC programming and Kansas City's vibrant international community?