CULINARY DAY TOUR NOW AVAILABLE!!

The Three Sisters Global Gourmet Cooking School, located in the charming village of El Valle de Anton, is offering half day culinary classes in Panamanian Cuisine. Chef Glenn Gamboa’s classes are unlike any other offered in Panama; the course core focuses on the anthropological, cultural and historical components of the local foodways in addition to the actual construction.

In class you’ll prepare and discuss Panamanian culinary archetypes using Yucca, Name, Otoe, Corn, Banana, Flour and Sweet Potato, several Plantains guises like Tostones, Patacones, Tachinos and Tentacion, numerous Arroz presentations including Paellas, Casseroles, Fried Rice’s and Desserts. A selection of Caribbean dishes embracing Chicken Curry Roti, Patty’s and Corned Beef variations, Mondangos, Sancochos, Chow Miens, Gandules, Lentil and Bean constructs will also be formulated.

Then finally you’ll set the table with a sampling of flavorings, condiments and sauces including Recaito, Alcaparrado, Chimichurri and Aji Chombo along with Sofrito and Encurtido. You’ll take home memories of a fun-packed day, as well as your class recipes – a Tasteful Souvenir!

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RATES & DATES: The 4 hour Culinary Class operates upon request. Contact Panama Boutique for reservations. Individual classes for 1 to 3 students, $100 per person
Groups of 4 to 12, $50 per person

Extend your stay in El Valle and Expand your horizons! The Three Sisters proprietors, Glenn and Reinhild Gamboa, have connections with the local organic farm, coffee roasters and an in town baker who uses a traditional wood fired clay horno for the daily bread she sells in the village. And there’s always the farmers market, square trees, hot springs or petrographs to see during your stay in the oldest continuously human occupied volcanic crater in the world; El Valle de Anton. Panama Boutique will gladly organize all your transportation, accommodation and activities while in El Valle, and throughout Panama.

 

Panamá Gourmet Cooking Tours

Panamá Boutique is excited to present the very first culinary tours in Panamá. With Panamá’s unique location as the bridge between North and South America , the influences on cuisine are all over the map!  As well the country enjoys a temperate climate with rich soils and a year-round growing season. We expect to take advantage of all that with our culinary adventure.

We are still adding a few ingredients to the pot and should have the itinerary ready shortly. If you’d like to be among the first to receive the finished product, send us an email with ‘Panamá Gourmet’ in the subject line.

 

Three Sisters Global Gourmet Cooking School

The Three Sisters Global Gourmet Cooking School is located in the charming rain forest village of El Valle de Anton about 90 minutes drive from Panama City.  The School was opened by Glenn and Reinhild Gamboa, two expatriate hospitality professionals from the San Francisco and Yosemite California areas with some 60 plus years of varied restaurant experience between them. I was a foodie long before I became a cook and sometimes it's hard for me to understand why others don't share my passion for food. I don't mean the actual construction of the dish but the knowledge of what's in it and how it's made because I'd much rather eat then cook.  To relegate a meal to a simple function like preventative maintenance seems to dehumanize us all .....Gamboa 

 

It's very difficult to reproduce the offerings of a good restaurant at home simply because the home gourmand or gourmet does not have access to the professional appliances, equipment or products that his starred counterpart might. So The Three Sisters Cooking School of Panama is here to teach you how to construct gourmet ethnic meals, from a variety of different cultures, in your own kitchen, with your own equipment, using easily obtained products that will stand up to the scrutiny of any foodie or gourmet.  But perhaps most importantly you'll learn the valuable methodology and shortcuts that otherwise would require decades of experience in a professional kitchen to obtain. Most of the cuisines of the world are based on sacristy and that's why we teach the holy trinity of components, techniques and nuances for each culture. Once you know the culinary pantheon of each cultures foodways it really doesn't matter what you cooking : it will taste "ethnic".

 

The Three Sisters Cooking School in Panama offers courses in Chinese, Mexican, French, German, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese and Nouveau Panamanian cuisines. Throughout the year we contract and offer custom classes including desserts, artisan breads and hors d' oeurves.  In conjunction with Panama Boutique we can provide a variety of food oriented venues and activities around the republic.  For course descriptions and more information visit www.threesisters.biz and don't forget to say hello to the sisters: Carnita, Sate and Lead Free Barbie-Q.

 

Food & Wine Festivals at the Panamonte

The Panamonte hosts Food & Wine Festivals every year to celebrate the Chiriquí Region’s role as the gastronomic apex of Panama. Our renowned Chef Charlie Collins, winner of this year’s La Toque D´Or de Nestle and the Club Gourmet Bon Appetit Gran Premio a la Excelencia y Trayectoria Vitalicia, invites a special guest chef from one of the finest restaurants in Panama City to collaborate with him during this unique event that shines as one of the most anticipated culinary events in Western Panama. The festivals begin in the cocktail lounge with champagne and appetizers, followed by a 5-course gourmet dinner in the dining room. An expert sommelier will be on hand to pair select wines with each course. The festivals are a genuine feast for the senses and an unparalleled event in Western Panama.

Our upcoming festivals in 2008 will take place on August 23rd. and October 11th.

Contact Panama Boutique for reservations.

Panamanian Food Blogs

"Destination Panama " is a lively, informative blog on Panama, and life in Panama. The site is maintained by Cynthia Cudmore-Mulder, proprietor of Cerrito Tropical B&B on Isla
Taboga. Cerrito Tropical web site:   http://cerritotropicalpanama.com
Blogweb site:  http://destinationpanama.wordpress.com/food

Panamá Gourmet’s Chef Melissa De Leon is originally from Panama. She has managed to successfully marry her love for cooking to the passion she feels for technology, including the internet, web design and marketing. Chef Melissa is a Personal Chef graduated from the USPCI, and a Certified Personal Chef by the USPCA (United States Personal Chef Association). She is a culinary professional trained California, the U.S., in Mexico, Panama, South America and in Asia. In March 2002, she traveled to Thailand and completed an intensive Thai cooking course at the internationally famous “Oriental Hotel Cooking School” in Bangkok. Read Chef Melissa's blog at: http://www.panamagourmet.blogs.com/

 

Buen provecho!