Graciela Montaño
MexicoFor quality cooking, it is just as important to make the original flavours and the freshness of the ingredients stand out as to use suitable cooking implements. And I choose Bergner because of the quantity and variety of the utensils available and the quality of the finishes and their high performance
Biography
Mexican chef with sommelier and pairing studies, Graciela is the founder and owner of 'Aura Cocina Mexicana', a cooking studio in Mexico City, which focuses on teaching traditional Mexican dishes and their culinary history.
Chef-Presenter of the Popular Cuisine segment on the ´Tu Cocina´ programme on CANAL ONCE TV - an open cultural channel - every Friday at 11.30 am.
Graduate of the Mexican School of Gastronomy, History, Art and Culture, where she studied a specialisation in Traditional Mexican Gastronomy and History of Art in Mexico City.
At the Higher College of Gastronomy, she pursued courses to become a wine professional, a Sommelier, and a diploma in the Technical College.
Certified as an Expert Tequila Taster by the Mexican Tequila Tasters Association, Graciela has a great passion for the food, drink and traditions of Mexico.
Education
• Degree in Art in Mexico City; Cultural and Artistic Heritage from the Mexican School of Gastronomy; History, Art and Culture, in Mexico City, 2013 - 2015
• Professional Degree in Wines for Sommeliers from the Higher Gastronomy College in Mexico City, 2012 - 2013
• Specialisation in Traditional Mexican Gastronomy at the Mexican School of Gastronomy, History, Art and Culture, in Mexico City. 2011 - 2012
• Expert Tequila Taster, Mexican Tequila Tasters´ Association, Wine and Mescal in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, 2012
• Diploma from the Technical College at the Higher Gastronomy College in Mexico City 2011-2012
• Course in Food and Wine Pairing, at the Culinary Institute of America in Santa Helena, California, USA, 2010
• D1B Diploma from “IPADE” Panamerican University Business School, Mexico City, 1999 - 2000
• Cybernetic Engineering and Systems Administration from La Salle University, Mexico City, 1994
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