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PHOTOS by Stephen Lang
Santa Fe School of Cooking S
tudents arrive from around the world to attend classes at the Santa Fe School of Cooking & Market. “I’d say our students are 90 percent tourists,” says director Nicole Curtis Ammerman of the city’s premier culinary school. Despite its global reach, the school’s famed curricula, founded on the culinary expertise of its lauded slate of chef-instructors, are firmly rooted in the traditions of its hometown. “We celebrate the culture of Santa Fe and the Southwest through its food,” says school founder Susan Curtis. “Our whole objective is to mirror what’s going on in Santa Fe, past and present.” In food terms? “There’s chile in just about everything we do,” she acknowledges. The school’s classes are ranked No. 3 among 64 Santa Fe activities by the online website TripAdvisor.com. But here’s something many travelers don’t know: the Santa Fe School of Cooking is an increasingly favored spot for fine dining—at private events. In the last year, the 24-year-old school moved into a stunningly remodeled building that was originally a downtown 176
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