Our experience was very much like MarnaLou's. CrusinFanatic (JoAnn Ridolphi) was my cooking partner. We had the same menu but we made a Filet Mignon with a Foie Gras sauce. We did not go to market because we were in Hualtulco/ Acapulco and there is no market to speak of.

The highlight of the class was the comraderie, the techniques and the fact that the propane tableside type cooking cart we were using had a mini explosion while JoAnn was cooking and caught fire. I will never forget her running off with the sauteed fruit and pan while I was preparing the sabayon at the other stove. We had a full on fire drill just short of making the passengers muster. The kitchen staff put out the fire and we finished the class, but, not before we had every officer show up in Latitudes on the Mariner

Our teacher was French but lived in Mexico City teaching the Cordon Bleu school there He was extraorinarly good looking. We were all too tongue tied to ask him to dinner and his English was fairly limited. One look from him sent all the women into a tizzy.