New Culinary Experiences at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita

Guests will learn authentic pre-Hispanic cooking techniques and traditions, blend tequila at the hand of an expert tequila master, catch and prepare the freshest local seafood caught in the Bahia de Banderas and indulge in Mexican-inspired frozen desserts at a new beachfront surf shack.

Iku Garden Hosts Indigenous Cooking Classes

A new series of historically-inspired cooking classes will educate guests on the region's culinary traditions with a focus on pre-Hispanic cooking techniques and ingredients native to the region. The interactive cooking experience will take guests outdoors to the resort's new Iku Garden, which features equipment and tools designed to mirror the kitchens of ancient times and includes volcanic stones, an underground oven and a molcajete (mortar). Guests will learn to prepare dishes using indigenous ingredients such as grasshoppers, ant eggs and agave worms along with regional ingredients including cactus, banana leaves, agave leaves, huitlacotche and epazote. Couples, families and groups will enjoy culinary creations such as grilled octopus marinated with grasshopper sea salt and fresh barbacoa (barbeque). Cooking classes for up to ten people are priced at US $95.00 per person. Family style dinners are also available for 20 people maximum at US $130.00 per person.
Tequila Tasting & Blending

The resort will offer tequila aficionados a highly customized way to sip their favorite spirit with hands-on tequila tasting and blending experiences hosted by the resort's Cultural Concierge Enrique Alejos. After helping each participant identify the flavors and aromas of their liking through a guided tasting experience, Alejos will then walk guests through the blending process, allowing them to create a unique tequila blend from four different barrels of tequila. The customized blend will be placed in a handmade Damajuana bottle, sealed with wax and the bottle's leather label is signed, numbered and registered in the logbook of Casa San Matias Tequila Factory. Custom tequila blends can also be prepared and private labeled for groups, meetings, weddings and special events. Tequila blending classes priced at US $150.00 per person. (Maximum group size: 80)

Catch & Cook Adventures

A seasonally inspired “Catch & Cook” program will immerse guests in the region's fishing heritage and offer a taste of the multitude of local seafood that can be sourced right off the shores of the resort. Guests will begin with diving and fishing lessons, followed by a boat ride out to Bahia de Banderas – the third largest bay in the Americas known for its premiere diving conditions – to learn proper freediving and fishing techniques including spearfishing for the freshest seafood in season. Back at the resort, a chef will guide them through the preparation of signature dishes utilizing their catches of the day. The seasonal schedule will include mahi mahi, sea urchin, yellow fin, snapper and octopus. Classes will culminate in a three-course lunch, including a cocktail and dessert, priced at US $225.00 per person. (Maximum group size: 6)

Mexican Gelateria

For a refreshing and sweet treat, the resort has opened a beach front Mexican Gelateria. Housed in a colorful surf shack, the gelateria serves custom gelato and popsicles hand crafted in Punta Mita in authentic Mexican inspired flavors exclusive to the resort; flavors will rotate seasonally and include chocolate and chili, black bean, guanabana, tamarindo, corn, avocado and hibiscus.

For reservations, please call +52 (329) 291-6000 or visit www.fourseasons.com/puntamita.