A big part of the draw to visit Puerto Rico was its cuisine.  The first time I heard about mofongo I made a mental note that I would jump at an opportunity to visit the island.  Fast forward a few years and the combination of looking for a honeymoon destination and some very cheap airfares had us headed to San Juan.

For our first full day in San Juan we had booked a cooking class in Isla Verde to learn some of the secrets of Puerto Rican cuisine.  That in and of itself was something to look forward to.  Then we showed up to the open air kitchen where our class was to take place.  This was a kitchen with a serious view of the beach and the Atlantic Ocean:

Pretty nice eh?  The view the other way wasn’t too shabby either:

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