TUCSON COOKBOOK RETREAT
Kesh's Table | April 2026Before a cookbook is a book, it's a week in the kitchen.---THE EXPERIENCEI'm finalizing Kesh's Table this April in Tucson - three weeks cooking through every recipe that will fill these pages. Liberian dishes, Lebanese techniques, Indian spices, Middle Eastern hospitality.This isn't a cooking class. You're here to help make the cookbook real.You bring your creative work - writing, art, business, whatever needs focused time. I cook. You taste. You give honest feedback. A photographer documents it all. We eat together.---WEEKLY RHYTHMSUNDAY: Arrival
- 3:00 PM Check-in, settle in
- 5:00 PM Welcome circle, meet the group
- 6:30 PM First dinnerMONDAY - FRIDAY: Working Days
- 7:00 AM Coffee, quiet morning
- 7:30 AM Yoga (Tuesday & Thursday, optional)
- 9:00 AM Breakfast
- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Morning work session
- 1:00 PM Lunch (recipe test #1)
- 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Afternoon session
- 6:30 PM Dinner (recipe tests #2-3)
- 8:00 PM Optional creative shares or free timeWEDNESDAY: Cultural Excursion
Mission San Xavier del Bac OR Tumacácori ruinsSATURDAY: Departure
- 9:00 AM Final breakfast
- 10:00 AM Closing circle
- 11:00 AM Check-out---WHAT'S INCLUDED→ Private bedroom in Catalina Foothills house with pool
→ All meals (every recipe I'm testing)
→ Morning yoga (2x/week, optional)
→ Mid-week cultural excursion
→ Professional food photography
→ Space for your creative work
→ Your name in cookbook acknowledgments---THE RECIPES YOU'LL TASTELiberian Cuisine:
Palm Butter • Cassava Leaf • Pepper Soup • Jollof Rice • Fufu • Dumboy • Check Rice and Gravy • Palava SauceInternational:
Portuguese Bacalhau • Indian Dal • Middle Eastern Mezze • Spanish Tortilla • Italian Pasta • Moroccan Tagines • French techniques • Fresh breadsEvery dish has a story. Your job: taste it, tell me the truth.---THE SPACELocation: Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Arizona
Accommodations: Private house with pool, mountain views, private bedrooms
Weather in April: Perfect (70-85°F, warm days, cool nights, desert wildflowers)---THREE WEEKS AVAILABLEWeek 1: April 6-13, 2026 (5 spots)
Week 2: April 16-23, 2026 (5 spots)
Week 3: April 27 - May 4, 2026 (5 spots)---WHO THIS IS FOR✅ Writers, artists, business builders with a creative project
✅ Adventurous eaters willing to try Liberian food
✅ People who understand this is a working week
✅ Collaborators who give honest feedback
✅ Anyone who wants to be part of making a cookbook realThis isn't for:
❌ People looking for a luxury spa retreat
❌ Picky eaters
❌ Anyone expecting entertainment or hosting---THE REALITYSome days I cook 3 recipes. Some days one dish takes all afternoon. Some recipes work perfectly. Some need adjusting. Some fail.You'll taste things you've never had. You'll smell palm butter simmering for 4 hours. You'll watch me re-season pepper soup until it's right.This is messy. This is real. This is how a cookbook becomes a book.---PRICING$2,000 per person
7 days, all meals, accommodations, yoga, excursion, photography---READY TO APPLY?Next steps:
1. Fill out the application form
2. We'll have a 20-30 minute conversation
3. If it's a good fit, I'll send booking details
4. Secure your spot with depositThis is how a cookbook becomes real.