Its that time of year again, the time to board the "magical school bus" with Chef Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill for another one of his magical, mystery tours of another region of Mexico. This year we are visiting Oaxaca, which is the cultural, artistic seat of the country. Excited? That is an understatement. I get to be swept along with 30 staff members and shoot to my hearts content. What could be better?

Woman with a Red Bow ©2007

These photos were taken in the Yucatan. It is the first time that I started to combine photographs and manipulate them thru photoshop.

Rick divides up the group into teams and we go to the food markets in search of specific ingredients. Afterwards, we return and each group reports on their finds. Food has never been more fun to photograph!