Private Tour
Mexico City Cooking Class with Award Winning Chefs
Overview
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3 hours
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A unique culinary experience in Mexico City exploring modern Mexican cuisine. Together you will prepare a meal that showcases a contemporary take on classic Mexican dishes. Enjoy the meal together in your host's charming home in San Angel.
- Enjoy a hands-on cooking experience in a cozy Mexico City home kitchen with expert chefs
- Private 1.5 hour cooking class in Mexico City, in a beautiful family home in the upscale neighborhood of San Angel
- Learn to cook Mexican sopes with chorizo and quesadillas
- Enjoy an authentic Mexican meal you helped prepare, served with dessert and local drinks
- Gain insights into Mexican cooking from award-winning chefs in an intimate, relaxed setting
- Perfect for food lovers, aspiring chefs, and anyone interested in mastering authentic and contemporary Mexican cuisine
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Please note: this is not a professional cooking class, rather than an experience to visit an authentic, local home to meet a local person and share the culture and cuisine together.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Join professional chefs and award-winning food stylists Mariana and Geraldine for a hands-on Mexican cooking class in their beautiful home in San Ángel, one of Mexico City’s most historic neighborhoods. Your hosts blend expert instruction with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. During this immersive cooking class, you’ll help prepare 2 to 3 traditional Mexican dishes before sitting down to enjoy the meal together. Dishes may include handmade sopes, quesadillas with zucchini flowers, fresh salsas, guacamole, chiles en nogada, finished with classic desserts like tres leches cake or flan. Enjoy your meal in their serene garden, paired with local beer or tequila. Menus can be tailored to your preferences upon request. If you choose the market tour option, Mariana and Geraldine will guide you through the lively Melchor Múzquiz neighborhood market, just a short walk from their home. Spend 30 to 45 minutes exploring stalls filled with fresh produce, meats, spices, chiles, flowers, and prepared foods while learning about the ingredients that define Mexican cuisine. Guests also joining the cooking class will pick up select ingredients before returning home to begin cooking.
Sample Menu
starter
Handmade Sopes
Savory corn cakes with chicken and chorizo
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Fresh Guacamole
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Fresh and Spicy Salsas
main
Authentic Mexican Quesadillas, Cochinita Pibil or Chiles en Nogada (on request)
Served with zucchini flowers and fresh Oaxaca cheese
dessert
Caramel Flan or Tres Leches cake
What‘s Included
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private cooking class in a Mexico City home
Local alcohol
Home-cooked Mexican meal
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Options
Cooking Class Only
Market Tour + Cooking Class
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Culinary and Cultural Experience
offen-travel,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My wife and I had a wonderful culinary experience with Mariana at Geraldine's stunning home in the lovely San Angel area. Mariana took us through the local food market where we picked up a few items then went back to the home to prepare lunch and dine together -- all the while learning about our hosts and the area. The food and the entire experience was great. Highly recommend.
Highlight of our visit to Mexico City!
kimdT3141FW,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an informative and fun class! Geraldine and Marianna were kind, warm, funny and so knowledgeable. They graciously shared Mexican culinary (& cultural) history with us while we strolled to their local market and introduced us to many local delicacies. A final stop at their neighborhood panaderia was (literally!) icing on the cake. Then the real fun began…rolling up our sleeves and donning aprons to make salsa and sopes while learning more about Mexican ingredients and their seasons. Our class was capped off with a delicious lunch in the garden. A memorable day, indeed!
Wonderful, welcoming, and informative
W1669ELhannahc,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great experience with Mariana and Geraldine. They welcomed us to their beautiful home in San Angel and we had an informative tour of the local Mercado before returning to their place to cook and eat the meal. They shared lots of insights about Mexican history and cuisine, and the meal was delicious!
Welcoming dinner experience
2connien,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mariana, Geraldine and assistants were welcoming and very knowledgeable. Unfortunately we arrived late due to traffic and didn't have time to do the market tour. However, We enjoyed learning about and helping to make the traditional salsa, sopes, rice and cochinita pibal. the best part was enjoining the meal together outside and chatting about Mexican culture and our travels. Everything was delicious and capped off with Geraldine's extraordinaryl flan.
A Lovely Experience
Peter R,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was lovely to be hosted by such a friendly pair in such a lovely home. It was truly a family meal!
A truly unique and worthwhile culinary Mexican experience
354rosemaryk,Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mariana is exceptionally friendly, with a thorough knowledge of Mexican cuisine, and excellent explanation skills (in English!). Geraldine's home and the nearby plaza are stunning and a delight to visit. We had difficulty finding the correct door, and Mariana walked the neighborhood to find us. Beyond the call of duty! Our dinner conversation was terrific, and informative. Her kitchen helpers were very nice and very thoughtful. A truly unique and worthwhile experience.
Great family experience!
314mimip,Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a fun experience! We took the market tour and cooking class and had a blast! Geraldine has an absolutely beautiful home where we learned to make salsa, rice, pibil, and sopes. After meeting at the house, we walked to the market where we learned about different vendors, products, and ingredients. We then returned to the house, prepared our meal, and enjoyed a really lovely lunch in the garden. Mariana and Geraldine were very accommodating to my picky family, which was greatly appreciated! We also picked their brains for restaurant and site-seeing recommendations and they were happy to oblige. Overall this was a great family experience and I am so glad we booked! Mariana and Geraldine are absolutely lovely, knowledgeable, and entertaining. This was a perfect break from all of the more traditional tourist experiences! Highly recommend!
Amazing Experience, Friendly and Knowledgable Hosts, Delicous Food!
cameronmS4537TX,Dec 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mariana and Geraldine hosted us for an amazing night, and we would 100% recommend them to anyone looking to learn a bit more about Mexican cuisine or even just for a fun night of good food and good company! Mariana provided a ton of historical and cultural knowledge as they took us around the market. To have a local show you around immerses you in a way that just isn't otherwise possible (be sure to stop at the tortilla stand for the best fresh off the press tortilla you will ever eat)! We were then welcomed into Geraldine's home and kitchen, taught to make several unique authentic Mexican dishes, and sat down for a lovely meal with two very talented and interesting hosts! All in all, would definitely recommend to anyone on the fence about this experience. Be sure to give yourself time to travel to their place, as it is a bit out of the main touristy parts of the city.
Authentic and contemporary Mexican food with award-winning chefs in San Angel
adrianbK1122VJ,Sep 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great experience with Mariana and Geraldine. They were very nice and professional. It was fun walking through town and the market, as well as learning a little history of San Angel. The house where we cooked in was absolutely beautiful! The actual cooking experience was also a lot of fun. Definitely a more laid back experience as if you were cooking with family or friends. We helped create a simple, but delicious meal! You can tailor your meal to your preferences. It was very interesting learning about Mariana and Geraldine's cooking background. I would highly recommend checking out, and ask them go through their cooking book(s). Overall, just a very nice and chill evening.
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