Mexican Cuisine Cooking Class: Learn, Cook and Celebrate Mexican Food Culture

Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of Mexican cuisine with our hands-on cooking class. Learn traditional recipes, adapt them for vegetarians, and take home the recipes to recreate the experience at home.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tonalá 194 - Engage in a practical cooking workshop where you’ll acquire fundamental skills that are staples in Mexican households: Crafting a simple green salsa, working with both fresh and dried chiles, manipulating corn masa by hand, and preparing nopales, to name a few. This session goes beyond mere recipe instruction; it’s designed to instill…
What's Included
  • Dinner
  • An apron will be provided for each participant to use during the class
  • All the ingredients for the cooking class
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • Sopes - Round-shaped patties, made from nixtamalized corn dough topped with refried beans, salsa, onion and cilantro if desired.
  • Nopales (cactus) salad - A staple of the Mexican diet that is not only fresh and delicious but has amazing health benefits
  • Tinga - Chicken (or oyster mushroom for vegetarians) seasoned with smoked chipotles, as mild or…
Additional Information

Each year, more and more people travel to Mexico specifically for its food scene. Our mission has always been to celebrate Mexico’s food culture and what better way to do so than through learning by doing.

Learn how to make a traditional Mexican meal from start to finish. The menu can be easily adapted to vegetarians.
*Includes written recipes for you to take home.

Location
Tonalá 194
Tonalá
The kitchen is located on Tonalá 194 interior B. It's an orange building with a white door. When you arrive to the building just ring the door bell B.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marsbars5076
Sep 3, 2025
PERFECT!!! Cooking class!!! - It was fantastic! Instructor was lovely, she was warm and engaging. The food we cooked was fun and delicious! I especially appreciated the changes she made for the 2 vegetarians in our group. An experience not to be missed!!!!
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E2853ljmichellea
Aug 31, 2025
Lovely Experience! - We really enjoyed the cooking experience with Julieta! We cooked a variety of salsas and home style foods that gave us an authentic impression of Mexican culture. It was nice having a cooking class all to ourselves. Her English and instruction and cooking skills were fantastic.
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Roxanna_h
Jul 11, 2025
An Delightful Evening of Good Food and Fun Making It. - The cooking class experience was wonderful. It was so much fun-Chef Julieta Carrion was professional, very engaging and friendly.
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Lilikoi77
Jun 25, 2025
A friendly, fun and delicious time - We had a great time making delicious food. The recipes were divided up so we all got to be active making things and learning both new recipes (how to cook cactus so it was nice, roasted poplano peppers with crema and corn, how to make sopes), great chicken tinga, and improving on old faves like salsa verde. Everything was delicious, and the host and her sister were super friendly. Was exactly what we wanted as an experience.
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Kyle976
Jun 20, 2025
Amazing Experience - This cooking class was our family's favorite experience out of our entire trip to Mexico City. Julieta was incredibly friendly and easy-going. She engages with our children and made it so much fun learning to cook a variety of Mexican dishes. The food we ate was the best we had in our entire trip in Mexico City. We ate until we were stuffed. I highly recommend this class and can't wait to take another cooking class from Julieta the next time we come to Mexico City.
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Timtx1758xn
Apr 3, 2025
An excellent practical introduction to Mexican cooking - We presented Juli with a problem at the start. When we arrived my friend, who had a bit of a stomach bug, could not face cooking and sat out through the evening. However, Juli wasn't put out at all and I managed, with a bit of assistance, to cook 7 typical dishes plus enough blue maize tortillas for a meal for two. I have a much clearer idea of the strength of chiles, how to make much more tasty and interesting guacamole etc. I particularly interested in knowing how to use nopales in salad. I doubt I will be able to get prepared and edible "pads" from prickly pears in England but I might try to find some next time I am in London. It was very hands on and practical and an excellent and enjoyable practical introduction to Mexican cooking.
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Martinhe58vp
Mar 14, 2025
Great Experience - Julieta was a lovely charming hostess and instructor. Very patient with "first time" chefs. A very enjoyable evening I highly recommend the experience.
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76laynem
Mar 12, 2025
Highly recommend! - Not only did Julieta give us her own personal insights into her culture but showed us first hand authentic Mexican dishes. We were not new to the cooking class concept and it still exceeded our expectations. I believe this is a must-do if you are visiting the area. I am excited to continue talking to Julieta about ur her future endeavors and wish her the best!
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Pah509
Mar 10, 2025
I highly recommend this activity as team building. - It was a great experience! The Chef was very talented and patience. They taught us step by step to make tacos and delicious salads & salsas.
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Dmhw2025
Mar 6, 2025
10 out of 10 Easy, Delicious, and Ready to Try at Home - Amazing! I have done different cooking classes but this was by far my favorite! The recipes were simple and delicious. I will be able to easily recreate them at home and look forward to doing so soon. 10 out of 10, I fully recommend.
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From $108
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).