• Presita de Santa Rosa - Experience a Pre-Hispanic Mexican cooking class in a charming countryside home with a former physician. Enjoy the convenience of pickup from your San Miguel de Allende hotel or Airbnb before arriving at a local home for an interactive cooking session. Receive a warm welcome from Isabel, who graciously hosts guests in her lovely home, while the cooking class is conducted by her sister Michele or daughter Maria Jose, who share cherished family recipes and traditions. Start with a margarita and snack, then explore the garden to learn about the “three sisters” method of cultivating corn, beans, and squash.

Enter the open kitchen to create 3–4 traditional pre-Hispanic Mexican dishes from scratch using fresh, seasonal ingredients. Depending on the season, you might prepare nopales, ceviche, pollo santo with mushrooms and squash blossoms, or even make salsa using a traditional molcajete.

Conclude your San Miguel de Allende cooking class by savoring the meal you helped prepare, followed by a classic dessert. This engaging culinary experience provides a deeper insight into Mexican culture, ideal for travelers seeking an authentic local food adventure.

• Return transportation from San Miguel de Allende hotels
• Pre-Hispanic cuisine served with a glass of Margarita
• Private cooking class in a beautiful countryside home

• Margarita or non-alcoholic agua de jamaica
• Nopales salad - (cactus, tomatoes, onion and cilantro in an oregano and vinegar dressing)
• Sopa de frijoles negros (black bean soup topped with crispy tortilla strips)
• Pollo santo - (chicken or rabbit stewed in a green tomato, hoja santo and cilantro sauce served with corn, mushrooms and squash blossoms)
• Ate con queso

Visit a local home in San Miguel de Allende to learn the art of pre-Hispanic Mexican cooking from Isabel - a warm, dynamic and delightful Mexican grandmother (and former pediatrician) who loves to garden and cook! Isabel offers a private, authentic, hands-on Mexican cooking lesson in her home and garden that she designed herself. Isabel is incredibly passionate about pre-Hispanic cooking - in addition to learning about the culture and cuisine, you’ll learn about the ancient milpa technique of farming (aka the three sisters method of growing food)! Vegetarians are welcome - just let Isabel know in advance. Isabel has fond memories of being in the kitchen with her mother who taught her to cook on pre-Hispanic clay grills and molcajetes. She is excited to create new food memories with her guests.

• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• If you select the transport add-on, you will be picked up from your location in San Miguel de Allende approximately 30 minutes before your experience and dropped off afterward.

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