Quick Details
When: Monday – Friday at 9:30 am
Duration: 5 hours
Infants: Children from 0 to 6 years old go for free
Where: Meeting details will be provided on your booking confirmation
We can also take our cooking class to your condo or villa (Private experiences)
Cook authentic Mexican food like a local!
What to Expect:
Meet Chef Alma Gonzalez and get ready to begin your cooking adventure in Playa del Carmen and learn to cook Mexican food with a true local.
Chef Alma will lead you through the spice and produce markets within the local neighborhoods where she picks the produces when she cooks for her family; you will also learn about the native ingredients and stories of the people living in Playa del Carmen.
Chef’s Alma father was one of the pioneer Hotel Chefs in Playa del Carmen and her mother an extraordinary traditional cook and owner of her own Mexican food restaurant.
Chef Alma is the heiress of the love for the cuisine, the cooking talent and wonderful seasoning hands of her parents and she will be proud and happy to share the recipes that have delighted the table of her own family for generations.
Meet Chef Alma and her family and cook and eat a Mexican feast in a true local family experience! Book your Playa Del Carmen cooking class today.
- We also offer Private and customized Cooking Classes
- We accommodate vegetarians, vegans and gluten free.
Travel Safe: We respect and follow all health and safety protocols recommended by the authorities.
What’s Included?
- Cooking class by Master Chef, shopping visit to the spice and produces stores
- Bottles of water, soft drinks, all ingredients
- Cooking class by Master Chef for one main course and also homemade tortillas, salsas and guacamole and side dishes or soup.
Why Choose Playa Del Carmen Cooking Class?
Authentic Mexican Experience 
” It was a fun afternoon preparing and cooking the ingredients , sharing the meal ,talking and getting to know Alma . I highly recommended this cooking class which is an authentic experience you will only get from a small group event . ” -hwaterman. | Nov 2019 Read this review on Trip Advisor
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Monday
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- Mole poblano sauce, Habanero Guacamole, Roasted Tomatillo Sauce, Poblano Pepper with cream and potatoes, Nopales cactus, Hibiscus Tinga, Cilantro rice, Mexican Style zucchini, Fried plantain in coconut oil.
- Margaritas and Agua Fresca (fruit flavored water).
Tuesday
- Tamales with Banana leaf and Hoja Santa, Habanero Guacamole, Chiltomate (Yucatan red salsa), Chicharron stew, Poblano Pepper with cream and potatoes, Nopales cactus, Hibiscus Tinga, Hand made Tortillas.
- Margaritas and Agua Fresca (fruit flavored water)
Wednesday
- Street-style taco feast: Tacos al Pastor or Chicken Mixiotes, Beef Birria, Guacamole Taquero, Roasted Tomatillo sauce, Habanero Guacamole, Poblano Peppers with cream and potatoes, Nopales cactus, Hibiscus Tinga, Calabacitas Mexicanas (Mexican style zucchini), Hand made Tortillas, Fried plantain.
- Margaritas and Agua fresca.
Thursday
- Pozole (white or red, with chicken or pork)
- Habanero Guacamole, Roasted Tomato Sauce, Taquitos, Sopes with Poblano pepper, Jalapeños Rellenos with Manchego cheese.
- Mexican dessert
- Margaritas and Agua Fresca.
Friday
- Chiles rellenos with cheese and shrimp, Habanero Guacamole, Roasted Tomatillo salsa, Cilantro Rice, Nopales Cactus, Mexican style zucchini, Frijoles Charros with Chorizo, Hand made corn tortillas.
- Mexican Plantain dessert
- Margaritas and Agua fresca.
Please Note: We can easily customize and accommodate our menu to vegans, vegetarians, gluten free, dairy free, etc.
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- For private cooking class please click “Book Now” for availability.
- We will be happy to customize your cooking class.
