Market Tour and Home Cooking Class in Mexico City with Margarita
Enjoy a private market tour and authentic cooking class in a local home with your host Margarita. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Margarita will teach you 2-3 traditional Mexican dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in Margarita's beautiful Mexico City home and garden.
• Market tour • Cooking lesson and meal in a local home • Introduction to Mexican cuisine and cooking • 100% private activity • Mexican hospitality in a residential Mexico City neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten-free options available
Options
Market, cooking class + dinner
What's included in Market Tour and Home Cooking Class in Mexico City with Margarita
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Meet Margarita at her home and then drive to her local covered market five minutes away. San Angel is a typical neighborhood market in Mexico where most locals will go to buy their groceries. Margarita will introduce you to some of the local fruits and vegetables and then you will purchase some of the ingredients you will use together in your cooking class. After your tour, head to Margarita's home on a typical residential street of Mexico City’s Tlacopac San Ángel neighborhood. Enjoy a welcome drink and appetizers as you begin your cooking class, during which you will learn to make 2-3 traditional Mexican dishes. Learn to make tortillas from scratch, a traditional soup such as creamy chorizo-bean soup or tortilla soup, and a main dish such as chile rellenos or pork tenderloin in tamarind sauce. Then sit down together to enjoy your meal at Margarita’s dining table or, in warm summer months, outdoors in Margarita’s garden. End your meal with a traditional rice pudding or a spicy chocolate mousse and coffee or tea.
Food Menu
STARTER - Sopes with beans and fresh guacamole or fresh tortillas
MAIN - Traditional Mexican soup such as tortilla or creamy black bean soup
MAIN - Stuffed chicken breast with queso and salsa verde
MAIN - Side of Mexican red or green rice
DESSERT - Chocolate mousse, rice pudding, or dulce de leche crepes
Inclusions
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch or Dinner
- Gratuities
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Margarita
- Transportation
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host at her home in Mexico City’s Tlacopac San Ángel neighborhood. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
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Ticket Redemption
Address: Callejón de las Rosas 31 Mexico City, Mexico Meeting instructions: Meet your host at her home in Mexico City’s Tlacopac San Ángel neighborhood, a typical residential street and neighborhood easily accessible via Uber or public transit. If you are coming via Uber or Taxi, please note that while Margarita's home is actually located in Tlacopac San Angel, if you are getting there by Uber or a similar app, the address will be shown as “Campestre” area. We recommend typing in: “Callejon de la Rosa 31, Campestre” and you will find the address easily. Here is a Google Maps link to her home: https://goo.gl/maps/eWigtC3kuAehnyJp6 If you are taking public transit: The nearest subway station is "Barranca del Muerto", which is on Line 7 (orange color). Margarita is happy to meet you outside the subway station, if you are arriving by public transit. If you are taking public transit and would like Margarita to meet you at the train station, please let her know so she can plan to meet you. Phone: +52 55 8567 6203 Email: [email protected] Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
