Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Learn to Cook Contemporary Mexican Dishes Inspired by Family Recipes provided by Traveling Spoon
Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Learn to Cook Contemporary Mexican Dishes Inspired by Family Recipes
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What you can expect during this experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Hand sanitizer available to travellers and staff
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Updated 15/07/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Updated 15/07/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Overview
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Departure Point
Mercado de San Juan, 2ᵃ Calle de Ernesto Pugibet 21, Colonia Centro, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Duration
4h 30m
Return Details
Returns to original departure point
Inclusions
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Ismael
- Home-cooked lunch or dinner
- Wine or beer
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
Exclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Additional Info
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Menu varies based on season
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please note that 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.
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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We enjoyed the authentic experiences of the market and cooking in his home including the wonderful fresh food. Thank you!
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I like to do cooking classes when I travel these days. I found the Traveling Spoon website on Trip Advisor and it had a few options for México City. I booked the market tour and cooking class combination and was soon in touch with our host Farid Estrada. He cooks a meal in his…
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Date of experience: January 2019
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Lucia was the perfect host for us! She was a delight and a treat to explore the markets, and learn how to cook delish Mexican cuisines. We could not have asked for anything better, as we cooked in her fabulous home. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a first hand…
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Date of experience: February 2019
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Lucia treated our group of four to a truly rewarding culinary experience! She put a great deal of forethought into planning our menu, emailing back and forth to make certain we would learn something new and interesting. Our market tour was illuminating and FUN, as was cooking in…
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Date of experience: August 2018
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As an industry professional, I was looking on Traveling Spoon for a historian of Mexican cuisine and the variables from region to region. Lucia was an exemplary wealth of knowledge about the history of Mexico city, as a native of the San Angel neighborhood, Lucia is a chef…
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Date of experience: May 2018
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misplacedmaritimer
00Wonderful day with Ismael
Ismael's personality, knowledge and skill set make him an excellent choice for a cooking class in Mexico City. The …
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Cathy G
00Wonderful experience!
Lucía was a fabulous hostess and the cooking class was full of great information about Mexican history and it’s rel…
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Savvytraveler248
00Market visit and cooking class
Lucia is terrific. She met my friends and me in the market and took us on a tour. We visited various vendors and le…
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U7906TDsamr
00Amazing Experience!
Amazing hosts and experience. It was fun to get an insiders look at the market, and a warm experience in Alex’s and…
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W2194GWchristopherf
00Best Cooking Class in Mexico City
I have done multiple Traveling Spoon experiences in multiple countries and by far my favorite has been the day with…
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philngu
00The best thing we did in Mexico City!
Let me just start by saying that our guide Lucia was absolutely STELLAR. My wife and I managed to book her last min…
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Shaensly
00Perfectly wonderful experience!
Simply put, our experience with Alex could not have been better. We learned so much about the neighborhood, the mar…
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Tara B
00Great time with Ishmael
My mother and I really enjoyed this day! We loved the market and took away great, easy recipes! Fun day!
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dgh6636
00Margarita, a Traveling Spoon hostess, provides an awesome, authentic Mexican food experience
My wife and I had the good fortune of visiting the home of Margarita and her husband, Gonzalo, in Mexico City as pa…
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cstrang4
00An Authentic Mexican Cooking Experience
If you like cooking (or if you want to learn more about cooking) this experience is perfect. Margarita taught us h…
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Christi B
00Excellent & Special Experience!
We (mother/daughter) had an incredible day with Chef Margarita! Everything from her warm welcome, beautiful home, …
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Lorraine P
00Amazing experience
Our host, Margarita, was incredible. Her home is lovely; she is knowledgeable, organized, and had all 3 of us parti…
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melmana2018
00Amazing cooking class
My friends and I had the pleasure of experiencing a hands on cooking class and tour of Mercado de San Juan with Ale…
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DrSassySarah
00best class ever!
This was the best travel decision I have made in a long time! Lucia was delightful and the food we made was absolu…
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pinkshoes81
00Cooking Lessons in Mexico City
We had such a lovely time with Alex and Ale! From the ease of communication before our home cooking lesson to the b…
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Frequently Asked Questions about Market Visit and Cooking Lesson: Learn to Cook Contemporary Mexican Dishes Inspired by Family Recipes
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