Private San Angel Tour & Cooking Class in Mexico City with Lucia
Meet Lucía, a culinary expert, at Mercado San Angel, a bustling covered market filled with everything you need to make a traditional Mexican meal at home. Lucía will teach you about the local products on offer - from farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, to dried chilies and spices, to flowers and handicrafts.
After exploring the market together you will take a taxi to Lucia’s home to begin your cooking lesson. During this experience, you will cook authentic Mexican dishes with your host Lucía in her spacious home kitchen and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques! Lucía is a gastronomic historican and can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients.
Your menu will be based on the season and might include dishes such as albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle mecos (meatballs in a smoked chili sauce) and sopa de nopalitos to name a few.
Options
Market tour, class and dinner
What's included in Private San Angel Tour & Cooking Class in Mexico City with Lucia
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine.Meet Lucía at Mercado San Angel, a bustling covered market filled with everything you need to make a traditional meal at home. During this Mexico City market tour Lucía will teach you about the local products on offer, from farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, to dried chilies and spices, to flowers and handicrafts. After exploring the market together you will take a taxi to Lucia’s home to begin your cooking lesson. Learn to cook authentic Mexican dishes with Lucía in this Mexico City cooking class. Lucía can cook a wide variety of Mexican dishes, from traditional family recipes passed down through generations of home cooks, to modern dishes using fresh, local ingredients. Cook together with Lucía and learn some of her favorite cooking tips and techniques. Note that Lucía can offer both a hands-on cooking class or a cooking demonstration in which you will watch Lucía prepare the dishes. Please specify what you prefer at the time of booking.
Food Menu
STARTER - Nopalitos soup in bean broth, lima soup, tortilla soup, aztec soup
MAIN - Albondigas en salsa de chile chipotle meco, chiles en nogada,
encacahuatado with chicken, or veracruzana fish
MAIN - Pork in verdolagas
MAIN - Mexican white rice, red rice, or black rice with platano macho
DESSERT - Sweet dessert of dulce de guayaba, dulce de mamey, flan de cajeta, or gollorias
DESSERT - Coffee or tea
Inclusions
- Private market tour and cooking class with your host Lucia
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Homecooked Mexican meal
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Private, personalized experience
- Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Mexico City home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Mexican culture and cuisine together.
- Minimum numbers apply. Lucia has a 2 guest minimum. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- For the market tour, please meet Lucía at the principal entrance to the Mercado San Angel [Mercado Melchor Muzquiz]. Address: 01000 Avenida Revolución, entre Dr. Elguero y Melchor, Muzquiz, San Ángel, 01000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Local contact information: If you need assistance, please contact your host Lucia at +52 5559650523, or by email at [email protected] Meeting Instructions: For the market tour, please meet Lucía at the principal entrance to the Mercado San Angel [Mercado Melchor Muzquiz]. Address: 01000 Avenida Revolución, entre Dr. Elguero y Melchor, Muzquiz, San Ángel, 01000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico. Here is the Google Maps link to the meeting location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AzjCvF59teWFdMK9A -- 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!