Puerto Vallarta Cooking Class: Local Chef Experience

Experience a private culinary adventure in Puerto Vallarta! Join chef Manu on a market visit, where you’ll discover the best local ingredients. Then, learn to cook authentic Mexican dishes with a modern twist in Manu’s charming home.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 48 hours
Highlights
  • 5 de Diciembre - You will meet Manu at the Mercado Cinco de Diciembre, located a short eight minute drive away from his house. Together you will browse the stalls, where you will have an opportunity to experience all the sounds, smells, and colors of a traditional Mexican marketplace. You will visit fruit and vegetable stands, a tortilleria…
What's Included
  • Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
  • Complimentary bottled water provided
  • Experience a private market tour and cooking class with local host Manuel
  • Enjoy the company and expertise of a local host
  • Savor local beer during the experience
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meal Options
  • Ceviche - Citrusy ceviche made with fresh catch of the day like mahi mahi
  • Panela enchiladas - A unique dish of rolled tortillas filled with authentic panela cheese and topped with a lettuce, tomato, radish and pickled jalapeno garnish
  • Seafood or mushroom al ajillo - Shrimp, octopus or mushroom sautéed in a chili, garlic oil
Additional Information

Learn to cook with a local chef in Puerto Vallarta during this private culinary experience! Your host for the day is Manu, a professionally trained chef who loves to create innovative, modern fusions of classic Mexican dishes. Manu will take you to the local market and show you his favorite vendors. After doing a bit of shopping you’ll return to his…

Location
San Salvador 604
San Salvador
Meet your host Manuel at the Mercado Cinco de Diciembre (Address: San Salvador 604 in 5 de Diciembre neighborhood.). Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Larry_c
Aug 20, 2024
Learn about coastal cooking for a great local chef. - Manu helped two culinary inept guys understand flavors profiles, spice levels and cooking methodologies. We learned that you can have spicy flavors without blowing your palate. The picking of seafood and groceries was one of the highlights. Manu was fun to learn from and showcased the real life of Puerto Vallartans. We would do it again.
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Jordan_c
Jul 25, 2024
Amazing Cooking Class 💛 - Seeing the local market was truly amazing. Our host, Manuel, was very friendly and gave us a list places to visit before we leave. The food was incredible and we get the recipes so we can try these at home! We 100% would do this again and highly recommend to everyone.
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1984kimvf
Jul 12, 2024
Yumm! - My husband and I loved Manuel’s dishes! He met us at the market, asked a few questions about our preferences, and planned a menu on the spot. It was fun to walk around the market with him, and learn more about the local foods/produce. He kindly answers any questions (and I tend to ask a lot of questions). We really enjoyed watching him cook, learning more about the area, and petting his adorable little dog, Max! The meal has been better than any restaurant we have eaten at so far! We left full, and happy! Thanks for everything!
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Stevegz8078lt
Jun 26, 2024
Great experience for food lovers - I highly recommend this cooking lesson! My wife and I were visiting PV on our honeymoon and really enjoyed spending time outside of the touristy spots, and with this tour, Manu gets to show you a local side of PV. The market you visit is the same market many of the restaurants use to get their ingredients. Manu is very nice and knowledgeable and has great recommendations on where else to eat like a local. Manu's cooking is fantastic! He's flexible and will help bring your food ideas to life. He presents his cooking in a way that inspires confidence in my own cooking - however it's unlikely I'll be able to get my cooking as good as his! Thanks Manu!
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Christina_c
Jun 26, 2024
Excellent experience - Manu is warm, inspiring and knowledgeable. We would highly recommend his class and will definitely do it again!!
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Corinne_dublin_usa
Jun 25, 2024
Will do it again! - Manu is amazing! He has good design on food. Somehow he magically makes the al pastor tacos become fusion taco. Perfect display on food. Especially he picks the most fresh ingredients to make the food so perfect. Gracias Manu Z!
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Laura_b
Jun 23, 2024
Delicious! - Delicioso! Manuel is a skilled chef and shared many fun facts about Mexican cuisine. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the market and cooking the results. Highly recommend this event and Manuel as the chef.
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Misshillyll
Jun 18, 2024
Cooking class with kids! - We met Manuel at the fish market. We connected earlier on what’s app and he helped me figure out the time to leave from Vidanta the day before. At the beginning when we met we talked about preferences. This is where you come together to decide what to make. Our kids (8 & 6) loved the market. They were his helpers in carrying the produce. They loved the fresh tortillas from the tortilla factory. They were so, so good. After you get all your ingredients he drove us back to his beautiful home where he went through each step with us on preparing. It was a great time to ask him about his knives and see his whole setup. I’ve got some room for improvement at home! The kids played with Max, his dog, while we watched. Our first dish was a ceviche made with yellow belly snapper, key lime and some mandarin juice for the citrus. He also made a chili oil that was to die for to go on top. The kids crushed the small bites of fresh frijoles with cheese and tortilla chips. Lastly the final dish was a chicken Gordita. We had to err on the side of being safe because of our kids palates. Our son ate 3 or 4 of these. 😂. We caught an Uber back to Vidanta. This was a highlight of our trip and will connect with Manu to see if maybe we can do a walking and eating tour with him! He has lots of suggestions on what to do in the area. Thank you again for hosting us in your wonderful home.
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Krystina_b
May 29, 2024
An authentic cooking experience! - We absolutely loved this market tour and cooking lesson! Manu was an amazing host and designed our menu to accommodate our personal tastes. We started at the market, where he showed us all of the highlights and picked the freshest ingredients for our menu. He then drove us to his lovely home, which was a warm and inviting space, and showed us how to cook two authenticate and amazing dishes. His cooking tips were invaluable. This was truly a wonderful experience!
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Delia_r
May 24, 2024
Delicious - Manuel was very knowledgeable about all kinds of different dishes. It was fun and would recommend it very highly.
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From $128
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start of your experience (local time).