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Mexican 1 or 3 Course Culinary Experience & Tequila vs Mezcal Lesson & Tasting

Name: Mexican 1 or 3 Course Culinary Experience & Tequila vs Mezcal Lesson & Tasting
Brand: Co.Cos Culinary School
SKU: 350468P1
Price: 105.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (87 reviews)

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Mexican 1 or 3 course Culinary Experience and Tequila vs Mezcal lesson and tasting

From $105.00

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

5 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Book this Playa del Carmen Mexican Food Cooking Class to enjoy an authentic culinary experience in Mexico. This cooking lesson is led by a local who invites you into their home to learn to make a meal—you choose to cook a 1- or 3-course meal when booking. Plus, each class participant gets their cooking station complete with the supplies they need to use for the course.

Learn to cook authentic Mexican cuisine from a culinary instructor
This cooking class takes place in an intimate space—the instructor’s home
Vegetarians and vegans welcome—just advise ahead of this class
Choose to learn to make a 1-course or 3-course meal when booking

Sample Menu

Starter

Ceviche Timbal

layers of sweet potato, avocado, mango and fish ceviche served with a chipotle sauce (aliño) and home made totopos ( tortilla chips)

Main

Fish and shrimp in achiote

wrapped in banana leaves stuffed with mushrooms, served with rice and xnipec sauce

Dessert

Caramelized and flambeed bananas

served with rompope sauce and topped with ice cream and roasted nuts

Main

TACO menu

Salsas, home made chorizo, pickled onions, refried beans, corn tortillas, guacamole and grilled flank steak

Main

MOLES

Green mole, black mole, poblano mole, manchamanteles... the chef loves her mole recipes!

What's Included

Dinner

Transportation is not included

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

El Cielo Residencial
Carretera Federal Playa del Carmen km 95, 77727 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico
We will pick you up in front of the gate of RESIDENCIAL EL CIELO, 10 minutes before the class begins and will take you to our cooking school. OR, you can come directly to our school with the exact address which we will provide by a private message once you book.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Operated by Co.Cos Culinary School

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Sanne_W

We had an amazing time. Coty is a knowledgable and patient teacher, she really made sure to explain steps clearly and comprehensively. She also divided her time equally between all participants. Next to all the valuable tips and tricks and the amazing recipes we got to take home, we got to eat our self-cooked meal on Coty’s patio with a glass of wine and good conversations. Thank you, Coty, for all the fun and delicious food.

Reviews

5.0

87 reviews

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Amazing teacher and yummy food

Sanne_W, May 2024

Best Cooking Course!

Tim_B, Apr 2024

Best cooking course we ever did! Amazing host and teacher. Explained everything and walked us through preparing amazing food.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you Tim and Frances for coming and choosing Co.Cos! :) Super nice and interesting to meet you both… Thank you for sending me the picture of the perfectly made flan you made at home! Success!! Yay! Saludos from sunny Playa! Coty

Coty offers an amazing class! Highly recommended!

Erin_W, Apr 2024

My 20 year old daughter and I had a fabulous time learning how to cook an incredible local dish, "Fish & Shrimp marinated in achiote, wrapped in Banana leaves, served with Xnipec sauce and rice" as well as fresh guacamole and freshly fried tortilla chips. Easy to follow instructions, and such a yummy result! Coty was extremely knowledgable, funny and entertaining. We learned a bunch about Tequila and Mezcal as well!

Wonderful cooking class experience

Dianna_M, Mar 2024

The overall experience was wonderful. Coty and her staff were great. The food was wonderful. Plan on going back next year for a cocktail class.

Great cooking experience

Julie_G, Mar 2024

Very fun class in Chef Cote’s personal home. Food was delicious and we learned a lot! Plan for the entire day. About a 15 minute taxi from downtown Playa and the class was more than 5 hours. Would highly recommend.

Very informative. Coty...

Denise_G, Mar 2024

Very informative. Coty had so many great tips, I learned so much. Looking forward to coming back!! ......................

Sensational experience!...

Olive_M, Feb 2024

Sensational experience! Definitely worth going to if you’re in Playa. The food was so delicious and we will definitely be making at home

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Gracias Olive! Loved meeting you and Oliver! It’s awesome you got to know Mexico the way you did. I hope you find achiote paste in Australia! And let me know if you want more ideas for ceviches ☺️. Happy travels back to Sidney… one day I will be there… Saludos Chef Coty

Amazing cooking experience!

Jacob_S, Feb 2024

Coty and her staff we wonderful. The experience they created was very memorable for my wife and I, we learned so much. And are inspired to take these recipes/ideas home! We very much enjoyed learning how to plate as well. The whole booking process was very easy with very quick responses. Overall we would highly recommend her cooking experience.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Muchas gracias Jacob for joining my class, your kind words, and being such great students! Loved meeting you and your wife! Remember, once you are my students, you are always my students, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the recipes in the future… Happy Mexican cooking! And a little of mezcal for dessert! 😝 Saludos! Coty

Awesome Experience!!

Terri_S, Jan 2024

Coty was amazing! Awesome experience! She was no kowledgeable and we loved her stories and cooking tips and tricks. Fun experience!!

Elevated culinary experience!

Chelsea_D, Aug 2023

A elevated culinary experience! Chef Coty is an expert when it comes to Mexican cuisine and tequila/mezcal. I would highly recommend this class to anyone of all skill levels. Not just your typical guac and tacos - we made Timbal of Ceviche, fish and shrimp marinated in banana Achilles wrapped in banana leaves, and flan with cream cheese and amaretto. She had a wonderful assistant that made the experience perfect for learning and focusing on our techniques taught by chef Coty. If you are on the fence between cooking classes, choose this one! She is truly passionate about what she does and it shows. You will not be disappointed.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Gracias Chelsea!! 🙏😊 Was lovely meeting you and AJ! What a lovely couple who really loved cooking... And one didn't like to measure... Specially the mustard... 🤣 It turned out a lovely group, wasn't it? I love it when everyone share their story as they meet during the class... So happy you learned and enjoyed and remember, if you have any questions on the menu or on mexican food, just send me a whatsapp or an email... 😉 Saludos! Chef Coty

Peppers and Banana leaves and Tequila - Oh My

MaxMurphy, May 2023

The cooking class was amazing! We were able to spend detailed time learning more about Mexican cuisine, enjoy general time with a great new friend, and enjoy an amazing meal! The class was great, with many great basic lessons about cooking - this is a really approachable class for those that have not spent time cooking before - but also with more detailed knowledge of Mexican-specific cooking items. I consider cooking one of my passions, and this helped me recognize key items I should adjust when cooking Mexican cuisine, all while preparing an amazing meal. Chef Coty provided fantastic company, and while teaching shared many experiences and stories from her life. I highly recommend this class, with a few caveats: 1. The is for learning about cooking. You will spend a solid bit of time on cooking. If you show up expecting to eat, you will be hungry for a few hours while cooking. Show up with your meal timing so you will be hungry about 3 hours in. 2. The negative review I saw about so much time cooking, and a focused class made my day. It told me I should take the class, as it was not something just to socialize and eat little bites. I have been to classes before where the class is a farse for eating a nice meal you can say you "cooked" - This is a real class with real lessons. 3. You won't have to wash dishes, but Chef Coty is very flexible. I am sure if you don't feel complete without that annoying task at the end of a meal, she could be flexible with your experience. :P

Response from Host, May 2023

Jajajajaja Ay Max, you are funny even for leaving a review!!! Yeah, I should not have hesitated when you offered to wash dishes!!! 😂😂 Thanks so much for your lovely review. Alina and you are lovely people that I really felt you guys like friends. Hope to see you again someday and maybe even try your famous mac & cheese! And meanwhile keep practicing the wonderful world of mexican cuisine.... Try doing sauces with the dried peppers you learned! Warm hugs, Chef Coty

Mole mole mole!

Daniel_K, Mar 2023

Coty was a fantastic teacher and we had such an enjoyable time whilst learning a lot. The class is informative and educational but really fun. After a 37 commute from Australia this alone was worth it. Definitely be back!

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Viva Australia!! Thanks so much for coming to my cooking class. For being great, fun, and really interested in food, students (I really hope you find tomatillos even if they are from a can). And PLEASE come back to my classes if you come back to this beautiful part of Mexico. Be like my Sydney students, that I thought they lived in Canada because they came so often! 😂 Saludos from sunny Playa, Chef Coty

Best evening in Playa

Leah_H, Dec 2022

We had such a great experience. So glad I found this on Viator. We made delicious Mexican food. Tasted tequila And Mezcal. Learned about chiles. And enjoyed the company of the other travelers and our gracious teacher and host. I would hands down do this again.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Thanks so much Leah! Happy to hear you enjoyed the class. Was lovely meeting you and Scott and Zoe and Rob 😊 You guys were so much fun! Looking forward to seeing you again. Happy holidays! Saludos Chef Coty

Best cooking class

LeChele_M, Oct 2022

Everything about this experience was awesome. Coty is a wonderful teacher. The food was delicious and definitely something I will try to make again. I learned a lot about cooking, Mexican food, tequila and mezcal. I would definitely recommend this experience to anyone who likes to cook wants to learn how to make some really good Mexican food.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much Lechele for your words 😊 So glad you enjoyed the class, learned, ate good food, took an experience home with you and as I told you, I am always available in case you have any questions about mexican food and the recipes you learned! Thanks again for coming and hope to see you world travelers again if you are back in town! Saludos Chef Coty