You will learn how to prepare and host a mate circle "como la gente" as local people do it. Learn how to close the empanadas with the different techniques of "repulgue". You can prepare everything yourself or watch us do it, at your preference. And while we prepare and eat everything you will be able to talk about the local culture with a certified guide of the city of Buenos Aires.
Please consult for any specific diet or specific menu request you may have so we can prepare accordingly.
Posted By : staceyv300
Wonderful experience and highly recommend! We look forward to bringing our newly learned skills of making empanadas and alfajores back home with us! We walked to the San Telmo Market afterwards to round out our first day of activities in Buenos Aires.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 09:54:19 
Posted By : felixpB2463SO
We booked a cooking course here and were really looking forward to it. When we arrived, we really liked the apartment and the cozy atmosphere. Unfortunately, we were confused right from the start (due to a lack of introduction/greeting) as to who was leading the course and who was just a participant.
Right at the start, everyone was given a different vegetable, but without any explanation as to how and why we were cutting it. That was actually the biggest part of the “cooking” - the empanadas were actually prepared by the three ladies in the kitchen, while the eight of us were supposed to prepare the dough, so we could only carry out a small step every 10 minutes. The few things that we were allowed to do ourselves and for which we might have needed explanation (e.g. how to close the empanadas properly/“repulgues”) were unfortunately poorly explained, not explained at all, or only explained to half of the course.
The table conversations were also initiated exclusively by us participants, so unfortunately we didn't learn anything about Buenos Aires and Argentinian culture that evening. Here we also realized that the course was not grouped according to the languages booked, because Spanish was generally spoken, even though we had booked the course in English.
The empanadas were baked one after the other, and here too the opportunity to create a cozy atmosphere was missed - the instructors remained in the kitchen while we ate our "homemade", very tasty empanadas, without being sure whether that was the next item on the program.
To get the recipes for the course, you should write to the tourism team on Instagram, but then you only get information about the ingredients and only sparse instructions if you ask.
In our opinion, the price is not appropriate for not taking home any new cultural knowledge, food or useful recipes and only being offered tap water or overpriced wine during the course.
When we read the other reviews, we wonder if we just had a bad day - the course actually had a lot of potential, the apartment was very nice and the instructors were very nice too. Unfortunately, it really wasn't a cooking course with cultural exchange, as expected.
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 17:18:50
Posted By : Kerry_T
Adorable Argentine kitchen with warm and friendly atmosphere. We loved cooking with them and our food was delicious!
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Posted On : 2024-05-24 13:56:45 
Posted By : Sidonie S
Superb local experience in Buenos Aires to discover some of the gastronomy, through the confession of empanadas and alfajores! Very friendly moment, since we are invited to the family's living space :) I recommend +++
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 21:50:42
Posted By : emilesmith9
It was an amazing experience. Cynthia was incredible and really made us feel home and helped us when we struggled with the empenadas. Thanks!!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 16:05:18
Posted By : Shelley_G
We felt very welcome what appeared to bea local family's kitchen. Thomas showed us how to make mate, a local hot beverage. Then, he showed and directed us as we made two kinds of empanadas--cheese and meat. They were delicious ! Finally, we made short bread cookies and sandwiched them with dulce de leche. It was a delightful afternoon with good company and food.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22 17:23:40
Posted By : Geoff_E
We made delicious Empanadas and wonderful Alfajores. Everything was clean and her English was great. I was so full my wife had to roll me back to the hotel
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 16:38:12
Posted By : simis876
Best cooking class ever! From trying the traditional drink and preparing and making both empanadas and alfajores. She knows her history, and was so welcoming in her home. What better way to learn about the Argentinian culture! It was wonderful for me because I love to cook and Laly instructed me all the way. Very hands on. And the end result: delicious! Highly recommend it.
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Posted On : 2024-03-19 12:19:20
Posted By : Breusty13
My partner and I had a wonderful time at the cooking class with Laly and her family at their house. We were taught how to make the dough and filling for the empanadas as well as the secrets to a great alfajore. It was a fantastic experience learning how to cook the foods and talk about Argentinian food, history and culture. We highly recommend this cooking class to anyone visiting Buenos Aires. We had a fun time altogether. Thank you to Laly and her husband for hosting us so kindly 😊
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Posted On : 2024-03-18 20:37:26
Posted By : Nonie_H
Really fun afternoon learning how to make empanadas and a cookie. Mate tea demonstration and tasting was interesting. We were glad to try Mate. Looking forward to make empanadas at home. The ladies were very friendly
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Posted On : 2024-03-02 16:04:45
