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 home and cook a meal together. Manu will teach you to prepare traditional Mexican dishes with a modern twist, dishes you can replicate in your own kitchen at home. Enjoy the meal together in Manu's home, a small but typical home in central Puerto Vallarta.
Posted By : Luke_E
Manu is a cool dude. Easy to be around and obviously knowledgeable. We enjoyed everything from the trip to the market to eating.
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Posted On : 2024-05-12 17:59:19 
Posted By : 3judis
Our chef, Manuel Zuloaga, was an excellent teacher as well as a very good chef. Starting in a small, well-stocked neighborhood market, he introduced us to a large range of local fish as well as very fresh produce. (Did you know there are 5 varieties of mangos? And the different tastes and uses?) He bought fresh shrimp and ceviche ingredients for our meal that he would teach and prepare in his home kitchen. I learned different, better methods of prepping than I had been using for years. Delicious meal, great learning, and super chef/teacher.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 20:18:23 
Posted By : Jill_A
My husband and I had so much fun going to the market and learning from Manuel! Everyone at the market loved Manuel and greeted us with a smile. Max, his dog, was precious too! We enjoyed our time and of course the food!
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Posted On : 2024-05-04 22:46:47
Posted By : Scott_M
We booked the three hour cooking class with Chef Manu, and we had a great time. Manu clearly knows his stuff when it comes to markets and cooking. He is also super approachable, welcoming, and funny. When we first arrived at the market, he greeted us and asked what we wanted to eat, not what he had planned, making us feel that this was a truly personalized experience. He led us around the market, knowing exactly what ingredients to get for our dishes and where to get them. He connected with the workers, and made them feel good. After we arrived at his apartment, we were greeted by his cute chihuahua terrier Max, and sat down at the table. (The dishes we asked for were sopes and enchiladas). Watching Manu cooking was incredible, he knew exactly what to do and explained every step as he went. He gave us sauces to try, and explained their flavor. The enchiladas were like nothing I ever tasted. The sauce was light, and the toppings and filling were works of art that tasted even better than they looked. The sopes were fluffy, golden, and crisp, topped with super tasty mushrooms for the filling. For dessert, we had fresh jackfruit from the market. We learned a lot, and the dishes were amazing. Thank you, Manu, for such an incredible meal!
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Posted On : 2024-04-02 00:38:41
Posted By : Parth_V
Immersive culinary experience, I highly recommend it! Manuel is a highly skilled professional chef with years of experience in local and international cuisine. He not only accommodated my dietary restrictions but went above and beyond to curate the menu as per my interest and palate and introduced me to something completely new and exciting. The market tour is also super fun.
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Posted On : 2024-03-30 12:44:46
Posted By : Cheryl_G
One of our favorite food experiences. Manu was charming, knowledgeable, attentive and his dog was great. We all enjoyed the fabulous homemade salsa, ceviche and chili shrimp. We highly recommend this event.
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Posted On : 2024-03-22 21:07:24
Posted By : kate
Our class with chef Manu was the perfect cultural experience. Amazing food, very friendly intimate home setting.
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Posted On : 2024-03-16 10:52:37
Posted By : 43debraw
This was our first trip to Puerto Vallarta and we want to experience something other than the crowds of Old Town, the Malecon and tourist craft markets. We also wanted to learn a little bit about authentic Mexican cooking. We had gone a food tour a couple of days before (which was amazing!) and were now ready for the next step. Our chef, Manuel, met us at a community market about a 10 minutes taxi ride from our hotel. We visited fresh fish, vegetable and cheese open air stores, and a tortilla factory. After purchasing all the ingredients Manuel needed for our dishes he drove us and the other couple in our class to his house. During the next two hours Manuel showed us how to make ceviche and cheese enchiladas…as well ans all the sauces and accompaniments. I have to say the ceviche was one of the best dishes I have ever tasted. I highly recommend this little culinary adventure to anyone visiting PV.
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Posted On : 2024-03-15 13:33:55
Posted By : gayle
Manu took the time to talk to each of us and figure out the perfect menu to prepare and then took us through the seafood and vegetable markets to show us how to select the right ingredients. After a short ride to his sweet home, where we met his adorable dog Max, we were treated to wonderful food history and cooking lessons and delicious foods. We had a great time and made a wonderful memory! Thank you so so much!
Gayle
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Posted On : 2024-03-14 11:11:37
Posted By : Michael_H
We met Manu at the food market and watched how he carefully selected the freshest fish, vegetables, etc. Then we drove to his home, complete with a fantastic kitchen. Manu speaks flawless english and is quite the world traveler. He is an amazing conversationalist---we learned so much about his techniques in the kitchen. We had the best guacamole, ceviche and camerones a la diabla ever. This experience is the most memorable part of our trip in Puerto Vallarta.
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Posted On : 2024-03-12 18:59:41
