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Alex lives with his wife Alejandra (Ale) in downtown Mexico City, just blocks from the Plaza de la Constitución. Alex is a K3 teacher in the American School Foundation, while Ale is a professional tour guide who is passionate about sharing her Mexican culture and cuisine with guests. Ale has a wealth of knowledge about the country's history, anthropology, folklore, and of course, culinary traditions. <br><br> Alex drew inspiration to cook from his grandfather who would serve delicious nopales (grilled cactus paddles) at his home every Sunday. He learned to cook watching his mother and experimenting in the kitchen after watching food shows on TV. The smells and flavors of his childhood and family meals inspired him to cook more, and now he loves sharing this knowledge with his 6-year old students during their regular cooking class. Both Alex and Ale love sharing meals with friends and family as much as they enjoy cooking.
Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.
In-home meal (1 - 6 guests) Enjoy a homemade Mexican meal in Mexico City in Alex and Ale’s simple yet modern and vibrant apartment. The food that they serve is a mix of modern Mexican dishes as well as Pueblan cuisine, where Ale comes from. While you sip on your welcome drink, Alex and Ale will talk to you about the importance of food in Mexican culture. Then sit down together to enjoy a meal that includes 3-4 dishes and one or two salsas followed by a dessert. Your meal will be accompanied by beverages like fresh hibiscus water and if you select alcohol (at an additional cost) beer or mezcal. Your menu may include traditional and modern Mexican dishes such as picadillo tostadas, enmoladas or flautas or a variety of tacos which will be served with a selection of salsas like salsa verde or roja. Your meal will conclude with a dessert like sweet Mexican corn cake.
If there is a particular Mexican dish you are eager to try, please let Alex know when making your booking. An in-home dining experience with Alex and Ale is truly a local culinary experience in Mexico City, that one mustn't miss!
Cooking experience (1 - 6 guests) Join Alex in their home kitchen for this Mexico City cooking class and learn to cook 3-4 traditional Mexican dishes. You might learn dishes such as flautas, tostadas or enmoladas which are corn tortillas stuffed with chicken in a mole sauce. Mole is a dark chocolate-based sauce with lots of spices that is very popular in Mexico and easy to cook - a great sauce to add to your Mexican cooking repertoire. As Alex and Ale have a small kitchen you can expect to do the cooking preparation in the bar area and use the kitchen for the final cooking. You can also let Alex and Ale know at the time of booking, if you want to learn a particular dish in your Mexican cooking class.
Market visit (1 - 6 guests) Alex and Ale will accompany you to the San Juan market, a traditional Mexican market in the historic center of Mexico City, that specializes in gourmet and exotic foods. It is known for its selection of exotic meats, including venison, crocodile, wild boar and even lion meat. On this guided Mexico City market tour, Alex and Ale will walk you through the market and describe the different items for sale, from fresh produce to dried chilies, spices, mole mixes, and much more. As you tour the market you might taste a few local specialties before walking home together to begin your cooking experience.
Please make sure to meet Alex at his home on time for your market tour as the market closes at 5pm and he does not want you to feel rushed.
Notes: This Mexico City cooking class is great for families with children. <br><br> As Alex works during the day, he can only do dinners (not lunches) on weekdays. Market tour + cooking class + dinner experiences are unavailable on Wednesdays. On weekends, Alex and Ale are available for any experience type for both lunch and dinner.
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This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.
We felt like two more Mexico downtown residents during the time we spent with Alex and his wife Ale. First in the exotic market of San Juan, where Alex invited us to try some gourmet baguettes (mascarpone, honey, strawberry and pecan nuts) before showing us the most typical stands there (which include tiger and crocodile meat!), then while cooking enmoladas and philosophizing about gastronomy and Mexico, sipping mezcal.
Alix, Traveling Spoon Ambassador
Pricing (per person)*
| 1 person | 4 people | 5+ people | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Home Meal | Not offered | $65 | $52 |
| Cooking Experience + Meal | Not offered | $85 | Not offered |
| Market Tour + Cooking Experience + Meal | Not offered | $120 | Not offered |
| Alcohol | $15 per person | ||
| *Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout. | |||
| Lunch | Dinner | |
|---|---|---|
| In-Home Meal | 1:00pm - 03:00pm | 7:30pm - 09:30pm |
| Cooking Experience + Meal | 12:00pm - 03:00pm | 6:00pm - 09:00pm |
| Market Tour + Cooking Experience + Meal | 11:00am - 03:00pm | 3:30pm - 07:30pm |
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