My goodness, we got treated to some amazing experience with Anilou and Diego. We signed up for a market tour and cooking class and we ended up treated to the Peruvian food and when became friends as well. The market walk with Anilou, who speaks beautiful English was very informative, we learned a lot about locate fruits and vegetables and we ended up tasting everything we purchased during our dinner time as appetizers. After shopping a cool tuk-tuk ride took us to Diego and Anilou’s home, where they operate the restaurant named Pakakuña. Here we learned how to make fish and vegetarian ceviche. And then Diego shared with us his own creation, and the best vegetarian couscous meal, that I have ever had. The instructions are very clear and very descriptive of the ingredients needed. We truly experience a wonderful meal and company. I highly recommend it to anybody who has interest in cooking and enjoying original Peruvian food.

When you travel you get to experience new things, but often you cannot bring that experience back home. However learning how to cook a native dish from people who know how to cook and teach allows you the ability to experience your trip again and again. We had a wonderful evening with Anilu and Diego. We learned how to make ceviche and aji de gallina, both of which will become part of our cooking repertoire. Infact, we have already made ceviche since returning home. All of the food was prepared safely, they were mindful to wash all of the fresh ingredients with filtered water, which I greatly appreciated. We were on a tour and scheduled this evening independently. We made our entire group jealous because our food was so much better than what was offered at the hotel restaurant! Please do yourself and your tastebuds a favor and book this experience!!

From the moment I met Anilu in the local market, until the end of the cooking class and dinner, she was like my friend. And So was Diego when I was in the restaurant. Spent some time with Anilu in the market, learning and buying things and then we went for the class. I wanted to focus on fish so Diego presented two great fish dishes which we prepared for my friends to taste later. I loved the whole experience and I would do it again if I could. Diego and Anilu are great people!

Diego and Anilu accepted our request to join the cooking experience at the last minute. We were very happy to be accommodated. The experience was exactly what we had hoped for! We toured their organic herb garden, learned how to make ceviche with river trout (amazing), and an Asian/Peruvian fusion dish using beef tenderloin and stir fry techniques. I also picked up a few new knife skills from Diego. We highly recommend this cooking experience as one of your dinner options while visiting the Sacred Valley.

Anilu and Diego were great hosts and instructors. Their restaurant is a super cool space. We took a tour of the gardens in the back where they grow much of the ingredients they use and then had our first tutorial for which we made ceviche. we had time to relax and eat before the second lesson which was lomo saltado. both tutorials were fun and informative. In addition to being specific to the dishes we went over knife skills that would carry to other recipes. I highly recommend booking with them.

We loved our cooking class at Paka Kuna! It was really more of a cooking demonstration with us helping out a bit, but that was perfect for us. Anilu and Diego are both so warm and welcoming that it felt like cooking with family. The food was delicious and the atmosphere relaxing. We highly recommend!

Our experience with Anilu and Diego was just incredible and truly a highlight of our time in Peru. Anilu met us at our hotel and took us on an amazing tour of the market where we got to try delicious produce and chocolate. It was a delight to be able to taste and learn about all the amazing indigenous ingredients and rich food culture or this region. At the restaurant, we truly learned invaluable cooking techniques and made the best meal we’ve had on our trip, maybe ever! We’re still talking about how delicious it was and what a beautiful restaurant Anilu and Diego put together. Don’t hesitate to book this experience! It’s simply incredible. Thank you again, Anilu and Diego, for a wonderful night.

Anilu and Diago treated us to an informative and delicious experience in Urubamba, Peru. Anilu took us to the food market in town and showed us all the local fruits, vegetables and grains/legumes etc. We were able to smell and taste amazing ingredients we never see in Australia. Anilu’s knowledge of ingredients was so valuable to the experience. We then returned to their outdoor restaurant where experienced chef Diago demonstrated two Peruvian dishes; cerviche and lomo saltado. We were amazed by his skills and greatly valued the ‘chefs secrets’ shared with us. The food was beautifully presented, utterly delicious and very satisfying. Mucho gracias!