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Peruvian Cooking Class
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#8 of 195 Food & Drink in Lima
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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We are proud to be Lima's most popular Peruvian cooking class. Our cooking classes are unique in style in that they are designed to be informative and hands on, yet relaxed and easy going, so that you can learn whilst having a lot of fun. You will learn throughout the day about the unique history behind Peruvian cuisine, all the while improving your culinary skills and of course leaving you with a stomach full of tasty Peruvian food and cocktails. Our Head Chef is the awarded chef Hector Aguilar valle former creative chef at Maido, 4th best restaurant in the world 2019 . Hector has spend many years of his life as an accomplished chef in a number fine dining and Michelin Star restaurants located around world which include France, Spain, USA, Asia and Australia.
Lima, Peru
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Cooking class and Market visit with Maido's former creative chef (+ transport)

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Cocktail Tastings
5 hours
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Private Cooking + Market with Maido's Former Creative Chef (+trasportation)

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Mixology Classes
5 hours
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Ceviche Cooking Class Including Pisco Sour Lesson

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Mixology Classes
2 hours
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Corali R
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Best cooking class experience
Jun 2022 • Family
My family and I are foodies, so we were looking fon a cooking experience on our trip to Peru. Since my 9 year old daughter was traveling with us we need a class we’re she can have a hands on experience, and oh boy this was the one!!!! Chef Hector is an amazing instructor we learn a lot on the market tour. Once we arrive to the kitchen we put on practice the little we know about Peruvian kitchen and guided by Chef Hector we finish strong!!! My daughter has the experience of her life learning how to prepare ceviche. I strongly recommend this class, for us it was the perfect experience to complete our adventure in Peru.
Written June 21, 2022
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Maarten
Timbuktu, Mali2 contributions
The Cooking Experience you need to go to
Jan 2020
We met Hector at a local market where he took us on a small food tour explaining all Peruvian fruits, vegetables and other fascinating products and ingredients. From there we continued to Hector’s open air cooking ‘studio’.
It is situated in the garden of a house in a residential area and has a really nice set-up:
a large square working surface under a roof with space for 9 plus Hector, so everyone can clearly follow all instructions
several selfmade cooking units for use in the garden out from under the roof
good knifes and cutting boards

We arrived at 3 pm and sat down for a self made dinner at 7 pm.
We learned how to make 3 Peruvian cocktails and 4 Peruvian dishes!
Pisco sour
Pisco maracuja
Chilcano
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Papa la Huancaina
Ceviche
Glazed Sweet Patatoes
Lomo Saltado

The result was DELICIOUS.

We had a mix of people in our group, some just came for the activity, some wanted to improve their cooking techniques. Nevertheless, alll of us had a great time.
The atmosphere is really open and relaxed due to the great team and the very positive character of Hector.
Those interested in the techniques really picked up a lot of tricks and improved their skills.
I can REALLY recommend to take one of Hector’s Peruvian Cooking Classes.
He is a chef with great experience and easily appraochable, a good combination if you want to learn stuff.

PS. I suggest you have lunch or at least a sandwich before you join the afternoon session as sitting down for dinner won’t be until a few hours later.
Written February 8, 2020
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Andra K
Healdsburg, CA12 contributions
Market tour and cooking class with Hector
Feb 2020 • Couples
We had an amazing experience doing the market tour and cooking class with Hector. Going to the market and seeing all of the fresh produce and meat we would cook and eat, with the added commentary from Hector telling us about the variety of local foods and pointing out things we were unfamiliar with, helped us gain an appreciation for the food we’d be making. The class itself was in a great outdoor kitchen and everything was very hands on and delicious. We made so much delicious food, it was hard to leave some of it on the table, but we were just so full! We are so looking forward to trying to recreate these recipes and what we learned with Hector back home.
Written February 11, 2020
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Rebecca L
Sacramento, CA15 contributions
Perfect Solo Chef Course!
Apr 2021 • Solo
As a chef in California who is a fan of Peruvian cuisine, I wanted an authentic, accessible session that would help me understand & deepen my love for the flavors of Peru. Chef Hector gave me just that! We focused on Pollo a la Brasa, Lomo Saltado & Pisco Sour plus we experimented with several different sauces that could go with just about any Peruvian dish. Hector is knowledgeable, experienced & fun to cook with. He provided a fun (and gorgeous) atmosphere that any chef could benefit from. The recipes are tried & true & I will be using them in my restaurant to treat my guests to world-famous Peruvian hospitality. Muchas gracias, Chef Hector!
Written April 13, 2021
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Cory J
4 contributions
Peruvian cooking class
Mar 2022 • Solo
What an awesome experience this was. Chef Hector was very forthcoming with his knowledge and taught us all the little trick of Peruvian cooking. The market visit was really educational. I would recommend this to anyone that is a foodie and loves the knowledge of everything food. The dishes where delicious and staff where all amazing. Thank you Chef and looking forward to more classes with you next time I’m back in Lima.
Written March 19, 2022
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Rick V
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Amazing cooking class
Dec 2019 • Couples
Hector is a very friendly person and an extremely knowledgable chef. He shows and tells you about the Peruvian life and takes you to the local market. You learn about all the different things available there and then you go and do the cooking class. The cooking class is super nice to do and teaches you a lot. Hector is super patient and helps you whenever you need it. All in all a 5 star experience and will come back if I am ever back again in Lima.
Written January 23, 2020
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Sanne
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Fantastic (cooking experience) with Hector
Dec 2019 • Couples
AMAZING!!!

Had an amazing afternoon with Hector. First we went to the market where he told us about all the different food and spices available in Peru. You really get an idea of what Peru has to offer food wise. Then we had a really cool cooking class where we learned to make a lot of different Peruvian dishes under Hectors professional and super friendly supervision.

All in all an amazing experience and would definitely recommend to everyone visiting Lima and would like to learn more about the Peruvian kitchen. Hector is really friendly!
Written January 25, 2020
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Corey R Washburn
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Amazing
May 2022
What an amazing experience! Our main chef, Hector was extremely knowledgeable and made the experience fun. We first toured the markets and I gained a greater understanding of how varied Peruvian Cuisine can be! I felt like a local finding the secret spots for the best fish and produce.
The cooking part was the real experience though. I already had a small background in Peruvian food and I realized so many things I was missing. I've been impressing my peruvian relatives ever since haha! We learned how to make lomo saltado, papa la huacaina, ceviche (the right way!) and of course Pisco Sours (thanks Dino for showing us)!!!!
Hector kept the experience light and even gave away a few peruvian cooking secrets. I would recommend anyone go to this class as it was one of the highlights of my stay in Peru.
Written June 10, 2022
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Katherine S
10 contributions
Peruvian cooking class
Jun 2022 • Friends
Wonderful class. We started in the markets and ended in the kitchen surrounded with texture, colors and the aromatics of Peru. Easily the best dishes I’ve ever tasted. I highly recommend this class. There was 8 of us and we had a blast.
Written June 27, 2022
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Stefanie D
Columbus, OH23 contributions
Sign Up For This Now!!!
Apr 2022 • Couples
Sign up for this class- now! My husband and I had the best time with Chef Hector and Los Chicos (aka his team of awesome guys). We went to the market, learned a lot and spent the whole day cooking. We were there longer than we had anticipated and really enjoyed cooking, hanging, and drinking pisco sours. Chef has lived all over and it was fun for us to chat about San Francisco, a place we have all lived. He’s a super interesting person and has had so many experiences having lived and cooked all over the world. The food and class is legit, high quality, and Michelin star level. We had so much fun and actually ended up eating our meal with Hector and Los Chicos. What a day and a great kick off to our Peru trip! Sign up for this today!
Written April 3, 2022
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