NOT IN THE MOOD FOR COOKING?
If cooking is not for you we also have amazing food tours around the city!COOKING CLASSES FOR SAVVY TRAVELERS
My name is Rocío .I was born and raised in Mexico City. I spent my childhood cooking with my chef mom and later became a food writer and studied Mexican Cuisine. I´m also Eat Like a Local’s founder, we have been running the the number 1 food tour in Mexico City for the last 9 years.
After traveling the world experiencing all kinds of tours and culinary experiences I realized how bad sometimes cooking schools are, I could´t find something that fit my itinerary: some took long hours, their websites were super confusing and the majority made you cook way too many dishes. I wanted something fun yet practical that allowed me to visit a market, cook and taste delicious food but didn’t take a whole day of my trip.
I also wanted to do something meaningful, using my money to contribute to the city and the community and connect with the local people in a deeper way. That’s why I created this, fun, interactive but casual lessons, visiting a local market where we are friends with vendors and locals alike, and then cooking in a private space where experts will teach you how to make 1 or 2 dishes while drinking amazing local wine and beer.
But the best part is that you’ll be able to learn from vendors who have been working for years in their craft and allow them to have a better life.
COOKING CLASSES + MARKET VISIT
50% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE LOCAL MARKET AND STREET VENDORS THAT CAN´T RETIRE BECAUSE THEY DON´T HAVE SAVINGS AND HAVE TO KEEP WORKING 10 HOURS SHIFTS 6 DAYS A WEEK. THIS LESSONS ALLOW THEM TO SEMI-RETIRE WORKING 4 HOURS A WEEK AND MAKING GREAT MONEY
TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE ONLY ABOUT WHAT YOU ATE AND SHOPPED, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MET WHILE TRAVELING, WHO MADE YOU SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Because, it doesn´t matter how many 50 Best restaurants you visited, how many cocktails at the cool bars you had, how many selfies you took and how many museums you visited. The fondest memories you´ll treasure from your trips are the times you allowed the people you met while traveling to touch your heart and change it. I truly believe that conscious travel will change the world, because when you connect you care, and when you care you take action.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT COOK LIKE A LOCAL
I created this Eat Like a Local in 2015 after a night out drinking with some homeless guys in Istanbul, where they showed me the best street food and I finally understood Turkey´s soul, (yes I was younger and yes, I never saw the danger). After this eye-opening experience, I came back to Mexico, quit my job and created Eat Like a Local
I’ve been roaming the markets, building relationships with vendors and locals alike, learning their stories and struggles for the last 10 years, this lead me to understand how difficult it is for many Mexicans to retire. They need to keep working until they are 80 or older, exhausting shifts with only 1 day off because they just can’t afford to quit. On the other hand they possess super valuable culinary knowledge that I believe it’s worth preserving. Creating a cooking school seemed like the perfect way to fix these two problems.
Our cooking school employs vendors who can now semi-retire, paying them living wages allowing them to work only 4 hours a week. This way they can enjoy their lives while still make money, share their knowledge, feel appreciated and keep their minds flexible and agile because they are in contact with all sorts of people from around the world.