Many other reviews have given detailed overviews of the class from start to finish so I will try to add something new! I am already quite familiar with Mexican cooking and I was mostly looking for a way to learn a little more about Oaxacan cooking and have a delicious lunch - both of my goals were accomplished with Pilar's... More

If you're headed to Oaxaca, it is likely that one of your motivations is to enjoy the cuisine in this center of Mexican culture. If that is the case, I highly recommend that you try one of the local cooking schools. There are two that are most prominent. We went to both, and appreciated them both for very different reasons.... More

My husband and I took a cooking class here during our recent trip to Oaxaca. It was a great experience. We began with a shopping trip to a small local market (one we wouldn't have found on our own) where Pilar knew the vendors and we learned a lot about local ingredients. In Pilar's beautiful kitchen, we cooked a terrific... More

I had never taken a cooking class in Oaxaca. In fact, this was my first trip to Mexico and Oaxaca. I feel that I really lucked out with Pilar. The trip to the market, La Merced, was very informative and we met the vendors and Pilar explained what she was buying and what is was for. Back at her beautiful... More

This was my second cooking class during my 10 days in Oaxaca. I loved that the class size was small--only 5 people including myself and that we visited La Merced market which is smaller compared with .other markets downtown and devoted only to organic food..Chef Pilar did a great job of explaining what she was buying and the tour included... More

Although I've traveled to Oaxaca on a variety of occasions, this was my first interaction with Pilar Cabrera and her cooking school. I, too, teach Mexican cooking in Denver and so my expectations were not extraordinarily high in terms of learning something new; however, Chef Pilar knocked my socks off! Her approach to both the cuisine, and the culture, of... More

Even after many years of travelling to Oaxaca there are so many more layers of their culinary treasures to discover. That's why I registered for a cooking class with Pilar Cabrera. Classes commence at the neighbourhood Merced market, where we were introduced to the varied indigenous ingredients used in Oaxacan cuisine. We purchased some, we tasted others, while Pilar talked... More

This experience with Chef Pilar was great. With great patience and friendliness, she shared her home and her talents with a group of ten as we made a number of dishes. The food was tasty, the company fun, and we HIGHLY recommend that others take advantage of this opportunity.

We thoroughly enjoyed our fascinating and educational trip to the market, followed by an interesting couple of hours in Pilar's kitchen and then a wonderful lunch. At the market, Pilar taught our group of six about the fruits, vegetables, herbs and chiles we would be using to prepare our meal. The kitchen in her lovely home was perfectly set up... More