Cooking Class. A fun, local & hands on culinary experience

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Cooking Class. A fun, local & hands on culinary experience

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
Reviews
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 5 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
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Other
Pescetarian, Wheelchair Accessible, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Caribbean cuisine with a hands-on class in Cartagena. Learn from a local chef, explore culinary heritage, and create ceviche, coconut rice, and more. Enjoy a fun, interactive experience!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Guests are welcomed into a lived-in, family space where cooking is not presented as a performance, but as a tradition passed down through generations. The experience is guided by hosts who are actively involved in community-based tourism and the local real estate ecosystem, offering a rare perspective that blends everyday life, culture and the evolving social fabric of the city.


As recipes are prepared, stories naturally unfold: about family heritage, local economy, traditions and how Cartagena lives today beyond what visitors typically see. The menu itself reflects this lineage, from carimañolas and patacones with hogao to coconut rice, fried fish, posta negra and avocado salad, finishing with enyucado — all accompanied by local beverages.

Sample Menu

MAIN
Bandeja cartagenera of fried fish, coconut rice and green salad.
DESSERT
Traditional Cocada sweet.
STARTER
Shrimp ceviche
MAIN
Chicken on cocunut sauce
MAIN
Posta Cartagenera or Tender sweet beef

What You Get

Private Cooking Class
Private, Comfortable Transportation
All Ingredients and Cooking Tools
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Step inside a real Cartagena family home for an intimate, story-driven culinary experience hosted personally by Cindy. This is not a commercial kitchen or a restaurant setting. It is a warm, local household where cooking becomes a bridge to understand Cartagena’s culture, economy, traditions and daily life. As we cook together, we share family stories about growing up in Cartagena, about tourism, real estate, community development and how the city has evolved over generations. The menu reflects recipes passed down from my mother, father and grandparents, flavours that define the Caribbean coast of Colombia. We begin by preparing traditional carimañolas, crispy yuca (cassava) fritters stuffed and fried to perfection, alongside patacones topped with homemade hogao. For the main course, we cook a full traditional coastal spread: fragrant coconut rice, freshly prepared fried local fish, the iconic Posta Negra Cartagenera, slow-cooked beef in a rich caramelised sauce and a refreshing avocado salad to balance the flavours. And to finish, we prepare and enjoy enyucado, a beloved cassava-based dessert, served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
26/09/2019 - 12/07/2027
MONDAY
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SUNDAY
10:00 - 13:30

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point
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Pickup Details
From your accommodation in Cartagena, Airport or Cruise Ship Port.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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Reviews
4.4
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One of a kind experience
February 13, 2026

This experience with Cindy and her husband was one of our most memorable on a vacation. They were so unbelievably hospitable, allowing us into their beautiful skyrise apartment with great views of ...read more

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Try a different cooking class
March 05, 2021

Now I want start off saying that the picture was misleading, The food that they really cook is on a whole different booking. I just came back on here to read what I bought and they didn’t give me...read more

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INOLVIDABLE COOKING CLASS
February 12, 2020

Una experiencia que todos deberíamos vivir. La Cooking estuvo cargada de risas, diversión y mucho, pero mucho sabor y no solo me refiero a la comida. Yuli y Cindy, las chef estrellas, se encargaron...read more

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Awesome Class & Perfect Evening
January 03, 2020

I want to thank and commend Cindy and Ian on this excellent cooking class. The food came out amazing and Cindy did an great job teaching every step. Ian was also a great host and ensured you felt c...read more

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Highlight of my trip
December 09, 2019

What a pleasant surprise! I’m a single guy looking to increase my cooking ability and range. I signed up for this class as something different to do after a day at the mud volcano. This was real...read more

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