Cooking Class in Quito with Chef, Market Tour and Transportation

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4 hours
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2 - 15 guests
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English, French, Spanish
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Join a culinary adventure in Quito with Chef Andres! Visit a vibrant market, explore historic Old Town, and learn to cook traditional dishes. Experience local life and savor your creations!

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

Experience Details

Andres (the owner) will meet you at your hotel, if your hotel is close to the market we will walk there, if not we will take my comfy SUV. Andres will first take you for a tour in the traditional Central Market and surroundings to hunt for fresh local products that you will use during your cooking class. Then you will head to the restaurant which is located in a beautiful Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. During this tour, you will experience life as a local and will learn how to make 3 traditional dishes, which you can replicate back home. Get ready for a packed day filled with incredible sights, tastes, and smells. And at the end of it all, you will be able to enjoy the delicious meal you cooked. Highly recommended experience!

Sample Menu

STARTER
Locro de Papa (Potato Cheese Soup)
The Locro de Papa is a classic dish from Quito. It is a savory dish, with tons of cheese, potatoes and decorated with an avocado rose.
STARTER
Quinoa Soup
For those that are lactose intolerant a Quinoa Soup is right up their alley.
MAIN
Traditional Quito Shrimp Ceviche
Served with shrimp cooked to perfection, onions, various tomato textures, and orange juice. (The starter dish can be modified to your requests)
MAIN
Chicken or Veggie Tamales
Tamales are made in an achira leaf and cooked in a special pot for tamales. They are fun to make and very tasty.
MAIN
Empanadas
Empanadas are such a tasty treat. We can make cheese filled, cheese and onion filled or chicken stew filled empanadas.
MAIN
Encocado de Pescado (Coconut Fish Dish)
You will cook the fish with a delicious coconut sauce. The fish is served with yellow rice, plantain chips, and a garden salad.
DESSERT
Chocolate Soup
The dish includes a variety of Ecuadorian fresh fruits and a chocolate sauce made with real Ecuadorian cocoa and a bit of liquor.
DESSERT
Quimbolito Quiteño (Fluffy cake in a leaf)
Quimbolitos are awesome, they are a traditional dessert in Quito, a fluffy cake steamed inside an achira leaf.

What You Get

Apron and chef hat for use during cooking class
Recipes
Lunch
Extra food and drinks not mentioned on itinerary
Tips for the chef/guide

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Service animals allowed
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Market Tour Visiting the market in Ecuador is a one-of-a-kind experience! You´ll discover the best smells, tastes, and colors of fruits, vegetables, and spices that will help you create the perfect Ecuadorian meal. Andres will take you on a tour of the Central Market and the surrounding area. Here you will meet the best specialty vendors, the stand that has the freshest vegetables, yesteryear meat vendors, the lady who always has the best fruits, the medicinal herb stand, the mote vendor, the flower girl and an exotic fruit juice stand. The experience starts off by shopping for fresh ingredients and local products, some of which you will not be able to find anywhere else in the world. Cooking Class At the Cooking Class you will meet the Chef, my best friend's mom who will teach you all the local secrets and will tell you the best stories of yesteryear Quito. You will make everything from scratch, chopping, dicing, and cooking like a true local. Time to Eat Once finished in the kitchen, the chef sets a beautiful table and all the hard work pays off. It´s time to enjoy your meal in a Colonial house in the heart of Old Town Quito. Highly recommended experience!

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
We can pick you up from a hotel in urban Quito. If you are staying in the Historic Center we will stop by your hotel and walk to the market with you. If you are staying close to the airport please let us know and we can have you meet us at the JW Marriott or we can arrange for a pick-up service.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Great Local Experience
June 27, 2025
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It was just my husband and me. We had a great time. It’s very casual and family-like. Andres, Sylvia and Margola were fantastic. Loved the market tour, we tried fruits and juices. The meal preparat...read more

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Best cooking class ever
June 25, 2025
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Everything about the experience was perfect. We were picked up from our airbnb and the market visit was eye opening with all their fruit and vegetables being available all year round due to being o...read more

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Fun and delicious cooking class
June 19, 2025
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Very informative and tasty visit to the market and then great fun with Silvia and Majola learning to cook some Ecuadorian specialities. Delicious

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Best Cooking Class in Quito
June 09, 2025
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This is a great cooking class if you are looking to make authentic Ecuadorian dishes. The class starts with a trip to the local market to learn about the colorful and delicious fruits and vegetable...read more

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There was no cooking in the cooking class...
May 31, 2025
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My husband and I did the Cooking Class with Galapagos Connoisseur, and we had a good time, but with one major complaint: there was exactly 0 cooking. My husband even asked if he could chop some of ...read more

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