Private Dominican Cooking Class in Punta Cana with a Chef

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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English, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian
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Immerse in Dominican culture with a private cooking class in Punta Cana. Learn to cook traditional dishes like La Bandera Dominicana with Chef Sophia, plus enjoy local wine and lively conversation.

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

Experience Details

Enjoy a private cooking class and home-cooked meal with your host Sophia in her apartment in Cap Cana, Ciudad Las Canas - a 10 min drive south of Punta Cana. Sophia believes that you can learn so much about a country through its food - it is a beautiful way to get to know a country as well as the history, culture, tradition, and people. Through her cooking class, this is exactly what she hopes to offer travelers visiting Dominican Republic. Enjoy cooking 2-3 dishes that make up La Bandera Dominicana, a traditional food platter that includes rice, beans and meat served with a salad, avocado and tostones. Enjoy your home-cooked Dominican cuisine over conversation and a wine pairing at Sophia's dining table.


• Private Dominican cooking class

• Learn to cook two dishes from scratch that comprise La Bandera Dominicana

• Local wine pairing or beer

• Sophia’s expert guidance and tips and tricks

• Vegetarian, vegan, lactose and gluten free options available

Sample Menu

STARTER
Mini empanadas
MAIN
La Bandera
A traditional platter of stewed chicken, rice, beans, avocado salad and tostones
DESSERT
Coconut creme brûlée

What You Get

Private cooking class with your host Sophia
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
Homecooked meal
Hotel pick up and drop off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • You can choose either an Italian or Dominican or Fusion menu, so please advise your preference when booking the experience
  • Vegetarian, vegan, lactose and gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Sophia and her boyfriend welcome you into their apartment to share a home-cooked meal using fresh, seasonal ingredients. You will learn to cook 2-3 authentic Dominican dishes from scratch that make up La Bandera Dominicana, a traditional food platter that includes rice, beans and meat served with a salad, avocado and tostones. Sophia shares her knowledge and skills while you have fun cooking, chatting and preparing a meal together. Your hands-on cooking class lasts about two hours. Just like a family cooking together, everyone will have their own task and then you will put together a dish using Sophia’s expert guidance, tips and tricks. Learn to make an appetizer or dessert and a main dish together, before sitting down to share the meal you helped prepare at Sophia's dining table. Your meal might include 1-2 dishes that Sophia has prepared in advance to save time. If you are interested in Italian or Dominican Fusion cuisine instead, please include your preference when making your booking.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Cap Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic, DO, 23000

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Please meet your host at her apartment in Cap Cana, Ciudad Las Canas. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

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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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Atlantic Standard Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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