Cookery Classes in Manatí

Private Authentic Puerto Rican Cooking Class with a Local Couple

A wonderful meal at a mountaintop home

This was the highlight of our visit to Puerto Rico. We got to visit with someone who lives here, to get to know them in a relaxed setting, and to enjoy their cuisine. Dos Marias is high on a ridge in the mountains, The grounds are gorgeous and private. Lela led us on a tour of the property where we saw several different species of tropical fruit trees and their vegetable garden. We then went into the kitchen, where Lela had prepped for our meal. She taught us how to make sofrito, rice with sausage, and beans. We made two variations of fried plantains. Over our meal, we had a nice conversation while we watched the rains move across nearby mountains. Lovely!

Mixology Class at Casa BACARDI in Puerto Rico

Mixology w/ Danny

My partner and I just finished the mixology class. Getting there was pretty easy (we took the ferry from Old San Juan to Cataño then took a quick Uber there) when we got there the staff immediately welcomed us. They were all hella nice. Got our free cocktails, a mojito and a Cuba libre. Both were bussin. When the time came our tour guide/teacher Danny directed everyone in the class to the golf carts. We toured the grounds with a lil history lesson. It was actually pretty entertaining. Then we got to the class, made a couple cocktails, they were also bussin. Danny was amazing. He was knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. He had jokes, he had facts, he had some dance moves lol. Definitely a fun lil thing to do while in PR.

Puerto Rican Gastronomy Cooking Class

Fun if they don’t overbook

Farmers market was great and I learned a lot, but there were too many people in the group. They were good about dietary restrictions though.