Pilar has an incredible amount of knowledge about food in Oaxaca. She filled her demonstrations with interesting details and had insightful answers to all of our questions. I wanted to understand more about the markets in Oaxaca and the class was great for this. We...More

Cooking with Pilar is always a highlight. Laughter, learning, and the best food. 15 of us were in Oaxaca during the amazing dance festivals, and cooking with Pilar was an amazing highlight. Couldn't recommend the experience more highly.

Pilar's extraordinary knowledge of oaxacan cuisine is fantastic! From a visit to the market for ingredients, to her cooking class, she fills your time with wonderful details about what makes Oaxacan food unique, fragrant, and delicious. Also, love her restaurant in the city, and it's...More

I loved Pilar's cooking class! We made a variety of traditional Oaxacan foods, including tamales. There was also a mezcal tasting while the food was cooking. I love how hands-on it was and how we were able to go to the market to purchase the...More

We went to the La Merced market and purchased our produce. Pilar gave us a tour of the market, and went to her house to cook a feast. The class was just the right size with four students.we made amazing guacamole, mole coloradito, a salad,...More

I was lucky to be able to join Pilar's class on my first full day in Oaxaca City. It's a wonderful way to gain one's bearings and take a small walking tour to a market and learn about some of the ingredients you will be...More

This is the real thing. This was our second time in Oaxaca, and our third time in a cooking class. Pilar, the lead teacher and chef legend at Oaxaca's institution La Olla, is the absolute best. What a great lady! Skilled, articulate, fun to be...More

My wife and I spent a week in Oaxaca and decided to take a cooking class from Pilar Cabrera at Casa de Los Sabores. We stayed at Casa Bugambilias, which was great and a perfect fit for us and ideally located next door to Cafe...More

We started at a local market, the stalls have all the vegetables and fruit you’d expect and many more mysterious things we’ve never seen or tatsed before. Our teacher, Pilar likes to buy from the ladies who bring small amounts of things to sell rather...More

After informal introductions to each other, we began the day with an overview of the menu. Pilar Cabrera, chef and owner of La Casa de los Sabores, then handed us our shopping bags and off we went to the market to purchase ingredients. The fresh...More