Cooking Class: Chile on the Table
The charming culinary heritage of Chile becomes a home dining menu thanks to this exciting interactive cooking class from Chef Gustavo. He'll share his personal experience with the cuisine as he demonstrates a menu filled with flavorful regional favorites. Create a seafood dish featuring mussels flavored with garlic, goat cheese and white wine, prepare pastel de chocolo, a hearty blend of ground beef, chicken and olives garnished with corn and cheese. For dessert, whip up a meringue treat flavored with almonds and milk for a decadent traditional sweet dish.
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Choritos al Alicate
With mussels, goat cheese, chorizo, garlic, butter, white wine and parsley sauce
Pastel de Choclo
With ground beef, chicken, Kalamata olives, basil and hard-boiled eggs
Garnish
With creamy corn and cheese gratin
El Postre de Almendra
With meringue balls cooked in milk and almonds
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 6
- Event Duration 3 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsAdult, Beginner, Organic, Fun, Latin
- This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Amy
09 Dec 2024
Chef Gustavo offered us a fantastic evening learning everything from knife skills and cooking tips, to insights into the flavors and history of South American cuisine. The class and delicious meal exceeded all our expectations. Thank you!
Soraya
27 Nov 2024
The class was wonderful. The dishes we made were so unique and delicious. Really learned a lot. I’m definitely taking the class again at some point in the near future.
Tammy
24 Aug 2024
My friend and I went as a date night and we had a blast. Chef Gustavo explains everything so well and made it fun and easy. Everything tasted amazing. Make sure you come hungry because there was so much to eat. Also there is free 4 hr parking across the street by the field, which he recommended!
Event location: Washington, D.C.
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef
As owner and executive chef of the lively and eclectic Rumba Cafe in Washington, D.C.'s Adams Morgan district for 20 years, Chef Gustavo has a deep love and appreciation for Latin American cuisine. He brings international inspiration from his travels through Latin America, France, Spain and the Caribbean. Chef Gustavo studied at the prestigious L'Academie de Cuisine and is available to teach cooking classes in both English and Spanish.
