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Cooking Class: Make Salsa and Guacamole With Chef Maricarmen

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Make Salsa and Guacamole With Chef Maricarmen

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A fiesta of flavor awaits you in this immersive cooking class led by Chef Maricarmen.

You'll learn how to make fresh salsa and creamy guacamole from scratch for your Cinco de Mayo festivities. Discover the secrets to making a zesty and earthy guacamole using fresh avocado. You'll learn how to make it perfectly creamy and flavor it with diced garlic and a squeeze of lime. Give your knife skills a boost as you chop tomatoes, onions, garlic and jalapeños. Then, customize your dips to your liking by adding various mix-ins, including habanero peppers, corn and mango chunks. At the end of class, you'll enjoy your handcrafted dips with tortilla chips and crisp vegetables. These recipes are sure to be a crowd pleaser at the Cinco de Mayo party.

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Guacamole

With avocado, garlic, salt, pepper and lime

Salsa

With tomato, onion, cilantro, garlic and jalapeño

Various "Mix-In" Ingredients

With green chili, habanero peppers, corn, mango, tomato and more

Various Dippers

With tortilla chips, veggies and more

Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Feel free to purchase wine or beer at the venue to enjoy during the class.

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 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
LabelsVegetarian, Beginner, Fun, Mexican, 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

Teresa

30 Mar 2025

Maricarmen is very organized and expertly guided our large group through the entire process from scratch!

Suzanne

29 Mar 2025

Easy to follow organized, well prepped and great tips with pasta. Recipe was delicious.

Kris

29 Mar 2025

This was a really wonderful learning experience and I am so glad I was able to attend! Learning to make pasta has been on my Bucket list for years and Chef was an excellent teacher for this rookie. Thank you so much!

Donna

22 Mar 2025

The class was so much fun and the food was delicious.

Robin

19 Mar 2025

The class itself was really a lot of fun! The chef was amazing. Even though she had to re-organize things because of classpop being truly unorganized. I give 5 stars to the chef but only 1 star to classpop. I will never buy from classpop again.

Jordan

18 Mar 2025

Good

Tyler

16 Mar 2025

Had a great time and Chef Maricarmen was friendly and patient and made us feel welcome. 😊

Martin

15 Mar 2025

Fun class! Great recipe and chef was very helpful!! Would definitely recommend for a fun date!!

Sylvia

15 Mar 2025

Chef Maricarmen was amazing and we made the best Alfredo chicken I’ve ever had. She was detailed, prepared & made this an overall great experience. Will definitely be using her again.

Dawn

10 Mar 2025

What a fun class! Chef Mari was amazing. We loved the whole experience.

Annette

26 Feb 2025

Would have loved a recipe card for what we made.

Andrew

24 Feb 2025

A wonderful experience taking Cher Maricarmen’s pasta making class! Such a fun time, she is very knowledgeable and creates a great energy for everyone to enjoy. Also in a beautiful location in a fun brewery made it all that much more enjoyable evening. Thank you! Highly recommend !!!!

Liliana

26 Jan 2025

Was very relaxed and really felt empowered to try this at home!

Macey

02 Dec 2024

We had so much fun in the pasta making class! Chef Maricarmen showed us that making pasta is not as intimidating as it seems! We can’t wait to try the recipe at home. Thanks so much!

Alex

01 Dec 2024

Maricarmen was a very pleasant instructor and very knowledgeable about the culinary arts. I learned a lot from her and also had a very fun time creating a very tasty dish.

Damara

01 Dec 2024

Such a fun learning experience!

Sally

26 Nov 2024

Chef Maricarmen was wonderful. Really enjoyed this learning experience!

Alba

24 Nov 2024

Amazing experience! The Chef did a great job showing us the steps, very patient and giving personal attention to each person. 100% recommend and super family friendly.

Shakira

10 Nov 2024

Cher Maricarmen was awesome. I definitively plan on doing another cooking class with her. She was patient, a great teacher and easy to follow. Loved that she bought her own special touch like the rub we were invited to use on our chicken and the delicious garlic bread she made to go with our dishes. It was such a great way to spend my day! All of us in the class enjoyed each other’s company! The group was a lot of fun!

Tricia

10 Nov 2024

Was outstanding, guided very well step by step. Great tasting dish! Was fun! Not too complicated, and result was a great presented dish!

ceri

17 Oct 2024

She was great!!!! The only criticism (which in no way is her fault or a reflection on her or her skills) was that the class size was a bit large and would’ve been better with a smaller group. But she handled the busy back-and-forth like a consummate professional!

Dana

13 Oct 2024

Such a fun and delicious class! It was quite busy though so would love to see smaller groups to make it easier on the instructor and enhance the experience.

Nancy

13 Oct 2024

She did a great job however there were a lot of people. It would have been nice to have the size half the size that she had however like I mentioned she did a great job. Also if there are a lot of people she could use an assistant and also some more pasta machines and a bigger area.

Cynthia

13 Oct 2024

Very knowledgeable, lots of fun, well organized. I will look for classes from Chef Maricarmen. Btw, class size is too big. My son left a tip.

Amira

29 Sep 2024

Really fun class and great instructor! Could’ve used a bit more space at the station though

Melissa

23 Sep 2024

Delicious and fun way to learn to cook. Our pasta and sauce turned out yummy.

Laura

22 Sep 2024

I did not like this class at all! Too many people, cramped, people pushing into you. The venue was terrible for this Needless to say I was not happy at all!

Brock

19 Aug 2024

Had a wonderful night! Was very helpful, kind, and did a great job at explaining each step while making it her own recipe. Would definitely recommend for any sort of date night. Very fun experience!

Kelli

30 Jun 2024

We arrived on time only be told that the class was canceled. We drove 30+ minutes to get there with no announcement that the class was canceled. I want my money back. We are so disappointed!!!

Sydney

09 Jun 2024

Chef Mari was prepared, helpful, and easy to follow along with. This dish was delicious.

Dustin

25 May 2024

Very fun class, great for a date night! Would definitely do it again

Katherine

19 May 2024

Nice friendly atmosphere

Angel

06 May 2024

She was very knowledgeable and personable. She made the experience amazing! I would recommend her and go back to another class she is teaching.

REBECA

30 Apr 2024

Great experience. Dish was easy to follow and delicious. Highly recommend

Rene

17 Apr 2024

She was really open and professional, answered all questions and made this evening a fun event.

Isaiah

16 Apr 2024

Chef Maricarmen is amazing and extremely helpful. Always making her classes fun and easy to follow along!

Colleen

14 Apr 2024

What a fun afternoon. Wasn’t sure what to expect. So glad I booked this. Was my first class but won’t be my last.

Dajhia

14 Apr 2024

Such a fun and informative class. Definitely want to take other classes with Chef Mari!

Angelica

12 Apr 2024

Fantastic class for date night!

Holly

11 Apr 2024

This class was so fun and so good! We loved Chef Maricarmen 😊

Joey

11 Apr 2024

Great class! Instruction was easy to follow and Chef did a great job at guiding the class!

Rona

04 Apr 2024

My husband and I attended the Alfredo All the Way class. Chef was amazing and so organized. She kept the class moving. There were so many elements to making the pasta dough , grilling the chicken, making the sauce yet she did a great job having ingredients and cookware ready for us. The food tasted fantastic as well!

Alicia

02 Apr 2024

We loved her!

Alicia

30 Mar 2024

Loved the class Maricarmen had great energy

Janice

30 Mar 2024

I went to the class with my wife and we both enjoyed Chef Maricarmen's friendly instruction and help in making our own angel hair pasta and shrimp primavera sauce. The making of the pasta was my favorite from mixing the flower and egg into dough and then rolling out the dough and cutting it into angel hair spaghetti. I recommend the class. We gave her a tip at the end of the class.

Emily

26 Mar 2024

Mari was so fun, professional and an amazing teacher! She showed so much patience, joy and passion for cooking which translated through her cooking class! The pasta was delicious and we are going to attempt to make at home! Definitely recommend for a date night or if you wanna do something new!

Lawrence

26 Mar 2024

Chef Maricarmen is a great teacher and Chef. I enjoyed the primavera class very much.

Brittanie

25 Mar 2024

Great first experience! The instructions were easy to follow and we really enjoyed the class.

CHERI

11 Mar 2024

I did not attend this class. Please confirm

Justine

05 Mar 2024

We had an amazing experience with Chef Mari! The food was excellent and she was a great instructor. This is the perfect date night to keep in the mix and you are guaranteed to have a blast. Highly recommend!

Rodd

05 Mar 2024

Chef gave the class excellent directions. Made the class fun and entertaining. Had a great time

Charlene

04 Mar 2024

She was great! Very easy instruction to follow and she was involved in what we were doing. Food was amazing! We had the best time!

Jessica

04 Mar 2024

Great chef and class!

Daniel

04 Mar 2024

was an amazing time, chef lead incredibly well!

Breanna

01 Mar 2024

Such a fun class! Will definitely book another one with Chef Maricarmen!

Althea

29 Feb 2024

Great instructions, welcoming and fun class. I highly recommend.

Camille

29 Feb 2024

Enjoyed the experience. Organized, and chef was very good, easy to follow cooking steps. The chicken fettuccine Alfredo came out delicious!

Bridget

29 Feb 2024

Great job - learned alot

Tammy

23 Feb 2024

Chef was GREAT! Thank goodness two guests did not show up because it was already a tight squeeze for everyone trying to prepare their food.

Jayne

23 Feb 2024

Enjoyed a fun night with Chef Maricarmen. Pasta turned out great and tasted awesome. Venue was a bit small for the group that registered but staff was very nice.

Robert

22 Feb 2024

Chef was great. My wife and I had been talking about taking a class ever since Covid hit the state. My granddaughter gave me the experience for my birthday. So, the three of us did the shrimp primavera class. Again, the chef was great, the food was great, the experience with our granddaughter was great fun, and we met a lot of people that were fun to be with. Absolutely, a five star experience.

Keeshum

18 Feb 2024

Outstanding

Amina

18 Feb 2024

This was a class gifted to my partner and we had an amazing time! The class was very informative and a lot of fun. Highly recommend!

Brandy

01 Feb 2024

Was a great experience. Chef Maricarmen was very friendly and a great teacher.

Erica

25 Jan 2024

I’ve always wanted to learn to make pasta and this was definitely a fun experience to help me learn! Mari was super sweet and helpful, ready to lend a hand if and when we needed it. She was thorough with her directions and ready to answer all the questions we had. Mari made making pasta seem way less daunting of a task and I can’t wait to do it at home.

Shay

23 Jan 2024

We enjoyed the class Chef friendly, knowledgeable, etc Food ….. delicious We gave her a tip while enjoying our meal

Missy

21 Jan 2024

This class was so much fun! Chef Maricarmen was so sweet and we would definitely do this class again! I highly recommend:)

Kiyanna

18 Jan 2024

Allie

12 Jan 2024

Chef Maricarmen was extremely knowledge and made the whole process easy and fun! You can see that she has passion for what she does. I would recommend this class to anyone!

Corinne

12 Jan 2024

This class was a Christmas gift and our first time doing something like this. We had a great experience with Chef Maricarmen. Our food was very tasty. She was very knowledgeable.

Phyllis

11 Jan 2024

So much fun and informative. Great night out.

Julie

11 Jan 2024

Chef was lovely!!! It was a bit oversold, not enough pasta makers. Our pasta didn’t turn out, it was fun but really head count should have been limited to 10 or so for best experience. Or two instructors. Or more pasta rolling machines.

Kari

19 Dec 2023

Maricarmen was great! Friendly, patient, and knowledgeable. She was a good teacher for me and my husband and easy to talk to. Would highly recommend her class!

Tarek

05 Dec 2023

Honestly, this was a fantastic time. My wife and I enjoyed everything. The chef was awesome and so was her husband who helped everyone along. The wine paired perfectly with the Alfredo (chicken and shrimp).

Outside Reviews for Chef Maricarmen

Jen D

08 Sep 2023

Maricarmen dishes were excellent, her use of different textures and flavors sets her food apart. Visually her food is appetizing, as she always takes her time in her presentation. Maricarmen has an eclectic style of cooking, being able to cook a variety of ethnic cuisines"

Cooking Class: Make Salsa and Guacamole With Chef Maricarmen

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