Simply AMAZING!!! - This class was AMAZING!! Chela is warm, kind and she prepares her food with love! Her instructions are very easy to understand and follow. Everything from the fruit juice to the dishes prepared were absolutely delicious! And the best part is, as a horrible cook, I do believe I can make these dishes at home! You get to choose the dishes you would like to make from her grandmother’s recipes. They were not complicated or difficult and didn’t have a lot of ingredients but yet they still exploded with flavor! She has a lovely shop where you can purchase some of the special seasonings used, salsas and souvenirs. I can’t say enough about how much fun and how special this experience was! It’s something you must do if you are near La Fortuna. Thank you so very much to you and the staff Chela!! Pura Vida! 🇨🇷🙏❤️

More than what we expected !!! - Incredible experience! Authentic. Genuine. Catered to our needs. Personable Fun. All the things. Learned so much!!! My husband loves to cook and is a vegan, he is looking forward to sharing all that he learned with our family back at home!!! We are so grateful we did this experience!!!

Wonderful experience! - Really great experience to do with family or friends. Chela was incredibly sweet, helpful, informative and the meal was absolutely delicious! Would definitely recommend especially if you’re interested in a super personal experience with a local

Take this cooking class!!!!! - Amazing!!!! Chela is the absolute BEST!!!! Please take a cooking class with her and support her business!!! She shares not only incredible recipes passed down to her from her grandmother, but she shares her heart and soul with you, too!!! Take her cooking class.... trust me!!!!!

An Amazing Authentic Cooking Experience - If you want an authentic taste of Costa Rican culture, then this cooking class is hands down worth every penny. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience cooking with Chela, and it was the highlight of my recent vacation to La Fortuna. The setup is incredible - an open-air kitchen with an old-world style wood-burning stove. All of the food was delicious and plentiful - and so was the wine and beer. She let us select our options for meat and vegetables, and taught us how to prepare the most scrumptious meal. She also sent us a digital recipe cookbook so that we can make the recipes at home. More importantly, she has the best personality - told us about her life, her children, and her professional journey. I felt like I was sitting down for dinner with an old friend. I am more than happy to support. What a fantastic experience!

Amazing experience! - What an amazing experience. Our family of 4 (6 and 8 year old) had the most wonderful time. There were plenty of options to choose to cook, helpful hands on cooking, great ingredients, delicious food, and excellent conversations. This is a little off the main path but an experience not to miss. 10/10!

Delicious and Fun Dinner - We loved cooking with Chela! When we got there she had us pick the foods we wanted to make and she offered us some drinks. She educated us about the foods and culture. My boys even had a great time too and learned from it as well. We got to enjoy the food at the end and it was delicious!! Chela was fun to work with and we thought it was a fun and unique experience while on vacation. I highly recommend her!

Perfect! - Chela was fantastic! This was over 20 minutes from our hotel and after a busy week we debated going for a moment, I'm so glad we went! Her knowledge and her food were exactly the cultural experience we were looking for. She's cooking her grandmother's recipes that she learned as a girl while giving back to her community. I can't recommend this enough.

AMAZING Family Cooking Experience - This was one of the many highlights to our trip in La Fortuna. From the minute we walked in we felt like family. We were allowed to choose from her Grandmother's cookbook the items we wanted to cook. We made, chicken, rice, fritatas, empanadas, plantains and rice pudding. My two boys, ages 16 and 15 had an awesome time helping chop, stir and make the food. This was a great family experience I will remember always. If you are gluten free there are options for you as well.

Highly recommend! - I’ve never taken a cooking class before, so I was a little skeptical about how much I would enjoy myself. I had a blast. Chela is super welcoming and everything is super well organized. It was my husband and myself, along with a family of five who we did not know. We all had pretty similar tastes, so we decided to cook family style. Everybody was super accommodating with my food intolerances, which was greatly appreciated. The experience was very family friendly, but people are working with a hot outdoor stove. (You just may want to keep that in mind depending on your children’s personalities or ages.) I highly recommend this experience. I love that we got to choose the food that we made, and the food was delicious. It’s also a great experience during the rainy season. Even though the sky opened up during our time, and we were cooking outdoors, we were completely covered. It’s a nice activity where you can stay dry!