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Cozumel Cooking Class: Experience Authentic Mexican Cuisine with Josefina's Family Recipes
4.9
150 Ratings
San Miguel de Cozumel
Immerse yourself in the authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine with a hands-on cooking class in Cozumel. Explore local markets, learn family recipes, and cook your own traditional Mexican meal.
Immerse yourself in the authentic flavors of Mexican cuisine with a hands-on cooking class in Cozumel. Explore local markets, learn family recipes, and cook your own traditional Mexican meal.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Av Lic Benito Juárez 461 - Participants dive into genuine Mexican culinary traditions with an interactive cooking class. The journey starts with a guided tour of the local market, “El Mercado,” where attendees learn to choose fresh, traditional ingredients. In Josefina’s kitchen, students are taught to use Mexican cooking tools such as molcajetes…
- Av Lic Benito Juárez 461 - Participants dive into genuine Mexican culinary traditions with an interactive cooking class. The journey starts with a guided tour of the local market, “El Mercado,” where attendees learn to choose fresh, traditional ingredients. In Josefina’s kitchen, students are taught to use Mexican cooking tools such as molcajetes (mortar and pestle), lime presses, tortilla presses, and the comal (a flat griddle). The class includes making handmade tortillas, traditional sauces, guacamole, side dishes, and more. Participants also have the chance to create authentic margaritas or traditional Mexican agua frescas (flavored waters). The session concludes with enjoying the prepared feast, providing a rich taste of Mexican culture.
What's Included
- Small-group cooking class for personalized attention
- Beverages included (water, traditional aqua frescas, Margaritas, beer)
- Enjoy snacks during the class
- All ingredients provided for a multi-course meal
- Receive Josefina’s e-cookbook with recipes from the class
- Small-group cooking class for personalized attention
- Beverages included (water, traditional aqua frescas, Margaritas, beer)
- Enjoy snacks during the class
- All ingredients provided for a multi-course meal
- Receive Josefina’s e-cookbook with recipes from the class
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from class (although we are happy to provide information on how to get to class from wherever you are coming from)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from class (although we are happy to provide information on how to get to class from wherever you are coming from)
Additional Information
‘Alma’ is the Spanish term for soul, and it’s the essence of genuine Mexican cooking. Participate along with Josefina (or her son, Jeronimo) in a 3-hour group culinary workshop (up to 6 participants) held in her home kitchen. Experience and savor Mexican gastronomy through Josefina’s exclusive family recipes. The food journey also involves a visit to…
‘Alma’ is the Spanish term for soul, and it’s the essence of genuine Mexican cooking. Participate along with Josefina (or her son, Jeronimo) in a 3-hour group culinary workshop (up to 6 participants) held in her home kitchen. Experience and savor Mexican gastronomy through Josefina’s exclusive family recipes. The food journey also involves a visit to Cozumel’s indigenous market. Expand your understanding of Mexican culture as you interact with native market sellers and bring back the ingredients to prepare a wholesome Mexican meal right in time for siesta!
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Multi-lingual (class available in English or Spanish)
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian / gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- A small amount of walking is involved and on some uneven surfaces, please be aware
Location
Mercado Municipal
Calle Doctor Adolfo Rosado Salas
Please meet on Calle Rosado Salas between Ave 20 & Ave 25. Josefina or Jeronimo (Josefina's son) will be standing near the Benito Juarez statue that is between two benches, right in front of the market.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(150 Ratings)
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Traveler02787322817
Mar 6, 2026
Well worth your time - Geronimo was so passionate and informed about Mexican food and cooking and how different foods impact the body, together with the delicious and plentiful dishes that tasted so good from simple ingredients, that he changed my mind about Mexican food. I was never a big seeker of Mexican food because where I live, there are only your standard Mexican servings that are kind of bland and not bad but not great. Now I realize there is a lot more to Mexican food, a lot of pride and good flavors. The market shopping was a good way to see something local too. Highly recommend!
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Doug_a
Mar 4, 2026
Fabulous, authentic, seasonal cuisine - You will not only learn to cook some fabulous, authentic Mexican cuisine, but you will be involved in the selection of the fresh ingredients and learn about their nutritional value! The only thing better is consuming what you created🥰
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Stayvaca
Feb 24, 2026
We learned so much about the island, the country, the food and....we ate like we were at a gourmet restaurant!!!!!!! - We met Jeronimo at the Juan Benito Juarez statue at exterior of Mercado Municipal. This gentleman was so informative and interesting, explaining the history of different foods in market and the uses. He discussed with us to give us options for our cooking class, asking us what we like to personalize our experience. Then, we headed to his kitchen where tiny but powerful Angie was there to greet us. She was always busy, prepping, cooking, cleaning as we went! Jeronimo was explaining everything, always happy to answer all our many questions!!!!!! He loves his country, so proud to share and making us feel so special! O, and the food was 5 star!!!! Honestly, any fine dining restaurant would serve this, easily!!!!!! Angie even made the Marguerita from scratch, and the juice.
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Janet
Feb 8, 2026
Excellent food cooked from scratch - We met at the market, picked out the dinner items, and headed over for a gourmet meal. Jeronimo is an excellent chef and showed us how to properly clean the peppers and how to make excellent guacamole.
We made a chicken mole, vegetables, tortillas and capped it all off with excellent margaritas.
We would highly recommend the tour for people looking to do something different in Cozumel
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Bevan_b
Feb 3, 2026
Cozumel cooking class - Jeronimo was fantastic! Very knowledgeable about the Mexican culture and how to cook with natural local ingredients. I am a very picky eater but he had me trying everything. The food was incredible. I can’t wait to come back to Cozumel and cook with Jeronimo again!
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Ronhj8833og
Jan 21, 2026
Cooking class - Six of us went on this adventure. All of us have been to Cozumel multiple times. This was one of the highlights of this trip. We loved the local market, the class, food and the recipes. I can’t wait to do it again next year.
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William_l
Jan 10, 2026
Best Shore Excursion Ever! - Blew away our expectations beginning to end! Shopping in the local market then got us involved in the cooking process, sharing the recipes to amazing delicacies at the end! This is not to be missed for a unique, cultural experience.
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976barbv
Jan 2, 2026
Excellent experience of local culture - We met Jeronimo at the local Mercado and decided what to prepare. We then shopped for the ingredients and he explained how to select the best freshest ingredients for tacos el pastor. We arrived at the home kitchen and were immediately seated for explanations of what we would be preparing. The process was so instructive and comfortable, we helped to chop squash for a pico de gallo and were served a beautiful drink of hibiscus tea. We each were able to make our own tortillas that were used for our tacos, which were delicious.
The amount of food provided was excellent and well worth the price of this adventure.
Such an enriching experience with very knowledgeable and proud locals, highly recommend it.
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Michelle_w
Dec 12, 2025
Excellent day trip - Very personal experience! Extremely knowledgeable host Jeronimo! Highly recommend for great food and fun with friends or family! We learned much about all the ingredients and how to make each recipe ( which we received later plus many other recipes included )! Jeronimo and Angie (his sister from another mother) were excellent hosts to our group of 5! Everything was delicious! Made our own tortillas too :)
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Wayne_v
Dec 10, 2025
Foodies--u must do this! - Outstanding experience-homemade drinks, great salsa recipes, chicken dish and much more!! The shopping experience at the market was fun also.
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