Américo and his mother welcomed to me into their home this afternoon. We spent some time talking about possible menus and then off we went to several markets to buy the necessary fish, fruits, vegetables and other necessary ingredients for our dinner. Américo is a trained chef and his mother and he make a great team in the kitchen. They taught me how to prepare patacones, yuca frita, arroz, majorra, bocachico, jugo de lulo, ensalada rusa, ensalada de aguacate, papas amarillas, and more! It was delicious! They also took me to the dulceria Dona Mireya and bought me some local specialty sweets. I really appreciated spending the afternoon and evening with this wonderful son and mother team. Everyone in all the local shops knew them and It was interesting to see them interact. This was a great way to spend time with local people and their dog and a great way to get to know the people of Bucaramanga, Colombia, their local products, and their food. I recommend this market visit and cooking class to anyone wanting an authentic cultural and culinary experience.

Valentina and Juan were terrific hosts. We learned about the variety of fruits & vegetables available locally, cooking, beverages, culture and daily life. We considered the time with our hosts a cultural exchange day. What a great time!

I don't know where to begin!!! I'm so glad that we assisted this class, we learned so much. Adriana and her family are gems. She kindly offered to pick us up from our finca and drove us back when the class was over. Our visit started with a tour of her farm where we learned about native fruits, veggies and plants from Risaralda and Quindío. The class began with a homemade cocktail, moved on to our main dish (Marranitas) and finished with a delicious Guanabana dessert. Can't wait to book another class next time I visit my city again! Thank you, Adriana, :)

It doesn't get better than this! The walk to Plaza Minorista was breath taking! Very inclusive, safe and secure. I've tried a lot of new fruits. Preparing and making a home cooked meal was like nothing else. Daniela patients and awesome culinaty skills are next level. Highly recomended!! I am forever greatful!!

We loved the market tour with Zulma, who explained a lot and had us try several things. After 30 min in an air-conditioned bus, we arrived at Doña Leo's house. She was so welcoming and had us do the majority of the cooking after her explanation. When our Spanish wasn't enough Zulma translated but both tried really hard to speak understandable Spanish for us to practice. We had a lovely lunch with self-made tortillas, pollo pibil that was extremely rich in taste, empanadas, sauces and coconut dessert. After lunch (around 2pm) Zulma called an Uber to bring us back to the city center of Merida, all included. There was no need for a large evening meal after the full lunch.

This tour was incredible! Sara was very knowledgeable and her English was excellent. I’m so glad my husband and I did a private tour so we were able to do exactly what we wanted. We tried soooo many fruits and other goodies at the market. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable navigating the market by myself.

We are a family of 4 (two boys ages 13 and 10) and this was an awesome activity. David picked us up early (in a Mercedes nonetheless) and took us to the market. He bought the boys whatever fruit they wanted to try and then took us home to his house. David is a professional chef and he works at a school training chefs (he worked at one point in his career at Carmen and also had his own restaurant). His house is great. His mom is so friendly. We made a traditional Columbia dish that was delicious. His English was also fantastic. We had a blast!