Cooking Class: Modern Mexican Cooking
Learn to put a fresh spin on traditional Mexican cuisine in this hands-on cooking class.
You’ll start by making tuna tostadas topped with creamy avocado, spicy salsa macha and crispy tortillas. Then, you'll simmer a sweet corn chowder blended with roasted poblano chile, queso fresco and a drizzle of cilantro oil. For the main dish, you’ll learn how to sear duck breast until it’s perfectly crispy and serve it with pipián sauce, chayote squash and hearty hominy corn. To wrap things up, you’ll make a rich and smooth Mexican chocolate mousse featuring 70% dark chocolate and candied papaya. Throughout the class, you'll pick up essential skills like building layers of flavor, making smooth sauces and plating dishes so they look as good as they taste. Book your spot today to get started.
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Tuna Tostada
With fresh tuna, avocado, salsa macha and crispy tortilla
Corn Chowder
With sweet corn soup, poblano chile, queso fresco and cilantro oil
Duck Breast Pipián
With crispy duck breast, chayote squash, pipián sauce and hominy corn
Mexican Chocolate Mousse
With 70% dark chocolate and candied papaya
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 8
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsCouples, Beginner, Fun, Mexican, Latin
Outside Reviews for Chef Olivier
Marcelo
26 May 2025
Chef Olivier is experienced and super nice. Such a great chef!
Event location: Toronto
Chef travels to your location
Chef Olivier is a French-Mexican culinary expert who brings tradition to life through hands-on instruction. With over two years of teaching experience at Le Cordon Bleu, he combines professional technique with a warm, engaging approach. Now based in Canada, he continues to honor his heritage as a partner in a local tortilla company, where he shares his passion for authentic flavors and high-quality ingredients.
