Cooking Class: Latin-American Date in a Chef's Kitchen

A unique regional cuisine is on the menu in this magical date night culinary experience.


Chef Gustavo shares his expertise in Ibero-American fusion cuisine in this hands-on course, perfect for a romantic evening in the kitchen! You’ll prepare shrimp with garlic, parsley and dried chile de árbol as you master the art of sautéing. Then, you’ll craft a green plantain cake and learn to fillet fresh fish like a professional to create fillets wrapped in banana leaves and guajillo paste. Your date night enchantment concludes on a sweet note with a decadent dessert of sweet crêpes 


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Sautéed Shrimp 

With garlic, parsley and dry chiles de árbol


Green Plantain Cake


Fish of the Day Fillets 

Wrapped with banana leaves and guajillo paste


Sweet Crêpes

With dulce de leche or Nutella

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 6
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsCouples, Fusion, Date Night, Latin, Pescatarian, Holiday
  • 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.

Classpop! Guest Reviews for this experience

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Andrea

01 Dec 2023

Chef Gustavo cooked with heart and he shared with us some really great tips and such a great simple filling menu. Would do it again in a heartbeat!

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Kaja

23 Sep 2023

It was a lovely and informative evening

Classpop! Guest Reviews for other experiences with Chef Gustavo

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Rita

07 Apr 2024

The experience with the chef was amazing. Very friendly knowledgeable, professional and overall great! We could not ask for better experience. Really felt like we traveled to Peru.

$ 115 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Event location: Washington, D.C.

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Meet your chef

Chef Gustavo
Chef Gustavo Verified chef

As owner and executive chef of the lively and eclectic Rumba Cafe in Washington, D.C.'s Adams Morgan district for 20 years, Chef Gustavo has a deep love and appreciation for Latin American cuisine. He brings international inspiration from his travels through Latin America, France, Spain and the Caribbean. Chef Gustavo studied at the prestigious L'Academie de Cuisine and is available to teach cooking classes in both English and Spanish.

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