Cooking Class: Passport to the Philippines

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Join Chef Nancy for this immersive, approachable cooking class all about adobo, the national dish of the Philippines.

Adobo isn't just a single recipe; it's a method of cooking that lends itself to a great variety of preparations. In this class, you'll learn five ways to serve up the savory, sour and umami flavors of adobo. Start by getting to know the calamansi, or Filipino lemon, with a simple but refreshing welcome soda. From there, you'll kick off class with creamy adobo dips served with crackers and crunchy air-fried chicken adobo flakes. Dinner is an adobo and salted egg fried rice and traditional chicken adobo. For dessert, choose between halo-halo (sweetened fruits layered with gelatin) or Mais con Hielo (cream corn topped with frozen almond milk).

MENU

Welcome Drink

Calamansi soda

Cocktail Dips

Creamy adobo dip and adobo butter with crackers

Air-Fried Chicken Adobo Flakes

Adobo and Salted Egg Fried Rice

Traditional Chicken Adobo

Filipino Dessert

Choose One

Halo-Halo with sweetened fruits and gelatin
Mais con Hielo with cream corn and frozen almond milk

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 10
Event Duration 3 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
LabelsBeginner, Date Night, Asian, Filipino, Mother's Day, Holiday, Singles
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 other experiences with Chef Nancy

Katharina

10 Mar 2023

A lot of fun! Chef Nancy was very sweet. I anticipated more demonstration rather than her just describing what we were doing, so often times I was a little confused. But we had a great group of people and had a blast!

Roxanna

07 Mar 2023

Chef Nancy has a great personality and was very helpful in class. She keep the class light and fun! This was my first time attending a class like this and I would definanlty do it again! Thank you Chef Nancy!

Andrea

08 Feb 2023

Amazing experience. Blake and I had such a blast doing this.

ROSHNI

07 Feb 2023

Great class!

Vester

22 Jan 2023

This was the most absolute amazing time! Chef Nancy was extremely nice and fun. She taught us very well and everything was delicious. She did a great job personalizing the experience including remembering everyone’s name and making the birthday guest of honor feel special. We will definitely be doing this again with a few more friends!

Caitlin

06 Jan 2023

Chef Nancy was great and very patient with us newbies!

Yomayra

06 Jan 2023

Nancy was amazing , had a great time and enjoyed the class.

Abraham

05 Jan 2023

It was a very nice time and our second experience with Chef Nancy. She’s fun and annoyingly cute like my mom, plus her husband Bob is absolutely an amazing guy a fun to chat with!! She is a wealth of knowledge and has become a friend!

Ebone

04 Nov 2022

Nancy was wonderful! We loved her spirit, she taught the class in a very fun way and now I can make sushi at home! Definitely a class I will take again! Thanks Nancy!!!

Savannah

08 Oct 2022

Came to this event with my BF for a date night and we didnt enjoy it much. The venue was in a dirty pub and there was no seating so we all had to stand for 2 hours. Chef Nancy was friendly but seemed tipsy and unorganized. I don't think it was worth the cost.

George

23 Aug 2022

A fun and informative class!

Erika

19 Jun 2022

Chef Nancy is fantastic! Friendly, energetic, knowledgeable, and an excellent chef and teacher. She went above and beyond to teach us how to make multiple dishes, which we even got to take home. Thank you Chef Nancy!

Ashlyn

01 May 2022

We had an amazing time! We learned so much and Chef Nancy is a great teacher with a great personality! I definitely recommend!!!

David

24 Mar 2022

Chef Nancy was amazing. Very friendly and inviting she made us feel right at home. We had an incredible time learning and cooking with her!

Ben

20 Mar 2022

Chef Nancy was so knowledgeable and left us with so many great tips for cooking. The class was so much fun and she made us feel at home.

Dawn

25 Dec 2021

We could not have had a better experience. Chef Nancy was so inviting and made you feel like a friend immediately. We highly recommend spending time learning with her. We will be back again and again!!

Virginia

10 Jun 2021

Nancy was so fun and treated us like family!

Outside Reviews for Chef Nancy

Janie White

05 Jan 2021

It was so relaxing and comfortable to learn and talk about the food and the culture..getting to know nancy and her husband , felt like friends ! So cool the whole experience..really delicious food and now I need the recipes for all the recipes.definitely a great experience with tips and instructions on preparing and cooking a truly memorable way to celebrate my bday and New Year’s Eve!!! Thank you so much

Cora Maria Herrera

14 Mar 2020

Chef Nancy was excellent. I had an amazing learning experience with her. She not only taught us the basics of cooking but also showed us how to have fun while cooking and entertaining. I am highly recommending her and will definitely attend her class.

Pudy L. Punzalan

14 Mar 2020

Chef Nancy was born into a family who’s owned the Aristocrat Restaurant since (nance I don’t know when). An institution and part of the Filipino food culture, Aristocrat was started by her Grandmother in ? who cooked the dishes herself. It’s no wonder why learning to cook from Chef Nancy is like learning to cook from your mom. Her teaching method is straight forward and not intimidating especially to those who don’t navigate well in the kitchen. She conducts her classes in a fashion that makes you feel like you’re in your own kitchen. I particularly like that she includes cooking tips that otherwise you won’t find in cookbooks like putting a wooden spoon over a pot to prevent boiling over, peeling garlic with a spoon to (I forgot), shaking salt into a pot from eye level to prevent pouring too much or too little. Her classes are really fun. Pudy Punzalan Retired Staff from United Nations

Priscilla Debler

14 Mar 2020

Chef Nancy is a popular and charming Filipino cook and author. Her adobo book is a must have. I would recommend joining her class to learn a different spin in cooking. Priscilla Debler Orchid grower in Apopka, FL

emmanuel constantino

13 Mar 2020

I have known Chef Nancy for many years. She has always been an excellent resource for ideas, how to and advices about cooking. She is very knowledgeable and constantly comes up with innovative or kitchen proven steps on cooking particularly the Filipino Pork Adobo. She is indeed the “Adobo Queen” back in the Philippines where she is a cooking celebrity Chef, with a multitude of followers, well known for this dish and her style of preparing dishes extraordinaire. I highly recommend her skill of culinary styles, recipes and innovative ways of cooking traditional Filipino dishes as well as continental cuisine. Her food preparation training abilities as a professional are backed by many years of experience. In addition, her expertise in running her family restaurants which is a famous landmark in Manila needs to be included.

Mrs Tina S. Mendoza

13 Mar 2020

I am a retired Human Resource Manager with various global companies in the insurance, automotive , geophysical industries for over 20 years in Canada and US. I've had the pleasure of experiencing the diverse culinary skills of Chef Nancy. Being known as the Adobo Queen, Nancy truly lives up to this famous title. She cooks the most delicious adobo and other Filipino dishes in her most exquisite style. Whenever I return to Manila for vacation I make sure I pay a visit to her family owned restaurant that serves the most popular delicacy...chicken barbeque with homemade achara (pickled papaya strips, etc.) and java rice, otherwise my vacation is not complete. Chef nancy's passion for cooking has already shown even as early as when we were still in school.

Chef Leilana Caine

13 Mar 2020

Hello Houston! Do you know how lucky you are to have Chef Nancy in your area? I have taken classes from her and It has been loaded with information, but also so much fun. You will learn techniques, short cuts and secret that books do not share... I think laughter helps one remember better than seriousness. Chef Nancy will also show the correct way and the chronology that makes a dish taste unforgettable... Take her class soon... you will be so glad you have!!! BTW our “adobo queen” can sing too!