Culinary School & Catering Hands-on cooking courses offered in Playa del Carmen! A culinary experience you can not miss! Come and join us!
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We offer 1 and 3 course meal one day cooking courses as well as a Friday night cocktail and appetizer class (which we call "Drinking School"!). Private chef services and caterings are offered as well.
2 NYC couples with their 4 year olds came to a cooking class last week!
Kids participated… had fun cooking… then one fell asleep… played a bit with their toys… cooked some more… had lunch with the parents…
5 hours of family fun which worked out perfectly with their young kids!
Bravo to the great parents and students!! 👏👏👏
Thanks Kat, Jeanne, Alberto & Ramon for coming!
Small, private cocktail class with a very nice couple venturing out of the comfort of their hotel to the school and home of a Mexican chef…!
It rained a lot that evening and it just felt perfect!
Thank you Katherine and Brian for coming!
Lovely to meet you both!
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This was my 1st class upon my arrival from NYC…
Freshly unpacked… and fully recharged!!!
A couple from US and a solo student came to my class, and they were soooo super nice!
How can I not like my job if I love what I do and I almost always meet great people?! 😍
We did tortilla soup, Chiles rellenos and flambeed bananas…
Thank you Lilah & Kristian, and Dave for coming!
: thanks for sending me your recipe! Happy to exchange also some of mine 😊
An expat friend of mine and me go every year to a new place to try Chiles en Nogada in PDC. We have made it a tradition. Plus buying them to people who make them at home or making them ourselves!
I have my own recipe which I have changed for years and I finally got what I wanted using ingredients one can get here. I teach them .cos_culinary_school of course! ☺️
This year I took 2 Colombian friends who had never tried them, a Mexican friend and my American friend to to try them there.
They were absolutely fantastic!
Great service
Great wine
And excellent Chiles en Nogada
Highly recommend
So I wanted to try an Omakase experience in NYC. I had one in Vancouver and one in Denver and they were spectacular. All completely different and amazing.
So my friend was telling a friend of hers from NYC that she was doing an Omakase experience that evening and he asked her:
Oh great! Where are you OMAKASEING?
so now they are turning it into a verb…! 😂
So we did “omakaseing” in a little bar of a speak easy of a hotel and we loved every bite!
Thank you Tracey and Quinn for joining me on my culinary adventures!! 😘
Catching up on my posts…!
This was a very nice couple from Slovenia, foodies that loved exploring other cultures. Really super nice people… they did the 1 course meal class with my famous fish in achiote and I added some guacamole and totopos to keep the hunger away.
I didn’t like teaching guacamole because it’s so simple. But the more I teach it, the more I realize people do it wrong and with little tips you can make a simple dish into something amazing.. same goes with the totopos (chips)….
Super nice meeting you Tinka and Primosh! 😍
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So this class was almost 3 weeks ago… and I posted it in Instagram but it didn’t appear in FB because of a cool video I included… so reposting it because it was such a super fun class with amazing people and it should be also in my FB page!! 🤩
So a couple from Canada (Kate & Tasha) came to another class and wanted to come back again and bring their friend Travis and they wanted to learn how to make BIRRIA! So another birria fan group I got the same week! 😅
2 girls and a couple from US also came so we had a really FUN group that day…. Laughing from start to finish…!
Thank you Brianna and Alexa, Jenny and Steve, Tasha and Kate for coming back and Travis for joining!!
Way back on my posts! So even from my vacations I want to post about the cooking classes I had before coming to NYC… btw… CO.COS is NOT closed! It’s just temporarily closed because the chef is on vacations and will reopen the 26th of August. I have had 2 clients asking me these last 2 days…
This cooking family came to my class 2 weeks ago. We did my staple seafood menu and I really loved watching how they engaged in the ceviche timbal to make it look beautiful 😍… specially Corinne, the daughter!
Thank you Kristin, Josh, Corrine and Jay for coming. Was lovely to meet you guys!
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I always say… “life is about experiences…”
It’s what we keep in our hearts and take with us where ever we go.
One of my favorite experiences is: GOOD FOOD
I can’t express how happy it makes me!
And sharing it with people I love, makes the food taste even better… 😍
Menu of todays dinner was:
Fried artichoke hearts in a pecorino sauce
Octopus in olive oil, balsamic, caramelized onions and mashed potatoes
Prawns in the most perfect lime butter I have tried in my life
Veal ragout with wild mushrooms and truffle over fettuccine
This really nice couple from the Netherlands came to my class as part of their honeymoon 💕
They love seafood and we made my fish and shrimp in achiote wrapped in banana leaves stuffed with mushrooms and as a munchie meanwhile they do their main dish I taught them the traditional guacamole with totopos which turned out to be Dennis favorite… so he is thanking “life” for his guacamole in the first picture!! 🤪😅
Thank you Dennis and Evi for coming! Lovely to meet you!!
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Sometimes… one must cook for the boys…! 😝
Chef service for a group of guys that came for a bachelor weekend…
Thank you Adam for choosing our services and all the best for the upcoming wedding!
So this young and sweet future chef was my student 2 weeks ago… she is called Summer. Her parents are Brazilian living in the US and they wanted to give her a cooking class in Playa for her birthday. Her father loves cooking with her and he told me all the story when he booked, and that her favorite dish in the world is BIRRIA. So I answered… “let’s do birria then!” 😃
Beautiful family! Loved meeting them all. But what touched my heart the most is that she said at the end of the 5 hour, 3 course meal class, that this had been the best birthday gift of her life! She was glowing of happiness!!!
And that, my friends and followers, for me, is priceless… it really gives a meaning to what I do….
Thank you all again for being part of my story 🙏💕
Birthday dinner for this lovely family!!
We did guacamole, green ceviche, surf & turf and chocolate mini lava cake.
Thank you Tennile, Howard and Terry, for coming to my cooking class and celebrating this very special birthday with our food. 😊
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Two weeks ago I had this very special class where a group of college friends from California came and a Canadian couple from Ottawa which part time live here… super nice everyone!!! We did tortilla soup, green mole/pipian, and flan…
I was lucky to meet a young and talented photographer called Tony who came and took some great pictures of my class! It was hard to choose only 10 pictures of the many good ones. Thank you Tony for capturing the perfect moments!
Thank you all for coming!! See you next time!
This father has 5 children and he has a tradition of celebrating “Fathers Day” individually with each one of them….
Isn’t that amazing?
So his daughter really wanted to learn how to make TAMALES… so I taught them an “easy” version on how to make fresh sweet corn tamales with rajas, salsa and chicken…
Fun class!
Great to meet you Ary and Brian!
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MEZCAL.. Orange slices… Worm salt… fried grasshoppers
Anybody that knows me, knows my passion for mezcal…
I drink it straight… no citrus
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“Besitos” people in Oaxaca like to say…
But the combination of orange and worm salt with mezcal in your mouth is really worth trying.
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Friday night… 2 English besties traveling and leaving husband and bf in England…
Cocktail class in Mexico…
Yes! We had lots of fun, good food and laughs!!
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Cooking experience for 2 whole families!
We did a simple menu with “enchiladas suizas” and guacamole with totopos so the kids would enjoy cooking… and they really did! They were all into it and super excited.
I personally think kids that are exposed to these type of experiences will grow up very rich in culture and not to mention, taste buds… big “Bravo!” to the parents!! 👏👏👏
Thank you Gretchen for organizing this for your family and friends…
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This cool and trendy group from California came last week to CO.COS with one purpose: ENJOY!
Some were into cooking, some not that much, but all were smiling, laughing, learning and in an amazing mood and vibe the whole class… loved them all!
Thank you Alyssa, Ian, Paige and Zoe for coming and choosing CO.COS!
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TORTA DE COCHINITA PIBIL
Oh my God… it is just so delicious… maybe yucatecan people would disapprove of my avocado slices, but I eat what I like and how I think it tastes best!! I like the cochinita in “teleras” (a type of Mexican bread) with slices of avocado, xnipec sauce (spicy pickled onions with habanero), cochinita, and a good spoonfuls of the sauce where it was cooked in… the bread absorbs it beautifully (because in a tortilla it just falls out!)…
PERFECTION
Calories… not worth mentioning when it’s so good! 😂
I don’t eat this so often, but when I do, I really enjoy it…
4th of July: American Independence Day 🇺🇸
…one day before Hurricane Beryl would hit PDC.
This lovely family planned this cooking class like a month in advance… all over town in Playa there seemed to be caos.. except in my kitchen .cos_culinary_school ….
We were having so much fun! 😂
Since they entered, put on their aprons and grabbed those knives.. it was joke after joke and at the same time creating my seafood staple menu which they loved…
Thank you Tina for choosing CO.COS and bringing your whole family. It was a real treat meeting all of you at forgetting for some hours of a storm coming….
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Super nice class week with a really sweet Mom & daughter who wanted to do a cooking class together and they invited a French and Mexican couple who were super intelligent and talented (the guy used to compose and play in a famous Mexican band!)
And then a Portuguese man who lived in England who was a big time foodie and cook! He could easily be a professional chef!
They all did my seafood staple menu and left very happy!! ☺️
Thank you all for coming! Was lovely meeting you all!
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Last week’s RED POZOLE class… 🤩
Red pozole is a stew made (mostly) with pork and hominy (a type of corn) and this rich, flavorful broth is seasoned with dried chillies, garlic, onion, cumin, Mexican all spice and oregano. And then served with lots of toppings like lettuce, radish, lime, red onion, oregano and chicharrón…
So good 😊
Thank you Christine and Brendan, and Tiffany and Sabrina for coming! It was lovely to meet you!
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Last Sunday I gave a private class to this lovely family from California… they were repeats and this time wanted a menu with ACHIOTE and chicken… what I did not know is that (the dad) owns a Mexican restaurant in SF serving authentic Mexican dishes and even sells his signature sauces! His restaurant is called (check it out if you are in the San Francisco area!)…
Thank you Jodi, Victor, Mateo, Jose and Aidan for coming! Was great to see you!
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Last weeks “Drinking School” class with a couple from India that lived in Canada and recently moved to Playa… warm hearted, super nice couple who love good food, specially Indian! We are already planning some Mexican/Indian food exchange…. 😂
Lovely to meet you Kin and Roshan! Hope to see you guys soon…
TACOS!! Salsas, chorizo, rajas, flank steak, queso fundido, guacamole, totopos and even a special curious bird and a monkey visit in a cooking class last week with a Canadian family from Toronto and a Mexican woman from Mexico City…
Great class… thank you Tennile for coming and see you next week for a private chef dinner.. 😉
Encantada de conocerte Patricia…
And also special thanks to the bird that kept watching us cook from different windows and the monkey that came for some tacos but was too late for the party…! 😝
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Last week, Ellie and Alfred, clients from US, came with their son and his family for a morning of cooking family fun! The kids were SOOOO excited and involved… super cute 😍
Thank you for sharing these special family moments Ellie and Alfred!
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3 couples from US learning about salsas, chorizo, rajas, guacamole and how to make the perfect chips (totopos)! I call it a taco menu…
Fun meeting everyone and happy to see Cindy and Matt again!! Thank you all for coming!!
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2 families creating a fun Mexican culinary experience in Playa del Carmen, Mexico #cookingschool #RivieraMaya #mexico
2 couples on vacations in PDC celebrating their Wedding Anniversary learning to cook Mexican cuisine @ CO.COS ! So lovely to meet you William Wilkes & Dolores, and Ellie & Al You guys were wonderful!! 💞 #culinaryexperience #makingmemories #fun #learning #cooking #makingnewfriends #playadelcarmen #mexico
And btw... The mariachi was AMAZING!! I am mexican and have heard mariachi many times.... And every time I hear them, I get excited!!! 😃
Sometimes my cooks do not tag the frozen protein and it's difficult to know what it is... Yesterday I thawed "what ever it was" and it was beef shank that I usually use as part of my pozole or barbacoa... So I decided to add stuff to the slow cooker that I have at home and let it braise for 8 hours... It turned out fantastic! I am not a big meat eater... But my son is! I secretly want him to miss my food when he goes to college... 😁😁 #momchef #cookingwithlove #beefshank #slowcooker #mexicanfood
This was my LAST COOKING CLASS of 2022... Last Friday the 30th... What a way to finish the year! A wonderful group of 3 families (parents and kids) and a couple, who didn't know each other, and blended perfectly and talked and laughed together as friends (that's the magic of cooking). We did a special mole I really like that is called MANCHAMANTELES A bit labor intensive...but very worth it! And my tortilla soup which we often do as well as my special flan.... Thank you all for coming!! And we have started the year with amazing classes which I will post soon... Live... Love... Laugh.. Cook! #cooking #fun #mexicanrecipes #instagood #mexicanfood #culinaryschool #handsonlearning #hobbycooking #foodie #happymemories #tortillasoup #mole
Okaaaay... I will eat homemade tortillas, with salsas, homemade chorizo, rajas, flank steak, refried beans and guacamole... I will have to do it again.... And later I will run my 5k! 😂 So difficult not to eat this yummy food my students make... It really tastes like if professional chefs would make it. Kudos to my awesome students!!! 3 new students from Canada and one German one who always comes back when she comes back to Playa 😊 #cookingclass #mexicanstyle #handsonlearning #culinaryschool #culinaryvacation #playadelcarmen #rivieramaya #mexico #tacos #tortillas #salsas #guacamole #tacomenu
Learning to FLAMBEE (on purpose) 😅 #cookingclass #cookingschool #playadelcarmen #caramelizedbanana #flambee #handsonlearning #mexicancuisine #chefcoty #mexicanchef
Fun birthday celebration of my great student and friend @lilibravomena last Wednesday! Happy times... Always @co.cos_culinary_school 😊 #shakeit #mezcalcocktails #sharingmemories #friends #cookingcourses #birthdaycelebration #playadelcarmen
Ingredients for a salsa.... Great concept of this restaurant which they create a salsa exactly as you want it... Tomatoes, tomatillos, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, a choice of different fresh peppers, dried, roasted grasshoppers (they have a salty, earthy flavor) and cilantro at the end.... Soooooo good #ingredients for #salsa #chilesmexicanos #mexicancuisine #monterrey #chefonvacations #foodie
@deecha15.... My best advertisement.... 😂😂 Thanks for coming Detra! Was so lovely to meet you! #privateclass #cookingcourses #mexicancuisine #mexicanchef #playadelcarmen #cocosculinaryschool #handsonlearning
