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Buenos Aires: Asado Cooking Class with Michelin Chef & Wine

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Duration3h

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Cook Argentine Asado in Palermo with a Michelin-Trained Chef

You arrive with a welcome drink and aperitif, then spend the afternoon shaping empanadas, baking chipa, and grilling meat under guidance from Michelin-trained chefs. Wine pairings flow throughout, and you eat everything you make. The class includes all ingredients, lunch, and premium Argentine wines, with the whole experience built around connection rather than standing and watching.

Step-by-step itinerary

Arrive and receive welcome drink
Enjoy welcome picada appetizer
Shape empanadas or prepare provoleta
Bake chipá or grill vegetables
Cook tenderloin or four meat cuts
Sip paired white and red wines
Prepare dessert with dulce de leche
Enjoy coffee and socialize

The Experience

"So you've never made empanadas before?" The chef smiled as I stood there with my hands dusted in flour, looking at the dough like it might bite back. That's how it starts at the Argentine Experience Cooking Class in Palermo — no judgment, no pretense, just you, a wooden board, and someone who actually knows what they're doing. The class is led by chefs trained at Fogón Asado, a restaurant ranked among the world's top 22 steakhouses, but the vibe is nothing like a formal kitchen. You walk in, get handed a glass of Argentine wine, and suddenly you're part of something that feels less like instruction and more like cooking with friends who happen to know a lot.

The hands-on part is real — you're not watching from a stool. You shape empanadas with handmade dough, bake chipa (a gooey cheese bread from northern Argentina), and work with actual cuts of meat on the parrilla. The class moves through the whole meal: a welcome picada to start, then the savory stuff, then a silky flan for dessert. Wine pairings come with each course — white and red, chosen to match what you're cooking. There's music playing, people laughing, toasts happening. It's the kind of thing where you genuinely lose track of time because you're too busy tasting and talking to notice how long you've been there.

The kitchen is new, the Palermo location buzzes with the neighborhood's energy just outside the windows, and the whole experience includes the welcome drink, lunch, and all the wine. You show up hungry and leave having actually cooked something you'll remember how to make. It's not a performance — it's a cooking class designed by people who care more about you understanding Argentine food than about making it look polished.

What’s included

Your afternoon includes a traditional Argentine welcome drink and picada when you arrive, all ingredients and kitchen equipment, hands-on instruction from Michelin-trained chefs, premium Argentine white and red wines paired with each course, a full lunch of everything you cook (empanadas, chipa, grilled meat, and flan), and coffee to finish.

Good to know

Public transport nearbyNot for back problems

Operated by Criolla Cooking

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to actually cook Argentine food rather than watch someone else do it, and you'd rather learn from someone trained at a world-ranked steakhouse than follow a generic recipe at home.