Cooking Class - Classic Mexican Cuisine - Omaha

82 reviews

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What You’ll Do

Learn how to prepare traditional Mexican dishes with the help of Chef Jar.

Join Chef Jar for this hands-on cooking class centered around the zesty and vibrant flavors of Mexican cuisine. He will teach you the finer points of crafting a well-rounded Mexican meal, including making tortillas and salsa from scratch and traditional pork al pastor.

Begin class by preparing an avocado salsa verde, followed by a shrimp ceviche and crunchy plantain chips. For the main course, make tortillas by hand and cook up your pork al pastor. Then, pair it all with some red Mexican rice and black beans with tomatoes, lime and garlic on the side. Finish your meal with a mouthwatering churros dessert bar, complete with chocolate ganache, strawberry syrup, and toasted marshmallows.

Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.

Your Menu

Avocado Salsa Verde

With tomatillos, onions, garlic and lime

Shrimp Ceviche With Plantain Chips

With pickled bell peppers, red onions, cilantro and lemon zest

Pork al Pastor With Homemade Tortillas

With guajillo chilis, ancho chilis, Roma tomatoes and pineapple

Red Mexican Rice and Black Beans

With tomatoes, lime and garlic

Churros Dessert Bar

With chocolate ganache, strawberry syrup and toasted marshmallows

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.

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Beginner, Fun, Group, Latin, Mexican

Meet your chef

Chef Jar

Food safety certified

82 reviews

Chef Jar is a passionate chef, a virtuoso of many diverse cuisines and the champion of several culinary competitions. After earning his culinary degree, Chef Jar traveled the world as a Hibachi and Teppanyaki Chef to bring his impressive dishes (and a little thrill) to hungry guests far and wide. He has studied nearly all types of culinary styles and techniques, but loves to explore Japanese, French, Indian and Latin cuisines.

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What You’ll Do

Learn how to prepare traditional Mexican dishes with the help of Chef Jar.

Your Menu

Avocado Salsa Verde

With tomatillos, onions, garlic and lime

Shrimp Ceviche With Plantain Chips

With pickled bell peppers, red onions, cilantro and lemon zest

Pork al Pastor With Homemade Tortillas

With guajillo chilis, ancho chilis, Roma tomatoes and pineapple

Red Mexican Rice and Black Beans

With tomatoes, lime and garlic

Churros Dessert Bar

With chocolate ganache, strawberry syrup and toasted marshmallows

Details

Minimum Guests 2
Maximum Guests 6
Meal Courses 4
Event Duration 2.5 hours
Labels Beginner, Fun, Group, Latin, Mexican

Reviews

Reviews guests left for this experience

Nick

05 Apr 2023

Jar's class was wonderful and interactive. We will deffinetly be back again.

Ashley

05 Feb 2023

Chef Jar was so much fun and knowledgeable in the art of cooking. My guests and I enjoyed our experience to the fullest and will definitely be booking again with Chef Jar!!!

Christina

23 Aug 2022

Chef Jar was amazing! We had so much fun. He was entertaining and the food was delicious! We learned techniques that we were intimidated to try like making tortillas and churros. He explained everything and made it seem so easy. He took his time with us and made the evening very special!

Nicole

07 May 2022

Chef jar is great! Super nice, super fun! Recommend this class for beginners and also for experienced cooks who want to learn more about Mexican food! Loved it, definitely want to have more classes with this chef ! Everything super clean and organized !

Crystal

06 May 2022

Chef Jar was funny, knowledgeable and made the experience a 10/10. We can’t wait to book with him again!

Robert

19 Mar 2022

Our experience with Chef Jar was outstanding. The evening was well planned and executed. My wife and I appreciated his style and approach. He did all the prep work and we got to try some new fresh flavors! We look forward to booking Chef Jar again and we recommend you do too!

Racheal

18 Mar 2022

We had an amazing experience with Jar. He taught us a lot about cooking and we had a lot of fun. We would recommend this to anyone and plan on taking another class with him.

John

15 Mar 2022

Chef Jar was awesome! He was friendly, knowledge and went out of his way to customize his Mexican meal class so it was more "hands on" for my family. I would highly recommend Chef Jar!

Anne

11 Mar 2022

Chef Jar was so much fun and it was a truly great experience. He was a lot of fun and personable. He answered all kinds of questions and was so helpful! I would reccomend his classes to everyone!! Oh.... and the food was amazing!!!! Thank you for the wonderful evening!

04 Feb 2022

This might have been the best dining experience I have ever had. Jar was not only an amazing chef but he was a fantastic host. The food was phenomenal and I would do this again in a heartbeat. Thanks again.

Brandon

28 Jan 2022

Great experience with Chef Jar. He’s an inspiring chef and passionate about his profession. Made for a great night with friends. Will definitely be back.

Tami

21 Jan 2022

Jar was amazing!!! Great personality, smiles the entire time, and was fully prepared when we arrived. We will be doing this again very soon, and requesting Jar specifically for our chef.

Lusina

20 Jan 2022

Absolutely fantastic. Learned a lot, laughed a lot and ate a lot. Met new people and enjoyed the atmosphere. Very fun experience and can't wait for the next time.

Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Jar

Bob

26 Oct 2023

Had a great time, Jar was very energetic, up eat and fun. He shared so many hints and information about the preparation that we will use in the future.

Jason

22 Oct 2023

Definitely recommend taking Chef Jar’s class. We did the French cuisine class and the food was amazing, and Chef Jar gave a lot of good tips on how to cook more easily and how to combine flavors

Carol

03 Oct 2023

Chef Jar was so much fun! It was a great class and I learned a lot!

Allison

30 Sep 2023

Chef Jar was so engaging, and made the night so much fun. I can’t wait to make the recipes he taught us, which were delicious. He made it feel accessible to make my own delicious meal from scratch.

Sarah

29 Sep 2023

What a fun night! Chef Jar created a perfect evening for our group. The food was wonderful, his company was outstanding. We loved having him.

MaLeaha

13 Jul 2023

We had such a fun time with Chef Jar! He does an amazing job teaching you cooking skills, having fun with learning the recipes, and entertaining his guests too. We had the Asian cuisine and it was some of the best food we have ever tasted! He went above and beyond!

James

12 Jul 2023

Met Chef Jar 3 weeks ago at a corporate outing. We went to his place for Asian tonight. What fun

Adrian

07 Jun 2023

Chef Jar was outstanding. Very informative in his discipline. Able to connect with us throughout the entire course. Learned new insights on how to cook foods and bringing them to a whole different level! This man deserves the world! Thank you again for everything and I hope your future endeavors come to fruition!

Courtney

08 May 2023

He is amazing! This was our second experience with Jar and we all thoroughly enjoyed the class.

Heather

03 May 2023

My friends and I had a wonderful experience!!!

Klayton

15 Apr 2023

We had a great time Chef Jar was fun and educated us on many culinary aspects. This was a great experience we highly recommend.

Natalie

09 Apr 2023

Amazing experience with friends. Exceeded all our expectations. Food was delicious and Jar was very organized, professional, and kept us laughing throughout. Would definitely recommend

Alyssa

04 Apr 2023

Chef Jar exceeded all of my (our groups) expectations! The food was incredible but the best part about the night was Chef Jar’s ability to teach us, corral us (when we got distracted talking), and share his story with us. From start to finish the evening was perfect. Everyone in our group had such a great time and we have been texting all week about it! Going to sign up for another one for sure! 10/10 recommend (oh and we are recreating the ENTIRE meal for Easter dinner for our family this weekend)!

Mihaela

26 Mar 2023

The food was exceptional, Chef Jar took great care of every detail, was fun to be with, and left the place spotless!

KEVIN

26 Feb 2023

Chef Jar was fantastic and kept us learning and entertained the entire evening. In addition to learning some great cooking techniques, his sense of humor and joy made it a very comfortable environment. Of course wrapping it up with a wonderful meal and dessert that we helped create topped off the evening. Highly recommended.

Nicole

22 Feb 2023

Chef Jar was exceptional!! Very knowledgeable, personable, and provided a fantastic dining experience!

Roger

19 Feb 2023

Got this for my wife for a Christmas gift. I scored brownie points. She really love it. Chef Jar was great and the food was excellent. Would recommend to anyone

Michael

17 Feb 2023

Great energy, thorough explanations, fun atmosphere and delicious food. Highly recommended! We plan to join him again for another culinary adventure!

Josh

16 Feb 2023

We had a great time with Chef Jar. He was very entertaining and personable and the atmosphere was relaxed and fun. We learned some interesting things for cooking that we hope to try on our own in the future. I would definitely recommend to a friend!

Emily

15 Feb 2023

Chef Jar has an amazing personality. He made us feel welcomed and comfortable. 10/10 would recommend!

Jacquelyn

05 Feb 2023

Our Asian class was phenomenal! Chef Jar welcomed us into his home and allowed us to work through some fun dishes and really simplified the process for us! These are recipes we can see ourselves cooking in our own kitchen! Chef Jar has a fun-loving personality and has many worldly experiences in dining, which made for some fantastic conversation! The only thing Chef Jar could do differently is invite us to take home the fantastic leftovers instead of disposing of them! We would highly recommend this class to anyone looking for a fun night out!

Kelly

27 Jan 2023

What an amazing experience! Chef Jar was so engaging and fun! I would highly recommend booking Cgef Har for your next date night!!

Shelly

22 Jan 2023

Jar was so much fun! Personality plus and we learned some great tips while enjoying an incredible meal.

Greg

21 Jan 2023

Chef Jar was great! Very talented. Very fun. Very friendly. Bought the pizza making experience for my wife and I as a christmas gift. We learned some good tips and tricks to take home and had tons of fun. We also liked being able to have a couple drinks during the process. A+ 10/10 would recommend.

Haley

17 Jan 2023

Chef Jar was AMAZING! He has a great personality and I see his passion! It doesn’t matter if you’ve never cooked, he will show you everything you need to know! Everything is from scratch. They are his own recipes, and they are SO GOOD! I’m an extremely picky eater and I tried the Ahi fish and the sauce and I LOVED it. I never thought I’d like fish! Over all an amazing experience and will be booking more!

Carla

15 Jan 2023

He was fun, energetic and knowledgeable! We really enjoyed the food and the evening!

Dennis

13 Jan 2023

Chef Jar was better than what I could gave imagine. He made the dinner of complete strangers feel like family. Had is laughing and smiling all night and that is before I get to the food. He took our pallets on a great journey of French cuisine and explained the way the foods worked with each other thank you Chef.

James

13 Jan 2023

Our experience with Chef Jar was top notch. The food was amazing, and Chef treated our group like we were old friends. He answered all our questions and entertained us along the way. We can't wait to book another experience!

Kiel

10 Jan 2023

Absolutely top notch experience. He was warm and welcoming, very knowledgeable and entertaining and food was absolutely fantastic. I cant say enough good things about him!

Todd

27 Dec 2022

Chef Jar created a warm and welcoming environment and shared his passion for culinary arts in an enthusiastic and fun way. He is very knowledgeable about a variety of cultures. In addition to the wonderful food preparation, he had entertaining stories to tell. It was an incredible evening. Highly recommend Chef Jar!

Sally Korth

20 Dec 2022

Chef Jar did a great job!! Food was very good, seafood chowder was awesome.

Fred

19 Dec 2022

Chef Jar did a fabulous job. All the food items were prepared to perfection especially the seafood chowder which was delicious.

Brad

15 Dec 2022

Chef Jar's class was incredible. He is knowledgeable, personable, and you are guaranteed to have a great time. We will be back for sure!

Michael

29 Nov 2022

Chef Jar was very engaging, entertaining and knowledgeable. His passion for cooking fantastic food definitely showed. Would love to have another meal prepared by him.

Telicia

17 Nov 2022

Chef Jar was friendly. He offered tips to improve cooking at home and he took the time to explain the science behind the techniques. Highly recommend!!

Ayden

12 Nov 2022

Chef Jar was incredible we had a wonderful time!! The food was amazing and he was very knowledgeable! I definitely recommend any of his cooking experiences! 10/10 would definitely book with him again.

Janet

12 Nov 2022

We had a great time! Chef Jar is friendly, fun and very knowledgeable. He explained each step of the meal prep process. We enjoyed learning how to mix sweet, salty, tart and heat in the sauces and they were amazing! I also liked that the food we used all common ingredients in every dish. It makes it so much easier to repeat when the ingredients are already in your pantry and something you use regularly. Thanks Chef Jar for an amazing meal and evening!

Michael

10 Nov 2022

Chef Jar was personable and made the class fun. His choice of music was impressive. Great knife skills, talked about cooking methods and why and how he was doing things as he went along. Food was delicious, I feel that we can reproduce the meal after the instruction we received.

Cameron

28 Aug 2022

I surprised my wife for her birthday/10 yr anniversary. I don’t know how I’m going to top this in the years to come! This experience was simply exceptional. We signed up for the Asian cuisine class and the food was high class along with the lesson. There’s no doubt Chef Jar has a passion for food and cooking, but he also has the heart of a teacher. He answered all our questions (related or unrelated) and was great company. By the time we finished the class we had learned several new techniques and different ways to enhance our cooking at home. Thanks Chef Jar!

Meghan

18 Aug 2022

This was a wonderful class! Chef Jar was very welcoming and explained all of the dishes well. It was a lot of fun to make and eat these recipes and to learn different cooking tips! I would absolutely recommend the class and would take others from him. He knows and explains different cooking things really well.

Dennis

06 Aug 2022

Class was amazing. Even convince a friend that doesn't like seafood to eat it.

Jared

30 Jul 2022

The night was spectacular. Cher Jar was so nice, patient and a very talented chef. We tried some foods we thought we didn’t like and loved them and had the best time. Thank you Chef ajar!

Sunny

29 Jul 2022

Chef Jar is amazing. He made the experience fun, educational, and just overall a great time. He is personable and made it feel as though we were cooking and dining at home with family.Loved it. Great food and a fantastic experience, what more could anyone ask for!

Alberto

17 Jul 2022

Booking Chef Jar was one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever done! I had a ton of questions which he always answered and encouraged. Felt very comfortable and would definitely do this again without hesitation. If you’re on the fence, this is your sign to do it!

Nicole

14 Jul 2022

So much fun! My sister and I had a great time with Chef Jar. We had a fabulous evening Cooking, eating and laughing!

Julia

07 Jul 2022

This was a great experience. I would recommend this to anyone looking to up their at home cooking knowledge. Chef Jar was informative and entertaining. The food was also outstanding. Can't wait to do it again!

Vaileka

28 Jun 2022

I scheduled Chef Jar for his Asian class for my husbands birthday dinner, and the class was absolutely amazing. He exceeded every single expectation that I had for the class. He was well prepared, professional, very knowledgeable and fun. I would absolutely take this class (or a different one) again!

Tonya

27 Jun 2022

Chef Jar was fantastic!! We had such a great evening and can’t wait for our next culinary experience!

Heidi

12 Jun 2022

The food was amazing and the best part of the experience was Chef Jar!!!! He was so much fun and very knowledgeable! Loved listening to him explain how he was preparing everything and he kept us engaged the whole time. Very professional!

Michelle Shaw

11 Jun 2022

Jar was amazing! He has so much passion and love for Sharing his culinary experience. He was great with my niece and getting her involved. I highly recommend this great experience!!

Debbie Koory

08 Jun 2022

Chef Jar was amazing!! Our friends and us did this as a new experience and it was more than we expected. The food was delicious. Chef Jar was entertaining and very knowledgeable. It was a great evening and can’t wait to do this again.

Dana Rains

07 Jun 2022

Phenomenal experience! The meal was amazing and we learned so much throughout the night. Chef Jar was very interactive and made the evening lots of fun!

Mary

07 Jun 2022

Chef Jar has a bright future! He has a warm and welcoming personality. The food was excellent, and we learned many facts and techniques we can use to cook French cuisine

Stacey

02 Jun 2022

Jar has a contagious positive energy, passion for food and people that is unmatched. I will most definitely recommend this experience to my loved ones.

Jill

25 May 2022

We had a remarkable time with Chef Jar. From the moment we were greeted at his door, he was friendly, professional, and so much fun! The food preparation was interactive and informative, not to mention delicious. Chef Jar answered all of our questions about the food and cooking process, and he was so informed about the history of the French cuisine. We could not recommend Chef Jar and this wonderful experience more!

Mark

25 May 2022

This experience far exceeded our expectations. Chef Jar is an exceptional chef but a better human. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and will be back for seconds.

Jennifer

19 May 2022

Great time and great foods made. Would recommend to anyone who wants to check the foods out. For this event or any others.

September

14 May 2022

Chef Jar is amazing!! My husband and I were looking for something new and different for date night and this was perfect!! The food was incredible, the atmosphere was romantic yet comfortable and Chef Jar is hilarious. Wee absolutely loved the experience and look forward to doing this again soon!

Nathan

24 Apr 2022

What an amazing time! Chef Jar was the best and we had an absolute great time with him. Did I mention the food was next level!

Grace

10 Apr 2022

Our daughter gave us a cozymeal gift card for Christmas. We expected this to be a fun new experience, but our cooking lesson with Jar was beyond wonderful! Jar is not only an accomplished chef, but also an excellent conversationalist and host. We felt immediately comfortable in his spotless kitchen while he taught us some great tricks and prepared delicious French cuisine. It was delightful to hear about his chef journey, growing up in Omaha, and how he came to be so passionate about cooking. This was amazing, and we hope to cook with Jar again soon!

Allie

07 Apr 2022

Upon entering Chef Jar's home for the Dazzling Asian class, we were immediately greeted with incredible hospitality. Chef Jar does a great job explaining how to achieve balance in flavors and presented so in execution of each course. Chef Jar not only strikes a perfect balance of flavors, but in education and entertainment creating a fun learning environment. This is a date night we will not soon forget and we are so looking forward to more experiences alike. Chef Jar is going places and we are so proud to be a part of his journey!

Emmaline

31 Mar 2022

We have never done anything like this before and Chef Jar made it so easy going and such a fun experience. 10/10 would recommend him as a chef! Great host and great cook!!

Marcie

21 Mar 2022

Chef Jar was knowledgeable, entertaining and a fantastic chef. I highly recommend Chef Jar's talents!

Alex

17 Feb 2022

Chef Jar was a great host and the food was delicious! It was a great date night and we are looking forward to another class soon!

Ruthilda

14 Feb 2022

Chef Jar was funny and the food was great, especially the dessert! My husband and I had a fun time

Della

11 Feb 2022

Wow!! What a fantastic Evening!!!

Jeffrey

07 Feb 2022

The best part of having Jar as a guest chef at our house wasn't the amazing food. It wasn't the great tips on how to prepare new dishes. It wasn't the wonderful conversation and his effervescent charm. The best part was that when he's a culinary media star, we can tell people he's cooked in our kitchen!

Michelle

23 Jan 2022

Chef Jar was an excellent host! He made my husband and I feel right at home and created a fun, inviting atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious…lamb chops and cauliflower risotto that would make your mouth water! We highly recommend Chef Jar and will surely be going back for another one of his classes in the near future.