Tierra Negra Cooking Class

This is a must when in BA. We had the most amazing time make empanadas and eating them. Verónica & Manuel were excellent hosts, from the food to the wine and history lesson it was one of the highlights of our trip. We received the recipes the next day with a list if recommendations for restaurants. We he so much fun that we continued the evening at a local wine bar with the people from our class.

It’s hard to describe in words how warm, welcoming and wonderful our evening with Veronica & Manuel was for us. The experience was like a big hug after you’ve fallen and scraped your knee. We were welcomed into Veronica and Manuel’s home with open arms and complete kindness. Their love for their city and country was apparent and genuine. Through delicious food and wine from the region, Veronica and Manuel won our hearts.
We walked away with a deep appreciation for the customs and culture of Buenos Aires, as well as multiple recipes to bring home so we can forever keep Argentina in our lives. Manuel is a talented and passionate chef who demonstrated, explained and taught us how to make empanadas and dulce de leche (and more!), and Veronica is an outstanding host and wine connoisseur who attended to all of our needs with a big smile.
If (and when) we make it back to Buenos Aires, we will be visiting Veronica and Manuel. Don’t miss this!

Worth every penny. We saw all the wonderful reviews on TripAdvisor for Tierra Negra and then noticed it was a short walk from where we were staying. With some last minute emails back and forth we were able to get into a class we wanted considering it was September and well it is slow season! It was one of the best experiences of my life. Manual and Veronica were gracious hosts and teachers. They say during the Christmas holidays they get so busy they end up having two classes per day.
We did a version of the Street Food + Wine class, and we really did get to cook. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. They email you the recipes afterwards which is great because I loved all that we ate that day.
Will definitely do this again if I am ever back in Buenos Aires.

My boyfriend and I took the Finger Food and Cocktails class a couple weeks ago with Manuel and Veronica. Since it is the slow season in Buenos Aires, we ended up being the only 2 students for the night! I love to cook — my boyfriend not so much, but we both enjoyed this class immensely.
The classes are held in Manuel and Veronica’s home, and they have a great set up for participation and demonstration. Manuel is the chef and Veronica was in charge of cocktails and wine (I’m not sure of her official title), and they had a huge map of Argentina available to point out where the ingredients/​drinks came from. Manuel puts a large emphasis on organic and local ingredients, which is something I value in my own cooking, so I really appreciated that.
We started out learning how to make 2 kinds of dough from Manuel– one for bread and one for empanadas. As we were working on our dough, Veronica gave us a cocktail to start the evening. We went on to make salsa criolla and chimichurri, before putting the empanadas together (and learning several folding techniques)! We then went on to make andean potatoes, a gaucho sandwich, and choripan. The class was about half participation, half demonstration, but Manuel walked us through each step to make sure we would be confident recreating the dishes at home, all while sipping on the cocktails and wines Veronica gave us (with explanation of the origin). We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation throughout the evening, and were able to ask our hosts questions about the Argentinian culture and things to do in Buenos Aires. When the food was ready to eat, Veronica and Manuel went into the kitchen and gave us a little privacy to enjoy our meal. The food was amazing (our favorites were the empanadas and choripan) and we stuffed ourselves. We were not able to finish everything, so Manuel gave us a to go container with our leftovers (which we finished after going to the bar that night).
After the class, Veronica and Manuel emailed us the recipes from the class, and also recommendations of their favorite spots in Buenos Aires. We hit up several of their recommendations throughout the week, and were not disappointed!
Our night with Tierra Negra was one of the highlights from our trip to Buenos Aires! It was such a unique experience that we will treasure for years to come (especially when we make the recipes we learned).
Thank you Tierra Negra Cooking!