The Argentine Experience: Empanada Making, Steak, Wine, Alfajores and Mate
Overview
- 3.5-hour dining experience in Buenos Aires
- Meet and eat with fellow foodie travelers from all over the world
- Take part in a wine-based cocktail class
- Learn how to fill and close empanadas correctly
- Savor an authentic Argentine dinner, paired with four boutique wines
- Eat the very best grade, gaucho-raised beef available in Argentina
- Learn to prepare your own 'mate' drink and try alfajores
Suit up in an apron and chef hat, and then learn how to close traditional Argentine empanadas using different 'repulga' techniques. After, sit down to a dinner consisting of food from all four corners of the country, including bife de lomo, arguably Argentina's best steak. The food served varies, but might include famous culinary exports like chorizo and grilled provoleta cheese, and is paired expertly with four varietals of wine.
Finish by learning how to make your own mate, a traditional tea drink that has its own ritual, etiquette, and history, which you'll enjoy with alfajores, the typical Argentine dessert.
Mixology Option:
Enter the “aroma room” to test your olfactory senses, learning how to identify wine based on its smell with the guidance of a sommelier. Accompanied by gourmet appetizer pairings, you'll learn to create wine-based cocktails using red wine, white wine and rosé. Then, choose your favorite and mix yourself a large glass to take to dinner with you.
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
This is a very good experience, you learn a lot about the local culture, the wine, and the food and have fun practicing what they teach you.
The title of this tour is however misleading and the description too: you are not making empanadas from scratch but just filling and closing them, and the same for the alfajores, you are not making the cookies but just assembling them.
Similarly, this is not a small group experience, but you are dining with 20 or 30 other people and the room is very noisy after a few glasses of wine
Would we have had these details, I am not sure we would have subscribed but it was fun all the same
This is a super fun experience in BA. Make sure you take the mixology course, as this is also nice. It's highly interactive and fun, including empanada making I was terrible,wine drinking, and of course, a massive steak. The people running the show are super fun, teaching everything from Argentinian hand gestures to how to order your steak I'm a juegosa guy. This is the one tour to do in BA if you don't have any other time. Go. It's worth it.
Just wow. We feared this would be a touristy deal and it was. We feared we wouldn't come away with a lot of new cooking ideas we didn't. But darn it we had so much fun! This team brought the diners together in such a spirited and spirit-filled environment and we all had a ball. The mixology portion of the night was terrific and we did get some great new cocktail ideas there. And while we didn't learn a lot about cooking at the dining experience, the food was terrific and we had a gas hanging out at two large community tables. I cannot state it clearly enough: EVERYONE who works at the Buenos Aires Dining Experience comes together to ensure their guests have a ball and come away with a broader understanding of Argentinian culture.