La Tamaladas Cooking Class - La Cocina presents El Mercado, A Holiday Market

One tamale, two tamales, three tamales, four! That's how many different kinds of tamales you will learn to make during our signature tamale making class. Join the city’s best tamale makers as they work their masa magic, and then take your tamales home for your holiday parties. Taught by Alicia Villanueva of Alicia Tamales Los Mayas, Dilsa Lugo of Los Cilantros, Guadalupe Guerrero of El Pipila, and Isabel Pazos of El Buen Comer, La Tamalada is an annual holiday celebration of food and family run by the family matriarchs. Over the course of several days, the women make staggering amounts of tamales for families and friends, and with the help of a stovetop steamer, the supply lasts well throughout the holidays.

Sit down with our tamale masters for a hands on course on crafting your own tamales!