#mimi lopez

Here is her Instagram or search @mimilopezoaxaquita

Mimi won 2nd place at the Oaxaca cooking competition in 2019 and then she was in the top 10 best amateur chefs in the whole of Mexico with more than 150 challengers. Her stardom continues as she appears in many news articles and magazines such as Vogue.

Mimi gives cooking classes during the week and opens a restaurant during the weekends at her home in Matadamas (interesting town name that means lady killer)

Traditional Oaxaca cooking class with Mimi

After eating so much good, traditional Oaxacan food, it was time to learn how to make it. For our last day in Oaxaca, we took a cooking class with Mimi at her home. There we learned how to make Tamales with pork and salsa and Mole negro con Pollo. These are two delicious dishes that we've eaten at different places, and we appreciated learning about the whole process that goes into preparing them.

We even had memelas for breakfast before starting cooking. The whole experience was great.

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