ITALIAN AREPAS MAKING CLASS

Join us for a 2.5-hour hands-on class that brings together Venezuelan tradition and Italian flavor. Chef Mercedes Rojas, founder of The Arepa Stand, will teach you how to make arepas from scratch and fill them with Italian-inspired ingredients. It’s a fun, flavorful experience that captures the spirit of Los Angeles.

Enjoy a welcome drink and an open beer bar as you cook, connect, and create something unforgettable.

This is a public class. If you are looking to book a private class for your group or team, please visit our Private Classes page.

What are Arepas? 🫓

Arepas are cornmeal cakes that originated hundreds of years ago in a region that now makes up Colombia, Venezuela, and Panama. Traditionally, they were cooked on a pan called a budare. But they can also be grilled, baked, or fried. Arepas can be stuffed with various ingredients, some traditional options are: brisket, cheese, and chicken salad.

About Mercedes Rojas 👩‍🍳

Mercedes Rojas is the founder of The Arepa Stand, a pop-up food stall that sells traditional Venezuelan cuisine with a Los Angeles twist, at farmer's markets around the city.

"She moved to Los Angeles in 2015 to learn under chef Suzanne Goin. Then Rojas opened The Arepa Stand in 2019 when she was out of work after frequently making arepas as a staff meal. She knew this would be her path. 'It’s very close to my heart, so it was a no-brainer for me to start something like this,' said Rojas".

From: Spectrum News 1

What to bring

• comfortable outfit

• comfortable shoes

• BYOB is encouraged! 🥂

About IMPASTIAMO

Founded in the spring of 2020 by Silvia Carluccio, formerly at Live Nation Entertainment, we set out to pair our love of food with our love of music–a consistent theme in all of our cooking class experiences. 

 Since then, we've hosted over 300 online cooking classes with chefs from Milan, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Costa Rica, Sicily, Toscany, Spain, and India. We've proudly supported over thirty small businesses including restaurants, private chefs and nonprofits in this time, and that number continues to grow.

Not sure about the date?

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Ticket Policy

Classes are non refundable. If you can no longer make your class, you are  able to modify the date/time of the booking, up to 72 hours prior to the event, or can transfer your ticket to a friend. After 72 hours, refund, exchanges or modifications are not accepted.