Vivo Events

14 Jul 2019

This was an amazing evening out! Chef Paco brought a wealth of knowledge, and we had a blast learning from him. He treated us like royalty, personally preparing and serving a three course, candle-lit meal. He also took pictures for us throughout the night. At the end, he shared from his collection of scotch and we enjoyed his company and learning about his experiences traveling across the city and the world and setting up new restaurants. He was warm, welcoming, and a heck of a chef. I would 1000% recommend!

21 Jan 2019

A wonderful time learning Italian and Mexican cuisine is what youll find when you take a class with Chef Paco! His background in the kitchen over the years in some of Chicagos premiere venues is evident through the ease at which he remains when cooking. He educates you with fundamental cooking skills needed in order to be a star in the kitchen while he also manages to incorporate examples of his time cooking as a professional chef. A delicious braised lamb, tagliatelle pasta from scratch, grilled chicken tacos, roasted salsa, along with zabaglione with raspberry couli was what we enjoyed learning how to make, as well as eat! A winning combination for a great evening with amazing food!

07 Mar 2019

Chef Paco’s class was excellent! We had such an amazing experience that we want to come back to other cooking classes! His place is intimate and very professional. We learned great skills and recipes while also having fun and awesome conversation. The food was amazing and we can’t recommend the class enough. Thank you Chef Paco for an amazing night!

10/10 !! Chef Pacos Pasta Rolled by Hand course was fantastic. We spent the first hour creating the noodles and the rest of the night over eating! Chef served our group a salad, (2) different pasta dishes and homemade tiramisu. He sent us home fat and smiling with enough dough to make a serving at home. I highly recommend this course. Thanks, Chef !

Chef Paco was great. We did the pasta rolled by hand for our anniversary and had a blast! He shared his story and we shared ours while having delicious food. We ateee tons!!! The food was so good! We love cooking and were very happy to try new recipes and new ingredients. Thank you Paco for making our anniversary a night to remember! We look forward to booking another cooking night soon.

Fun,informative and delicious! Chef Paco welcomed our party of six which included two teenagers and a newlywed couple, and we all made pasta. Actually made the pasta, not just did a little prep and watched a demonstration. After the pasta was made, we sat down to an amazing dinner. As half our party was returning home to the east coast the next morning, we chatted out way through the meal, missing the opportunity to learn more from Chef Paco who is open, friendly, interesting and accomplished. Deceptively non descriptive from the outside, Chef Paco’s place is modern, comfortable and well appointed inside. Would definitely recommend - and we are likely to return for another experience.