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Chef Maria
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24 reviews
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Taught 246 students

Chef Maria brings more than 24 years of professional cooking experience and a lifelong passion for baking. Trained at a renowned French pastry school in Chicago, she is the owner of Viva La Chef, where she crafts irresistible wholesale desserts for restaurants throughout Denver. Join her to master the art of French Macarons with a chef who combines her deep expertise and warm personality with a genuine love for baking.

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Reviews
Melanie P.
This class was fantastic! It was much easier than expected. Our instructor Maria was engaging and helpful. I would highly recommend.
August 31st, 2026
RENET G.
My daughter & I had a great time and learned a lot!
August 10th, 2026
Andrea B.
We had SUCH a fun time—Chef Maria is knowledgeable and supportive, a wonderful teacher!
July 12th, 2026
Kerry L.
Chef Maria was super engaging and dynamic. She taught us a lot and had fun doing it. You can tell she absolutely loves her job, which made the class so genuine.
April 13th, 2026
Olivia S.
Excellent
August 31st, 2026
Vicki P.
This is a great class. Chef Maria is amazing and does a fabulous job teaching how to make macarons. They turned out perfect! She answered any and every question, is very personable and fun to learn from. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who is wanting to try these cookies. My daughter and I had tried a couple times before, but they didn't turn out. After watching Chef Maria and making some on our own in class we figured out where we were going wrong. Definitely worth it! I will be looking to take more classes from Chef Maria in the future. Great experience.
August 10th, 2026
Debra M.
Chef Maria is a perfect instructor! She mixed humor, kind evaluation, pro tips, and demonstration to help every student succeed. I was highly impressed with the organization, timing, and final product of this class. Particularly useful was her critique of our cookies once out of the oven and her demonstration of the technique before we did it ourselves. I would take any class Chef Maria offered. Brava!!!
May 11th, 2026
Joanne L.
My daughter and I had a lovely time. The ingredients were all pre-measured so we could spend our time mixing and piping. Even though we were set up in the lobby of a hotel, the space was good and the chef made it feel intimate. It was great hearing her story and her love for baking. Our macarons turned out delicious! We had 24 to take home.
August 11th, 2026
Aidan H.
maria is the best!
July 13th, 2026
Leah T.
Chef Maria was fantastic! She had the perfect personality and passion to make this class sooo enjoyable and fun. What a great teacher. I look forward to learning how to make tiramisu and empanadas! The set-up for the class was great, everything pre-measured so we could focus on just the technique and enjoy without having to process too much info. Chef Maria needs a sous chef so she doesn’t have to run back and forth cleaning utensils and monitor the baking. Hopefully she can one day have this class in a commercial kitchen type environment where there is an access to sink and oven. Thank you! Great Mother’s Day!
May 11th, 2026
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