To understand gastronomy is to understand Mexico.
MilpaChef® is a knowledge centre devoted to understanding, preserving and sharing Mexican gastronomy and its biocultural heritage through experiences, research, education, consulting and collaboration with producers and communities.
It is territory.
It is history.
It is agriculture.
It is culture.
It is identity.
Gastronomy is far more than food.
At MilpaChef® we believe that understanding where our food comes from transforms the way we understand Mexico.
That is why every MilpaChef® project — an experience, a research study, a consultancy or an educational programme — brings people closer to the ingredients, producers, landscapes and knowledge that make our gastronomy possible.
Read our philosophy →Four areas of work.
We turn this vision into concrete action through four areas of work.
Understanding gastronomy from its origin.
Ingredients with a name, a community, a territory.
Food projects with roots and traceability.
Learning to understand before simply consuming.
We tailor every experience to your tastes and needs: vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or traditional cooking — always with local, seasonal ingredients.
Alfonso S. Rocha Robles
Alfonso is a chef, anthropologist, researcher and communicator of Mexican gastronomic heritage.
For more than 17 years he has worked alongside communities, producers, universities and organisations to document, teach and promote Mexican food heritage.
His vision gave rise to MilpaChef®, a knowledge centre connecting gastronomy with territory, culture, biocultural heritage and the people who make our food possible.
Read our story →
Upcoming tours
Reserve a spot on the next Cholula Gastro Tour. Vegetarian option available on request.
What guests say
MilpaChef experiences and projects have worked with travellers, universities, chefs, restaurants, researchers and organisations who share our vision of gastronomy.
Discover the flavor of the milpa, support the local economy and join a movement for the land, culture and good eating.
Cooking with meaning, flavor and sustainability — exploring the ancestral foods of Puebla and Mexico through authentic experiences, cooking with history and products with identity.
Discover a new way of understanding Mexican gastronomy.
Whether you join an experience, develop a project, learn about food heritage or collaborate with local producers, MilpaChef® invites you to discover a different way of understanding Mexican gastronomy — connecting people, territories, knowledge and biocultural heritage.
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