Hecho con Amor: Tortilla Flower Pressing | $55

Name: Hecho con Amor: Tortilla Flower Pressing | $55
Start: 2026-01-24T10:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-24T12:00:00-08:00
Location: 555 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012-4654, United States

Schedule

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

555 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012-4654, United States | Los Angeles, CA

Have fun making flower tortillas! In this class, we will learn how to make multi-colored corn tortillas from scratch using various colored corn varieties from white, blue and red. We will also learn how to press colorful edible spring flowers on each of the tortillas. Special guest, Marlene Aguilar of Irekuarhikua.
About the Chef
A Xicana and of P’urhepecha descent, born and raised in Tongva territory (in what is now known as East Los Angeles, CA) with roots in the inter-mountain valley region of Michoacán, Mexico. As a community-based cocinera, she draws inspiration from her campesin@ family but has also been shaped by her work in different food equity programs, specifically CSAs (community supported agriculture). She is founder of the food project, IREKUARHIKUA, which aims to offer seasonally inspired affordable plant-based meals while highlighting the resilience of indigenous foods. Her project is currently offering a meal prep service like comida corrida from fondas or cocinas económicas found throughout Mexico.