If you want to immerse yourself in a relaxing, gourmet cooking vacation, Catacurian Culinary School is the choice for you. You'll stay at a guesthouse two hours south of Barcelona in the Priorat wine-making region for a six-day gourmet food and wine experience. You'll attend five hands-on cooking classes of three hours each and attend four gourmet restaurant meals with a chef . Each day, you'll travel to a different local vineyard to taste and learn about the wines of the region. You'll also attend a few olive oil tastings to appreciate the differences between this staple of Spanish cooking. Sightseeing to local markets, architectural landmarks, and regional parks is also included. Catacurian also offers one-day cooking classes and market visits in Barcelona.
Catacurian
Carrer del Progres, 2 El Masroig
Tarragona Spain 43736
1-866-538-3519
catacurian.net
Cook and Taste Culinary School offers traditional cooking workshops in Barcelona in English. All classes begin with a visit to the Boqueria Market off Las Ramblas in Barcelona. This market is considered by the British newspaper The Guardian as "probably the best market in the world." At the market, you'll select items for the cooking class. Your 3.5 hour class teaches you everything you need to know to cook a gourmet, traditional Spanish meal. If you would like more in-depth training, Cook and Taste can design an individual class schedule for you that can last for a week or more. Cook and Taste caters to all skill levels from beginner to expert chef, and children are also welcome.
Cook and Taste
Carrer del Paradís, 3
Barcelona, Spain 08003
(+34) 93 302 13 20
cookandtaste.net
If you'd like to try your hand at molecular cooking, a Taste of Spain offers an English speaking, avant garde cooking class, located in a penthouse with a large kitchen and terrace overlooking Tibidabo Mountain, the city of Barcelona, and the sea. The goal is for you to combine regional and exotic ingredients, and using innovative cooking techniques, create a unique dish with exciting flavors, textures and colors. A few examples of this type of cooking include codfish foam with sea-urchin mousse and parmesan ice-cream sandwich. You'll learn the culinary secrets of Catalonia masters, such as Ferran Andria, considered the most revolutionary chef in the world; and Carmen Ruscadella, chef of the famous three-star restaurant, Sant Pau .
A Taste of Spain Travels, S.L.
Alonso Cano 8
Cadiz, Spain 11010
+34 934 170 716
atasteofspain.com/index.php?menu=5&sub=14&ssub=28
