Hi Forum! Planning a trip with my wife to Barcelona and Basque Country (along with France's Dordogne and Paris). We're really interested in food (though not at all pretentious) and love experiencing a region's cuisine with a cooking class. Bonus points if the class is somewhat social and wine is a part of the experience.
Are there any recommendations of classes you've taken in the past? Thanks all!
hey tyler
don't know when you plan on going, my BFF is from the french basque side near saint jean de luz. you can check biarritzbylocals.com under tours then gastronomy, a cooking class and invite for dinner at locals home, bascovino.com does tours. an error occurs when you click so email them what's available, mimofood.com does some in san sebastian. if you have a chance drive to saint jean de luz to saint-jean-pied-de-port to the smaller villages nearby. stop in a local shop for handmade local products, jams jellies brandy wine liquer crafts chocolate bayonne ham. some are sold at local markets called halles. stop at a tourist information shop to get more info, spend the night in biarritz or saint jean de luz, a gorgeous part of the basque plus the spain side. happy travels and hope this helps.
aloha
Hi Tyler,
Last September, we took a class at Cook & Taste in Barcelona:http://www.cookandtaste.net. It is very social with plenty of wine and group cooking. I would recommend the Boqueria Market tour before the class. You get to go the market when it is not crowded and shop for your ingredients for the class with the chef. Our class made classic Spanish & Catalonian dishes, including dessert. Our class was a mixture of skills and tourist from around the globe with varying cooking skills. It was really fun and my husband and I learned a lot.
If you are interested in food, you can also consider taking a food tour. We took the Devour tours in Madrid, Granada, and Seville and wished we had taken the tour in Barcelona. Here is the link if you are interested: https://devourbarcelonafoodtours.com.
Have a great trip,
Sandy
