BARCELONA COOKING CLASS
Private 6-hour Farm To Table Experience
Private cooking class at a farmhouse
High-end tastings of organic food and drinks
Authentic experience off the tourist radar
Description
Are you looking for a private cooking class in Barcelona, allowing you to truly experience the Catalan gastronomy? Let us come to pick you up directly at your accommodation and drive you shortly to our favorite farmhouse into the Barcelona countryside. There, we have set the most magical and unique hands-on cooking experience, far away from a regular cooking class in Barcelona. You’ll be met by the owner of the farmhouse, who will give you a brief introduction about the house and his projects. Then, we’ll take you to the organic farming fields to learn about the traditional regional crops. We’ll then harvest our own seasonal vegetables and wild herbs to be cooked later on. We’ll also see a small-scale chicken house, where we’ll pick our own eggs to use for the dessert. After we have gathered all our fresh ingredients, we’ll start the cooking class. Prepare to discover our best traditional dishes, all made using your chef’s own family recipes. We might be making calçots (the amazing Catalan onions) in winter, mountain rice and/or fideua (the Catalan noodle seafood paella) in summer. We can also cook traditional meat stews, omelet with wild asparagus (in spring), chicken with apple or other great local delicacies. We can also create a fully vegetarian and/or vegan menu, inspired by our traditional regional recipes. Since this is a private cooking class, you get to fully customize your menu between our seasonal menu options, choosing a combination of 1 starter, 1 main dish, and 1 dessert to be cooked. Using healthy, traditional family recipes and local, seasonal and organic ingredients, you’ll discover the real Barcelona cuisine just like we cook it at home. The harvesting time will be of 30 minutes, the cooking class will last some 2 hours, and then another hour will be dedicated for lunch or dinner. Just like a Barcelona family, you’ll sit at the table with your host and eat the dishes together while exchanging stories and laughter. Fine regional small-batch wines will be offered to you both when cooking and as food pairings to celebrate your creations. And your host and new local friend will most likely also invite you for an aperitif or a digestif (or both!) from the family reserve. He always has some impressive treats for his guests! If the weather allows, we’ll cook and eat outside as much as possible, so that we can enjoy the beautiful views and quietness of the countryside. In the rare event of a rainy or stormy day, you’ll be able to enjoy the inside of a traditional Catalan farmhouse, which is several centuries old (!!!) and which has been restored lately to offer modern comfort and a unique atmosphere. Please note that this Farm To Table Cooking Class in Barcelona is fully private for your group, fully hand’s on and fully customizable. We can even add an extra 2-hour visit to a nearby (slightly) larger farm to meet with the friendliest local organic farmers and make this experience a full-day one. If you’re into cooking, farming and/or enjoying authentic local experiences, do not miss out on this unique opportunity! We have very limited availabilities and highly recommend to request and book well in advance.
Notes
1. This private farm to table cooking class in Barcelona is a totally unique hand's on cooking and eating experience, getting you up close with the Catalan local life. You’ll probably get your hands and shoes dirty, and have one of the best times of your holiday in Spain. This is a real cultural and human experience, and we highly recommend it to families with children, groups of friends and couples that want a truly unique cooking experience in Barcelona. 2. Almost 100% of the ingredients we use come from regional, small-scale organic farms & producers. If you’re into wine and olive oil, and meeting with local producers, then you should seriously consider our Beyond Montserrat Tour and/or our Penedes Wine Tour as well.
Details
Starting Time: 3 p.m. (winter) or 4 p.m. (summer)
Length: 6 hours
Available: Every day
Inclusions
-- 6-hour private experience guided by an expert in local wine and food
-- Transportation with pick-up from and drop-off to your hotel
-- Private, fully hands-on harvesting, cooking and eating experience at the farmhouse including:
-- Visits of the organic garden, harvesting of fresh seasonal vegetables and eggs, and picking seasonal wild herbs all of which will then be used later on in the meal
-- Insights into the countryside farmhouse life
-- Fully hands on cooking experience
-- 100% organic, farm to table ingredients
-- 3-course traditional meal
-- Fine selection of premium regional organic wines
-- Recipes on PDF
Extras
An extended organic farm visit is available on request (see our Farm to Table Cooking Experience which is the full-day, 8-hour version of this experience).
What they say about this experience:
"This was our third private tour with Barcelona Slow Travel. And our second producers tour with a farm visit followed by a cooking experience at a magical hilltop farm. This time we had Guillermo as our guide and he is attentive, funny, knows all about Catalan food, culture and the wonderful places that surround Barcelona. Both Guillermo and Cristina have put hours of work into creating experiences that are both fun and informative, and provide a deep dive into local culture. You come home fed and content. We'll be back again for sure!" ~ Douglas L. "A lovely experience, from the very start (initial planning emails) to the very end (a post-travel email with recipes of the dishes we'd prepared). Everything just went so smoothly, which is probably what we wish for most on vacation. Beyond the cooking instruction, we were able to take in so much about the land, history, and culture. I also appreciated the easy vegan accommodation!" ~Laina B. "This was a day that we were looking forward to for a long time and still it exceeded our expectations. It was amazing to have such a tender, authentic visit with the farmers and the farmhouse where we did the cooking felt like heaven. I wish we could have spent more of our days in Barcelona with Guillermo. He was such a comfortable person to be with and it was delightful to participate in the relationships he had with the farmers. The food we made was incredible and the whole process is something I will remember forever." ~Kathryn B.
