BARCELONA COOKING CLASS
Private 6-hour Farm To Table Experience
Private cooking class at a farmhouse restaurant
Private visit & harvest with the owner of a farm
Authentic experience off the tourist radar
Description
Are you looking for the most authentic private cooking class in Barcelona? Are you into organic cooking and farm life? Then you will love this Farm To Table Cooking Experience. Together with a local guide, expert of local gastronomy and farm to table adventures, you'll take a unique journey into the Catalan countryside life. First, you'll visit a small-scale organic farm together with the owner of the farm, who will share with you his work and passion for organic agriculture and farmers' life in Catalonia. He'll tell you about local crops, how he started, challenges at the farm, and the very creative solutions he came up with to become a renowned vegetable producer in the area. Under our host's guidance, you'll visit the farming lands and pick your own fresh, seasonal veggies to be cooked later on. After the harvest, the farmer will offer you a tasting breakfast of seasonal fruit and vegetable where he will share simple but delicious local organic foods from the farm with you. The visit lasts 1 hour, although sometimes a bit longer as the farmer really enjoys showing visitors around the farm. Prepare for a singular encounter with one of the friendliest and most interesting people of our region, to be lived once in a lifetime -at least! We'll then take you to our favorite farmhouse restaurant in the Barcelona countryside, located a few kilometers away from the farm. There, we have set the most magical and unique hands-on cooking experience, where we will use our own harvest of the day to prepare a fantastic traditional meal. You'll be met by the owner of the farmhouse, who also happens to be a renowned local chef. Get ready for a unique cooking session where you will prepare a 3-course traditional Catalan meal, using local, organic farm-to-table ingredients. Prepare to discover our best traditional dishes, all made using your chef's own 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, Spanish omelet, traditional fish dishes 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 Catalan cuisine just like we cook it at home. Finally, it will be time to enjoy the fantastic meal you've been creating. If the weather allows, we'll cook and eat outside as much as possible, so that you can enjoy the beautiful views and quietness of the countryside. Fine regional small-batch wines will be offered to you both when cooking and as food pairings to celebrate your creations.
Notes
Please note that this is a totally unique cooking and eating experience, getting you up close with the Catalan local life. This is fully hands-on. You'll get to participate in each step of the process. From picking veggies to cooking and eating with new friends. You'll probably get your hands dirty, your shoes dirty and have one of the best times of your holidays in Spain. You'll not only support the local life, you'll also see where the food comes from and how it's been grown organically. 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 food experience in Barcelona. This private cooking class can also be offered to companies (up to 24 people).
Details
Starting Time: 9 a.m.
Length: 6 hours
Available: Extremely limited availability- book early to secure your date!
Inclusions
-- 6-hour private experience guided by an expert in local food and wine
-- Private transportation in a premium minivan with driver with pick up & drop off from the place of your choice in Barcelona
-- Private, fully hands-on harvesting, cooking and eating experience at 2 different projects including:
-- 1-hour private guided visit to the organic farm in the morning, including the visit to the organic farming fields, the harvest of seasonal vegetables, and a farm food tasting with your host
-- Farmhouse restaurant booked in exclusivity for your group
-- Hands-on cooking class with a professional chef (the owner of the restaurant) with the preparation of a 3-course meal - traditional Catalan food
-- 100% local, farm to table ingredients
-- Recipes in English on PDF
-- Fine selection of ultra-local, small-batch organic wines to enjoy while cooking and with lunch
-- All taxes
Extras
If you have more time, we highly recommend adding our 2-hour Olive Oil Experience add-on when booking this experience. This is an exclusive olive oil farm visit and tasting experience with a gourmet olive oil producer.
What they say about this experience:
"Two friends and I spent 2 amazing weeks in Spain. We experienced a country of gorgeous sights, beautiful people and fun adventures, and we all agreed that our Farm to Table experience with Barcelona Slow Travel was the best day of our trip. From the right on time pick up, the great people we met and the wonderful food and gorgeous location to dine, it was literally a perfect day. Many thanks for providing an experience we loved and will never forget. ~Joan M. "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 our guide. 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. "If you want a quality, interesting, and personable experience this is the cooking class for you! This Farm to Table experience is AMAZING!! Meeting with local farmers and picking our produce for our meal was the real deal. They were welcoming and genuinely excited to share their farming experience. They then provided the best light breakfast of wine, cheeses and bread. Our guide worked tirelessly to ensure our conversation and questions were understood and explained… He seemed to anticipate all our needs from “farm hats” in the fields to interpreting the entire day, so all parties understood and helped the conversation flow. The meal using our bounty from the farm, was expertly prepared by our chef Cristian at his home/restaurant. We assisted in the preparation, and instantly felt at home and welcome. Amazing meal, Amazing farm visit and Amazing guide. Certainly something to remember!" ~ Judy B. "A lovely experience, from the very start to the very end. 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.
