Barcelona Gourmet Culinary Experience

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We are pleased to announce an exciting new gourmet day experience in Barcelona for food and wine lovers. Your day begins in the morning when your chef Jaume Brichs and your private chauffeured Mercedes meet you at your hotel to sweep you off your feet for an unforgettable gourmet experience. Your chauffeur will drop you and Jaume off at the Boqueria market on the bustling Ramblas boulevard. The Boqueria market is a "Foodie" paradise, what a place! The building itself, the Mercat Sant Josep, dates back to the late 1800's, and has a lovely “Modernista” rooftop. The market is simply one of the most spectacular food markets in Europe, with stall after stall of artichokes, figs, fresh herbs, dates, fennel, radicchio, peaches, strange seafood, expensive cured hams, Spanish Olive Oils, etc.

First stop in the market is to have a glass of bubbly and a snack with Joan at the Pinotxo stall. Joan is a famous Barcelona personality and this is a fun place to start the tour. Celebrity spotters have seen Ferran Adriá (Spain's most famous chef) and Jean Paul Gaultier (French fashion designer) at Joan´s counter. After your champagne breakfast, Jaume will take you on a market tour and you will buy the ingredients together for the cooking class. You can also visit other Boqueria personalities such as Llorenç, the mushroom vendor who sells all manner of wild mushrooms, truffles, Bolets, chanterelles, porcini, etc. Once your market tour is finished, your chauffeur will pick you up and you’ll head to your cooking venue, a stylish apartment with fully equipped kitchen and a cozy dining room. Jaume specializes in Catalan cuisine, which like most Mediterranean cooking is full of seafood, fresh vegetables, olive oils, hazelnuts, pine nuts and country cheeses.

You will begin with a glass of a delicious white wine from the nearby Penedes region, using the delightful local Xarel.lo grape variety. While you are setting up the class, enjoy a nibble of some marinated Spanish olives and local Catalan cheeses. Your class will consist of a main course and dessert such as Fideua (a noodle version of Paella) and Crema Catalana (Barcelona's most famous dessert, similar to Crème Brulée). After your class (where you will learn some practical techniques and also have fun in this friendly, informal environment), you´ll sit down for lunch with Jaume, tasting your dishes paired with a superb wine from Spain´s Priorat region.

After lunch, your chauffeur will pick you up and you will say good bye to Jaume, but not before receiving a very special gourmet gift to take away with you, along with a keepsake booklet of recipes and a top Spanish cookbook. Your chauffeur will drop you back off at your hotel or at your preferred drop off point in Barcelona. This is an unforgettable "taste" of Barcelona!

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If you are interested in this culinary tour, contact us today for more information. If you would like us to customize a luxury gourmet tour for you, contact us with your requirements, and we can send you a free itinerary and quote with no obligations. We organize cooking packages and wine tours from 1 day, to weekends to longer food and wine discoveries throughout Spain, Portugal & Italy.

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