Barcelona Authentic Paella and Sangria Cooking Class

About this tour

Learn to build a proper paella from scratch during this two-and-a-half-hour Barcelona kitchen session. A working chef guides you through selecting rice, layering flavours, and timing the saffron-soaked base. You'll cook alongside other participants, then sit down together to eat what you've made, paired with local wine or sangria. It's hands-on without pretence—expect to get your sleeves rolled up and leave with both a full belly and actual technique.

Highlights

• Master paella construction from rice selection to final plate
• Learn timing secrets from a working professional chef
• Cook and eat alongside fellow participants, no solo tables
• Three-course meal with wine or house sangria included
• Wheelchair accessible kitchen and dining spaces
• Cava welcome drink before you start cooking

What to expect

You'll arrive, get a glass of cava to settle in, then move straight into the kitchen. The chef stations you at a cooking surface and walks through paella's logic—why the rice needs to toast first, how the broth temperature matters, when to stop stirring. You'll handle the pan yourself, make real decisions about heat and timing. Midway through, you step back and let it finish cooking. Then you plate up, sit down with the others who've been cooking alongside you, and eat the three courses. Wine or sangria flows throughout. It's sociable without being forced; you're tied together by the work you've done.

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