About this tour
Spend three and a half hours learning to cook paella and tapas from scratch in a Madrid kitchen. You'll start at a traditional market with a local guide, selecting fresh ingredients, then move to a private cooking space where you'll prepare lunch and dessert alongside other food-minded travellers. By the time you eat what you've made, you'll understand how food shapes daily Spanish life and have techniques worth taking home.
Highlights
- Market tour with local guide selecting fresh seasonal ingredients
- Prepare traditional paella and assorted tapas from scratch
- Cook Spanish dessert in a modern private kitchen
- Understand paella's history and regional cooking methods
- Sit down to eat your own three-course lunch
- Small groups of 12 people maximum
- Drinks and aperitivo included
What to expect
After meeting your guide, you'll walk through a traditional Madrid market to see what's in season and learn how locals shop. Back in the kitchen, you'll get stuck in—chopping vegetables, building flavour bases, managing the pan. Your guide will talk through technique and why certain steps matter. Expect to spend a couple of hours cooking before you sit down with the group to eat what you've made. The pace is relaxed; this isn't a race, and everyone eats together at the end.
Good to know
Book ahead if you have dietary needs—vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, and non-alcoholic options are available (coeliac and vegan diets cannot be accommodated). The kitchen involves sharp knives and hot surfaces, so it's not suitable for children under 12 or those with mobility issues. Public transport is nearby; transport is not included.
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