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 Cooking
Tours in Catalonia with Spain Taste
. . . enjoy the flavour and learn to cook Spanish cuisine
Living
amongst all the richness of the region of Catalonia,
its architecture, its culture and especially its award
winning cuisine is for us a fantastic privilege.
The
desire to create SPAIN TASTE in order
to share this wonderul cuisine seemd the most natural
and obvious thing to do, having met young chefs who
came across as being so passionate about their art of
preparing, cooking and serving the most wonderful food.
Spain
has firmly established itself at the forefront of modern
gastronomy. The avant garde of this new wave
can be found in and around Barcelona. SPAIN TASTE
offers you the chance to discover some of the latest
creative Catalan cuisine. SPAIN TASTE
works with Michelin star awarded restaurants and provides
two different tours so you can choose the one which
best suits you.
SPAIN TASTE has carefully prepared the tours you will
find below, tasting and testing them but also taking
care of their rhythm, alternating intense tasting experiences
with more relaxed activities such as cooking lessons,
wine tastings or special visits.
Barcelona
and its major cities, such as Girona, offer a diversity
of architecture ranging from Roman, through Medieval,
Romanesque and Gothic, to unique modernist buildings
and gardens by the greatest masters, such as Gaudi.
SPAIN
TASTE is also open to any ideas and suggestions
of your own and can modify the tours to particulars
needs or interests. The guiding principle is to ensure
you enjoy a magical experience.
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SPANISH
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TOUR
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The
first tour combines cooking lessons with unique gastronomic
experiences in some of the most renowned restaurants
of Catalonia.
You
will mostly visit the north of Catalonia, called the
Emporda, where you will be lodged at the Raco de Madremanya
Hotel in a quiet village surrounded by nature.
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An
english-speaking guide will meet you in
the afternoon at the airport, train station
or hotel and will take you to your hotel
in Madremanya.
After
a rest he will meet you at the hotel's lounge
where you will be explained about the tour.
Then you will have a welcome dinner in a
Catalan restaurant very close to the Hotel.
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| Tuesday |
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After
a complete breakfast at the hotel, we will
visit a typical Catalan market, where the
greatest Chefs go every morning to get inspiration
for their art of cooking, choosing always
the freshest.
Then
you will have your first cooking lesson
with our Chef. Today's menu will be devoted
to traditional Catalan cuisine.
This
will be followed by a complete degustation
menu of what has been cooked.
In
the afternoon we will go to a small mediterranean
port and see the fishing-boats arrival,
and then how the fishermen display the capture
and sell.
Then
we will visit a vineyard and have a wine
and cava ( catalan champagne ) tasting in
a friendy atmosphere.
After
a rest at the Hotel, Josep, our Hotel Chef,
will prepare you a typical Catalan dinner.
In a casual atmosphere, in a charming stone
style old "masia" lounge, you
will enjoy an assortment of traditional
dishes, like ham or cheese on bread, garlic
and tomato, Mediterranean style.
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| Wednesday |
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After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel we will
go to Girona, a city that combines roman,
jewish and medieval architecture.
We
will have a daily menu in a restaurant specialised
on rice.
After
lunch we will visit the city, its old quarter
and gothic cathedral.
In
the afternoon we will visit the medieval
city of Besalú, its famous bridge,
jewish quarter and romanesque and gothic
churches.
In
the evening, after a visit of a small cheese
factory, we will go to a volcanic area in
the north of Catalonia where our first delightful
Michelin-starred restaurant is located.
It
is run by three brothers, who have devised
a magical experience for you: a complete
degustation menu of 'volcanic cuisine' with
wines.
We
go back to the Hotel.
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| Thursday |
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After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel, we will
take you to a unique small chocolate factory
whose chef has won many prices.
Then
you will have your second cooking lesson.
Today you will learn how to cook modern
Catalan 'tapas'. The recipies used will
be from great chefs like Ferran Adria and
Joan Roca. A degustation menu of what has
been cooked will follow.
Then
we will visit Dali's Castle-Museum in the
medieval village Pubol.
After
the Castle's visit we will take you for
a rest at the Hotel.
For
the last evening of your tour we will take
you to one of the best restaurants :
El
Celler de Can Roca. 2 Michelin Stars
Complete
degustation Menu with wines.
Back
to the Hotel
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| Friday |
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After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel, we will
take you to the airport or train station.
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Included
in the Tour:
- transportation
from airport or train station to the Hotel
- 4
nights in our Hotel
- every
morning full breakfast
- two
cooking classes followed by menu with
wines
- all
lunches and dinners with wines except
lunch on Day 4
- all
transportations during the tour in a comfortable
minibus
- all
food visits
- Girona
and the villages visits
- vineyard
visit and wine and cava tasting
- an
English speaking guide
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FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, AVAILABILITY AND PRICES EMAIL yvanmas@hotmail.com
TOUR
2
Our
second tour combines cooking lessons with more traditional
gastronomic experiences in unique restaurants of Catalonia.
We
will mostly visit the north of Catalonia, called the
Emporda, where you will be lodged at the Raco de Madremanya
Hotel in a quiet village surrounded by nature.
| TOUR
2 |
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| Monday |
: |
An
english-speaking guide will meet you in
the afternoon at the airport, train station
or hotel and will take you to your hotel
in Madremanya.
After
a rest he will meet you at the hotel's lounge
where you will be explained about the tour.
Then you will have a welcome dinner in a
Catalan restaurant very close to the Hotel.
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| Tuesday |
: |
After
a complete breakfast at the hotel, we will
visit a typical Catalan market, where the
greatest Chefs go every morning to get inspiration
for their art of cooking, choosing always
the freshest.
Then
you will have your first cooking lesson
with our Chef. Today's menu will be devoted
to traditional Catalan cuisine.
This
will be followed by a complete degustation
menu of what has been cooked.
In
the afternoon we will visit the medieval
city of Besalú, its famous bridge,
the jewish quarter, and romanesque and gothic
churches.
After
a rest at the Hotel, Josep, our Hotel Chef,
will prepare you a typical catalan dinner.
In a casual atmosphere, in a charming stone
style old "masia" lounge, you
will enjoy an assortment of traditional
dishes, like ham or cheese on bread, garlic
and tomato, mediterranean style.
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| Wednesday |
: |
After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel we will
go to Girona, a city that combines roman,
jewish and medieval architecture.
We will visit the city, its old quarter
and gothic cathedral.
Then
we will have a daily menu in a restaurant
specialised on rice.
Back
to the Hotel for a rest.
Then
you will have your second cooking lesson.
Today you will learn how to cook modern
catalan 'tapas'. The recipies used will
be from great chefs like Ferran Adria and
Joan Roca.
A
degustation menu of what has been cooked
will follow, with wines.
Back
to the Hotel
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| Thursday |
: |
After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel, we will
take you to a unique small chocolate factory
whose chef has won many prices.
Then
we will visit a vineyard and have a wine
and cava (Catalan champagne) tasting in
a friendy atmosphere.
We
go back to the Hotel for a rest.
In
the evening, after a visit of a small cheese
factory, we will go to a volcanic area in
the north of Catalonia where our first delightful
Michelin-starred restaurant is located.
It
is run by three brothers, who have devised
a magical experience for you : a complete
degustation menu of 'volcanic cuisine' with
wines.
Back
to the Hotel
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| Friday |
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After
a complete breakfast at the Hotel, we will
take you to the airport or train station.
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Included
in the Tour:
- transportation
from airport or train station to the Hotel
- 4
nights in our Hotel
- every
morning full breakfast
- two
cooking classes followed by menu with
wines
- all
lunches and dinners with wines except
lunch on Day 4
- all
transportations during the tour in a comfortable
minibus
- all
food visits
- Girona
and the villages visits
- vineyard
visit and wine and cava tasting
- an
English speaking guide
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FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, AVAILABILITY AND PRICES EMAIL yvanmas@hotmail.com
Located
20 minutes from Girona and an hour and a half from Barcelona,
El Raco de Madremanya is a delightful seven roomed inn
in a magnificent stone farmhouse, dating from the Eighteenth
century, that has been completely restored.
Some
of the rooms have balconies and all are are decorated
simply but stylishly, each room having a colour theme.
There are several lounges with fireplaces throughout
the house, and a wonderful garden complete with swimming
pool. The owners have preserved the authenticity of
the building, with its stone walls and domed roofs but
they have added cosy, comfortable spaces that add warmth
and comfort.
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