This was a brilliant 4 hours with Juan. He took us shopping for ingredients in La Boqujeria market, itself a great experience. His approach made sure all the group was constantly involved, and all done with fanatsic good humour: he is brilliant at remembering names! The end results were most impressive and enjoyable. It was also a very good bonding exercise for the group. Thoroughly recommend the experience.

If you love to create delicious food, and really get an appreciation of the culture of a place through its recipes, I highly recommend signing up with Barcelona Cooking for a session. So much fun! Our chef was so chill, welcoming, and knowledgeable. He gave us a wonderful tour of the local market, where we picked up our fresh ingredients and got great perspective of harvesting and preparation techniques…as well as what the locals really eat! We then proceeded to the (very clean) kitchen, where we all got to play chef, under our host’s watchful and very chill eye. The result: got to prepare, appreciate and enjoy some delicious plates, and connect with folks with a similar passion for food and culture. The simplicity of fresh ingredients made each dish sing (tomato bread, squash/pear soup, seafood paella, custard cream dessert). They were also generous with the wine…once the prep work and knives were put away lol. Excellent time! You won’t be disappointed.

This was an amazing cooking experience! Juan is a wonderful chef and is very patient. The shopping excursion to the La Bouqueria market was exhilarating and informative! The ingredients we used were so fresh. The wine pairings were local and delicious. I would highly recommend Juan and this cooking school. The kitchen was spacious and immaculate. The cook top was kitchen quality and utensils top notch!