What a great experience. A really enjoyable three and a half hours and great value. We firstly had the delightful Dani guiding us around the market with explanations on everything from the different grades of Olive Oil and paprika to Iberico ham .
I thought we were just making a paella but actually we started with a cold tomato soup, not gazpacho, followed by a spinach and chick pea dish which didn't sound exciting but was delicious. Finally the paella with options for carnivores like myself as well as my vegetarian wife. Twelve of us in total were all involved in the prep of all dishes and chef Dom was insightful about how to cook, knife skills for boning a chicken and delightfully insistent that this was the original Valencian paella without seafood or chorizo.
Accompanied with Sangria whilst we were making it and wine or soft drinks whilst we ate it, the whole group aged 12-50+ had a great time.
Finishing off with a lemon ice cream , mint & Cava dessert, I think we all experienced far more than we expected. Great setting in the market, great experiences and company and a thoroughly memorable day. Now I just have to work out if I can create the whole menu at home. I'm off to buy a real Paella dish.