Bcnkitchen
Bcnkitchen
4.9
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bcnKITCHEN is a local cooking school, we are passionate about food and our objective is to share that passion with you! We have two kitchens, one in the charming Born district and the other in the Boqueria market building, all of the ingredients we use come from the market that you will be visiting with our chef. Once you arrive back at our cooking school, wine in one hand apron in the other, it’s time to start cooking! After a couple of hours of action you’ll sit amidst the dishes you have prepared with the satisfaction of having prepared a Spanish feast!
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Neighborhood: La Rambla
Barcelona's most famous street was once a dry riverbed. Now, La Rambla is a 1200-meter boulevard, and a major draw for visitors. During the day, La Rambla fills with pedestrians, some of which stroll past impressive human statues and artists while others take a break to people-watch while enjoying a drink at one of the many terraces. Housed here is the iconic Boqueria Market that offers one of the most varied and appetizing selections of local produce and specialty meats and treats. While it’s important for tourists to keep an eye on their belongings at all times, this area is most safely explored in the daytime and is a must see for everyone who visits.
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- Liceu • 2 min walk
- Jaume I • 9 min walk
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Gabi
4 contributions
May 2022
We cooked a full Spanish menu with gazpacho, pan con tomate, tortilla, paella and crema catalana.
The location in El Born and the venue were fantastic and chef Stefano was an excellent teacher. The size of the group was perfect, only six people, so we enjoyed personalized attention. We needed that as some of the participants were trying to misbehave.
Chef Stefano was walking us through every step from buying the right ingredients in the market to burning the sugar on top of the crema catalana. I'm really proud of my newly acquired squid cleaning skills.
At the end of the class, we ate all the food we had prepared along with a bottle, or more like three bottles, of white wine.
The location in El Born and the venue were fantastic and chef Stefano was an excellent teacher. The size of the group was perfect, only six people, so we enjoyed personalized attention. We needed that as some of the participants were trying to misbehave.
Chef Stefano was walking us through every step from buying the right ingredients in the market to burning the sugar on top of the crema catalana. I'm really proud of my newly acquired squid cleaning skills.
At the end of the class, we ate all the food we had prepared along with a bottle, or more like three bottles, of white wine.
Written May 17, 2022
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Dave H
10 contributions
May 2023
Our chef was outstanding - very knowledgeable, friendly, humorous, and patient. He explained the choice of ingredients when we visited the market, and gave very helpful advice, tips, and suggestions to help the 10 of us work together to prepare the various dishes. Everything turned out delicious, and we enjoyed it all with red and white wine. Highly recommend this particular activity!
Written May 27, 2023
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wiolet38
Viladecans, Spain3 contributions
Aug 2022
I have a great time with Chef Alvaro teaching us how to cook the most important spanish dishes. It was very funny and useful experience. We could make and eat gazpacho, tortilla, paella and crema catalana. Alvaro explained us many thing about spanish kitchen, he is very profesional and nice person. I recomended this experience for everyone.
Written August 31, 2022
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Ice Bot
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Family
Al was very funny and super knowledgeable! One of my favorite quotes from him is: "I don't teach people to cook, I teach people to like cooking." This was so true as he made the experience a lot of fun! Going with the whole family was awesome and everyone was included in the cooking process. The meal was very fresh and delicious!
Written August 31, 2022
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Terry L
Brisbane, Australia10 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Had a great time with the cooking class and trip to the market. Didnt realise how many types of tomatos there are. Learnt alot from the Chef from how to use a knife properly to stirring a pot 👨🍳 I loved the omelete
Written February 21, 2020
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RJ G
Portland, OR20 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
When I scheduled this cooking class I specifically told the staff that we were allergic to shellfish and wanted to do a paella without shellfish if we could. We were told by email that our request was not a problem. So when we got to the class to watch a shellfish paella being prepared, we were surprised. The chef informed us that they only do the non-shellfish recipe on Mondays, even though we were told that dietary restrictions were not a problem. The chef ended up making a second paella out of chicken, which we appreciated, but made it with water (no stock) so it was bland other than the heavy amount of salt that was used.
Being an optimist, I figured I could try to modify the recipe myself. However, when we were emailed the recipes a few days after the class, several ingredients that we saw being used in both paellas were missing (like the amount of paprika...seems important to know).
During the class each of the teams of people working on the recipes got a few instructions to start, and then did most of the work on their own. That meant that other than the paella, we didn't see how each of the dishes were actually put together unless we were working on them ourselves.
I would have given even fewer stars, but the tortilla recipe and the gazpacho recipe were pretty good. I felt that the chef tried to accommodate us, but wasn't really able to make a decent recipe with what she had on hand.
Being an optimist, I figured I could try to modify the recipe myself. However, when we were emailed the recipes a few days after the class, several ingredients that we saw being used in both paellas were missing (like the amount of paprika...seems important to know).
During the class each of the teams of people working on the recipes got a few instructions to start, and then did most of the work on their own. That meant that other than the paella, we didn't see how each of the dishes were actually put together unless we were working on them ourselves.
I would have given even fewer stars, but the tortilla recipe and the gazpacho recipe were pretty good. I felt that the chef tried to accommodate us, but wasn't really able to make a decent recipe with what she had on hand.
Written November 4, 2014
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Matthew D
2 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
Decent food. Not really a cooking class, more of an opportunity to chop some stuff up. 30 euro meal with 100 euros tacked on. Cheap wine provided! Wouldn't recommend.
Written July 8, 2016
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Anand K
164 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
I wish this review was better. The chef was very friendly and hospitable. Our classmates were also fun and made the experience better. However, the actual cooking class wasn’t impressive. We started with an hour market tour of La Bocqueria. I wish we could have learned more about the various food items offered, though I recognize that with the crowds, it’s not an easy ask. The class then prepared several items, ranging from paella to gazpacho to Catalan custard. Maybe it’s our tastes, but the food just didn’t turn out well. We’ve had better classes elsewhere with more helpful tips. And the wine served was awful. We aren’t picky, but suggest not offering any wine at all rather than something so poor. This might be a little overly critical, as the class itself was enjoyable. It’s just that we’ve had a lot of other cooking experiences that were better
Written December 29, 2019
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Roshi73
Toronto, ON26 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
I booked a 4 hour cooking class at the El Born location. In total there were 9 students that day and our teacher was the amazing and delightful Leena. We started our day with a trip to Santa Caterina market which was less than a 10 minute walk away. I ended up preferring this to La Bouqueria because it's less of a tourist destination so had I not gone with this group, I likely would not have gone at all. We spent about 45 minutes there. We learned some interesting things about farming and agriculture in Spain. And visited 3 or 4 stalls to purchase things. There was no pressure to buy anything at all but good buys and local favourites were pointed out. We then headed back to prepare our 5 dishes. For much of the time, all dishes are being worked on simultaneously so it wasn't possible to catch every single step and detail for each dish but I learned more than I expected in this format, and Leena happily answered any and all questions and oversaw all steps/dishes like she was conducting an orchestra. There were always enough tasks for everyone to be doing something if they wanted (and our group were eager to do so) but it wasn't so manic that we couldn't stop to take pictures or top up our wine! We sat down to a delicious meal together and Leena kindly gave us a list of suggestions for restaurants, gelato spots, flamenco...whatever we asked. I feel very lucky that I got the group of people I did in my group. Everyone was lovely and we came as strangers and left as friends. I highly recommend this class for anyone looking to learn some great cooking skills/tips, eat a homecooked meal, and do something a bit different on their holiday.
Written November 15, 2018
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clairesadler13
London, UK59 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
This was the highlight of my trip to Barcelona and a brilliant thing to do for a solo traveller. For €70 you get a 4 hour cooking class which includes all your ingredients (which you go round and source fresh from La Boqueria at the beginning of the class), a big old lunch and unlimited vino! You get stuck in right from the beginning, chopping, mixing, learning traditional methods of cooking (trying bits along the way!), all taking responsibility of each dish at different times. You finish off with sitting round a table together eating your dishes, drinking wine and chatting. I did the English course as wasn't ready for the Spanish one, and our teacher was bi-lingual so conducted the class in English but taught us lots of traditional Spanish tips. Brilliant way to spend 4 hours of the day, highly recommend. After the class you get sent the recipes to recreate at home.
Written October 15, 2018
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yoyoha12
Seoul, South Korea
If I want cancellation after booking, is it possible to refund?
Written August 10, 2017
Can someone please give me chef Amelia's email? We took the class last week and it was AMAZING. Lost her email and dying for the paella recipe. Thanks in advance!!
Written August 3, 2017
call: (+34) 93 268 1253
if you send me your email I can send you the following recipes: Spanish Gazpacho, Spanish Potato and Onion Omellete, Paella De Marisco ( Seafood Paella) I have it as a PDF file attached to my email directly from the BCN Kitchen. JERSEYGROWN
Written August 4, 2017
Hola, me guataría confirmar si todos cocinamos o solo el profesor y nosotros vamos colaborando puntualmente, tipo masterclas?
Gracias!
Written April 28, 2017
Todos cocinan. El único matiz sobre ello es que si se preparan varios platos (lo usual), se reparten responsabilidades. Unos pican, otros empiezan a moler con morteros, otros a marinar proteínas, etc. Va cambiando, y todos ven cómo se hace todo, pero no es que todos hagan todos los pasos de todo. En cursos como el de sushi, sí es posible hacerlo todo o casi.
Written April 29, 2017
Que precio tiene el curso
. Cual es el mínimo de personas para grupo particular?
Hay cursos de noche de 20 a 22h ?
Written January 15, 2017
Hola Fina,
Gracias por contactar con nosotros. Dependerá del tipo de taller que realices.
Toda la información de nuestros cursos la puedes encontrar en nuestra web (precios, horario, número de asistentes).
Gracias y un saludo,
Daniel Jimenez
Written January 16, 2017
Hi! We would love to join the course for making rice-dishes on saturday, but unfortunately we don't speak spanish. Would it be anyhow possible for us to participate? Thank you
Written August 29, 2016
Hello,
Kids are welcome to attend, they tend to be enthusiastic and enjoy learning about new local ingredients and traditions, Our only requirement regarding kids participating is that they show interest in the activity and get involved as an adult would.
Written October 14, 2015
Hi everyone! Before booking, I wanted to know - how many dishes do you get to cook by yourself? The website does mention a four course meal (gazpacho, bread with tomato, omelette, paella, catalan cream)
So, 1) Does each person get to make each and every course? And, do you each get your own cooking station? Or do you have to partner up and share and only make one of the four dishes? Thanks for your replies!
Written May 25, 2015
Hi
During our cooking courses the chef explains all the dishes and then they will allocate you a job. For example you might start chopping potatos for the tortilla, and then go on to blend the gazpacho ingredients. You will basically be involved to some degree in all the recipes, and later you will recive the recipes by email so that you can follow them at home.
The goal is to have fun while you cook and participate in the cooking of all the dishes, be it flipping tortillas or broiling crema catalana. And then eating of course!
We hope this is helpful and that we'll see you soon at bcnKITCHEN
Written June 12, 2015
Hello Opal K,
Yes. We can do a vegetarian paella in our menu. Please, send us an email when you book.
Best regards,
bcnKITCHEN Team
Written May 11, 2015
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