Cooking classes, Wine tasting, World class cuisine
​in Basque Country

Cook Drink Eat Spain offers a week-long culinary and travel program in Spring and Fall

Cook

Get hands-on experience in the preparation of traditional Spanish and Basque dishes in fun and educational cooking classes. Classes take place in professional and local kitchens in the Basque Country and a gastronomic society. Each 3 - 4 hour cooking class finishes with a multi-course, delicious meal, prepared by you, paired with specially selected, local wines. All classes are taught by local chefs.

Drink

Enjoy visits to wineries in Spain's D.O.C. Rioja region to taste their famous reds.  Learn about Txakoli, the local, lightly sparkling, dry white wine that pairs perfectly with seafood. Take advantage of  the opportunity to taste wines from all regions of Spain in wine bars throughout the area and sample the locally produced sidra or cider.

Eat

Experience the tradition of the pintxos (Peen chos) crawl or el Txikiteo (chee kee TAY oh). Pintxos is the Basque word for tapas. Whether called pintxos or tapas, both are delightful, small-plate, culinary masterpieces. We'll take you on pintxo tasting tours where you will  sample Spanish wines paired with these tasty bites. ​​
Trip highlights include:
  • Hands-on Spanish or Basque cooking class
  • Hands-on Pintxos/Tapas cooking class
  • Cooking class and dinner in a private gastronomic society
  • Pintxos/Tapas Tasting Tour
  • Basque cider house visit
  • Idiazabal cheese farm tour
  • All meals including dinner at a one star rated Michelin restaurant
  • Daily sightseeing excursions to local villages and points of interest
  • Day trip the Rioja wine region which includes wine tastings and winery tours
  • 6 nights lodging in the beautiful village of Hondarribia
  • English speaking guides
  • All ground transportation for daily excursions

Cooking class: Pantxineta, a traditional Basque cream filled puff pastry.

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