Barcelona Market Tour & Paella Cooking Class with Sangria

"Josh’s class on Tapas and Sangria was fun and a wonderful way to “travel” to Barcelona from our kitchens. He made it a joy to prepare the dishes and we are so tired of cooking (right now). His 2 camera system was great! We were able to easily follow each step of his cooking. I had my doubts about Crema Catalana but his encouragement and tips along the way bolstered my confidence. It turned out delicious! Josh was very knowledgeable about Spain and you could tell his love for the food. He sprinkled in stories about Spain and the food as we cooked so we really learned a lot while having fun. We would definitely book another class with Josh."

"Josh was great! He was helpful, informative and really nice. He gave great tips on how to alter the recipe to preferences and the ingredients you have on hand, and tips on visiting Barcelona in general. This class was great, it gave us a recipe to add to our rotation when we want to make something awesome!"

"We had a fantastic experience with Josh! My mom, sister, and I couldn't get together for the holidays due to COVID, so we decided to do a remote cooking class together. It was FANTASTIC! Josh was an incredible host, and we had a blast. He was easy to follow and we learned a lot but had fun along the way. I never thought I would make seafood paella! Also loved making the sangria to drink during the class. Will definitely use the recipes again. I would love to take another class by Josh."

"We had scheduled a class with Josh for my dad's socially distant 70th birthday party. Josh and the Traveling Spoon team were very communicative beforehand. It was easy to share the recipe, Zoom link, and directions with our family and friends who were going to join the call. Josh was friendly, funny, and very knowledgeable. Though our group was a bit loud and many participants didn't know how to use 'mute,' Josh was still able to manage and lead us all through the recipe. Our group had a great time! My family and friends raved about the experience and recipe! We appreciated how Josh lead us through all the steps and checked on each person's dish through the camera to give advice and feedback. The meal was delicious!"

"Josh did a wonderful job teaching our group how to make Sangria and Paella. His teaching style was perfectly paced and informative. The recipes were fabulous! I can’t believe we made this in our own home. I hope Josh offers other classes because we will definitely be back for more"

"The class was great. Josh took time beforehand to understand our access to ingredients and kitchen set up prior to the class. He tweaked the menu to meet our needs. He was a great teacher and we all learned a lot. The tapas we made was wonderful and as a final touch, Josh shared a Spotify paly list of Spanish music that we could enjoy will eating our food and drinking sangria. Highly recommend!"

"Josh was awesome! He has a great recipe, he relates instructions very well, and the food was so delicious!!"

"So delicious, so fun! We plan to take another one of Josh’s courses in the future. His knowledge went far beyond his impeccable chef skills: I feel like we got a mini history & cultural lesson, as well! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thanks, Josh!"

"We had a great time walking around the market and getting to know the culture of Spanish food shopping. We cooked the paella from scratch and had a great time chatting, cooking and tasting :) We can totally recommend this also for kids, our 11 and 15 year old had a great time and participated in cutting and cooking.Thanks Eric for a wonderful morning and paella lunch!"

"Best meal of our trip! Our market tour & paella cooking class with Josh was one of the highlights of our time in Barcelona. Josh did a wonderful job teaching us how to make authentic paella & my son declared it the best meal of our trip (I would have to agree!). The tour of the market was informative as well. Oh, and the sangria was the best I’ve had!"

"Our market tour & paella cooking class with Josh was one of the highlights of our time in Barcelona. Josh did a wonderful job teaching us how to make authentic paella & my son declared it the best meal of our trip (I would have to agree!). The tour of the market was informative as well. Oh, and the sangria was the best I’ve had!"

"Josh is a really excellent teacher, his cooking studio is SO cool and beautiful, and it was so much fun to learn not only how to make the paella, but a proper sangria as well! I would highly recommend this activity to anyone interested in cooking and learning something new."

"Great time with Josh and cooked a noodle version of paella which was great fun. Nice to have a bilingual host who we could understand completely and intro us to a Barcelona market. Thanks chef josh."

"I could not recommend this more highly! This is why I travel, to meet amazing people like Josh, explore new cities and beautiful places, and to experience the best food that a place has to offer. This was pure perfection! I love Traveling Spoon. Our afternoon with Josh was perfect. We met him at one of the large markets in Barcelona, near his kitchen, for a market tour and sampling some fantastic Jamon. Josh is a teacher at heart, and doesn’t miss a chance to point out the construction of the market, the reason the government invested in and rebuilt the markets (I won’t spoil the story), and of course all the steps of making the paella. We visited specialty shops for: charcuteria (jamon), fruits and veggies, fish, eggs (yes, nothing but eggs there), poultry, and olives. We enjoyed samples at most places, and purchased the ingredients for the paella and sangria. Note: I wrote ahead to Josh to ask him to teach me to make the fish stock, so if you want that, you should do the same. Josh uses a small apartment with a professional kitchen and dining room for his classes. This was no demo class - we were in the kitchen with him the whole time, given assignments as fast as we could get them done, and with supervision and pointers at each step. “Here’s how you puree a tomato”, “Here’s what to look for as the paella cooks”, “here’s how the Castilian version is different from other versions”. I have included several photos of the market trip, and ingredients, and the process for the paella. I left out his secret steps for your enjoyment with him… The sangria was fantastic, and the paella tasted as good as it looked - that flavor was so deep and yummy! There was very little left over after dinner. Oh, and we had a nice dessert similar to creme brule. We met Josh about 5pm, and were done with dinner around 8, which left us time for a flamenco show that night. It was one my favorite travel activities I have ever done. I will certainly be trying traveling spoon again in the near future, maybe a Japanese home-cooking one in Tokyo…"