Excellent knowledge of Spanish cuisine

We met Yves at the La Bouqeria Market where we toured and tasted. Because the food choices are completely up to you any dietary need or preference can be accommodated. After an hour or so in the market we huddled to decide on our menu and then returned to the stalls where Yves purchased the necessary ingredients. Yves drove us to his beautiful house where he put out some snacks, opened some wine, and explained the cooking process we were about to start. With Yves' expert direction we all shared in the preparation of a delicious meal. Throughout the meal prep Yves provided a running commentary on Catalan culture and cooking. The dishes we made included an appetizer of pan con tomate topped with roasted eggplant, onions and red peppers topped with goat cheese, roasted leg of lamb with stock reduction sauce, roasted potatoes, seared calcots (a local green spring onion) & creme catalan with strawberries. Our day with Yves was a highlight of our trip. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Barcelona.

A friend recommended Yves' s cooking tour to us. My husband and I visited Barcelona with our teenage daughters last winter. We meet Yves at the Boqueria Market and together we selected a menu to cook together. During our shopping experience, Yves talked to us about all the local foods and spices. We asked him many questions and he gave us great information. We then when to his mountain side home and cooked in his small yet perfectly stocked and organized kitchen. We all had a great time chopping and stirring together. The food was delicious and Yves recently sent me the recipes he taught us to prepare. I made the wine poached pears for my friends just this last week. This local tour experience was a highlight of our vacation. We enjoyed seeing his home and enjoyed the view from his roof top patio. Great guy, great food, great experience.

What you are buying here is a taste of culture and a chance to experience it with like minded people regardless of culinary aptitude. You will spend a couple of hours shopping like a Catalan around the wonderful Boqueria market, Yves gives you a guided tour and will engage with the market traders to help answer any questions you have. As a group you then decide a menu based on the amazing choices the market offers. Yves then takes you to his fantastic house to cook the chosen menu. This is akin to a family Sunday lunch, everyone helps out to prepare the courses, the atmosphere is relaxed whilst informative and easy to enjoy for novices and experienced cooks alike. We were able to sit on Yves rooftop garden to enjoy the fruits of our labour. Our menu was Octopus with paprika dusting and pan fried razor shell with garlic and chilli infused oil. Our main was a oven roasted hake with sliced potato, tomato and onion, and to finish figs and Chocolate bombs. The whole day was relaxed, you could take what from it what you wanted and it was nice meeting the other participants and engage with them socially and culturally under the auspices of food. It was a perfect day and a big thanks to Yves for inviting us into his home .

This was one of the best experiences I had in Barcelona. Yves was absolutely lovely, really friendly and clearly very passionate about food, and it was so nice to be welcomed into his beautiful home and meet his (very cute) kids! We were a group of four, and between us we cooked several tapas dishes which we shared up on the roof terrace with stunning views of the city. Yves was so informative and knows a lot about Catalan and Spanish food, and he shared so much information with us - I feel like a tapas expert now. His kitchen was amazing, the food was delicious, and we just had so much fun. Truly lovely experience and a great way to travel deeper, meet locals, and get a more authentic, interesting experience of a culture and cuisine. Thanks so much to Yves for a fabulous evening!