Culinary Tours

[Madrid] [Castilla La Mancha] [Coming Soon]

Enjoy cooking vacations that blend all the secrets particular to a region of Spain and let you enjoy & learn about them first-hand alongside the locals.

Join Chef & Mediterranean Food Expert, Isabel Sanchez, and her hand chosen award-winning chefs on an intimate cooking holiday into the heartland of Spanish regional cuisine for a gastronomic tour for the ages.

Going from one region of Spain to another changes not only what you eat, but how you eat it, how it’s prepared and what accompanies it.   Each region is a mystery unto itself…

So choose your region of choice: Madrid or Castilla La Mancha (Castille); for your decadent culinary tour.  Enjoy it all from your luxurious base in Madrid or Toledo, Castilla La Mancha's capital.

Immerse yourself in the fantastic flavors and mouth-watering smells of regional Spain while you enjoy the beautiful surroundings from your luxurious accommodation.

Learn about regional cuisine in prestigious culinary schools, select demonstrations with famous chefs, private visits to exclusive Spanish kitchens and tastings with award-winning cheese makers and wineries.

Follow Don Quixote’s lead, come on a route of adventure, travel and wonder as you explore the mysteries, flavors and customs particular to various Spanish regions on our unique & authentic Spanish cooking holidays.

Join us for a weeklong cooking vacation into the heartland of one of Spain’s 17 regions with:

• Interactive Cooking Classes

• Guided Tours

• Private Visits to Award Winning Production Factories

• Private Tastings & Lessons on Identifying Flavor & Quality

• Behind the Scenes at Famous Restaurants

• Lessons by Award Winning Chefs & International Food Consultant.

• Luxurious Accommodation

• Fantastic Meals

• Understanding of the Hallmarks of Spanish Cuisine as well as Regional Varieties

• Your own "toolkit" for duplicating your adventure at home!

Destroy the myths of Spanish cooking and become ambassadors of the truth!

Quixote’s Kitchen’s intimate & interactive format lets you benefit from a tremendously enjoyable cooking vacation while providing strong instruction on the region’s typical dishes, traditions and rituals along with a background of the hallmarks of Spanish cuisine. 

Discover and celebrate the variety and richness of the regional cuisines based on local fresh ingredients and prepared to recipes handed down through generations with exotic ingredients from Arab, Jewish, Roman and Christian influences.

Top 5 Myths About Spanish Cooking

1. Spaniards eat paella day & day out.

2. It's spicy.

3. It's like Mexican food.

4. It's heavy on the meat.

5. It's unhealthy.  TOP

Top 10 Truths About Spanish Cooking 

1. It's Mediterranean, one of the healthiest diets.  High in fresh vegetables, fruit, virgin olive oil, fish, garlic, onions and wine; low in red meat, dairy products and carbohydrates.

2. High in fish & seafood. Spain is the 3^rd largest consumer of fish & seafood in the world.

3. It is the melting pot of European diets with Roman, Visigoth, Arab, Christian, Celtic and Jewish influences.

4. It is extremely varied: legumes, fish & seafood, vegetables, wild game, meat.

5. It is based on fresh, organic produce.

6. It is THE leading provider of truffles (many are exported to France).

7. It is THE #1 producer of olive oil in the world: basis for many meals & desserts.

8. It is extremely regional.  Each of the 17 autonomous regions has its own culture, customs and even dialect.

9. Every plate is shared.

10. Every meal is a celebration!  TOP