Epicurean Trips in Spain

Epicurean Ways, recommended by Fodor’s Barcelona, specializes in food and wine travel in Spain. We offer group trips led by chefs and wine experts, trips with specialist guides, private trips, or custom tours designed for you. We plan trips for individuals, groups, chefs, wine clubs, travel agents and travel specialists. Feel free to inquire about our upcoming specialist trips.

What you will experience on an Epicurean Ways culinary trip: Cooking classes with local chefs, winery tours, wine tasting sessions, tapas and pintxos tours, visits to olive oil mills, fish auctions, vibrant markets, artisan food producers. Discover hotels in centuries-old buildings and country villas, amazing architecture, avant-garde cuisine, outstanding artisan foods, historic cities and memorable Spanish countryside. All of this with expert food and wine guides who escort you in your discovery of the culinary landscapes of Spain.

Explore the foods and wines of Spain with Epicurean Ways. Join our expert-led trips in Fall 2010!

• The Basque Country and La Rioja
• Private Castle & Cooking in Catalonia
• Spanish Cuisines of Madrid
• Epicurean Girona
• Barcelona & Priorat
• Epicurean Barcelona

Taste the best traditional and modern Spanish cuisine; explore a wine region or two; meet chefs, artisan food producers, market vendors, and winemakers. Discover why Anthony Bourdain calls Spanish food the best food in the Western world.

Exploring La Boqueria with George Semler and Chef Mark Tafoya

Destinations

Andalucía

Andalucía is the most classic region in Spain and home to tapas bars and traditional Spanish food and wine. Visit Sherry bodegas and vineyards, pueblos blancos and Atlantic towns known for their stellar seafood. Trips may include cooking classes if you wish.

Catalonia

Catalunya includes Barcelona, the Priorat, Penedés and Conca de Barberà wine regions, and the beautiful Costa Brava-Girona area. And some of the most exciting food in Spain.

Extremadura

Extremadura borders Portugal, and produces some of Spain's most outstanding Iberian ham, cheese and pimentón (paprika). The historic towns of Cáceres and Trujillo are living museums of 17th century Spain.

Rioja & Basque Country

La Rioja produces many of Spain's classic red wines. The Basque Country is home to San Sebastián, one of the cuisine capitals of Spain, and Bilbao with the unforgettable Guggenheim Museum.

Madrid

Experience classic Spain in this grand city. Traditional and avant-garde tapas bars, cafés and cuisine shine alongside stunning art museums. A great walking city.

Valencia-Alicante

Valencia is known as the birthplace of paella, and you will be surprised to find out how many rice dishes there are here. Home to architect Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences.

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Gourmet San Sebastián

San Sebastian’s charm and having eaten at Etxebarri that day definitely made a positive impression. Everything was wonderful and perfect. Gabriella was a delight, generous, and so well connected.  Thank you so much for such a fantastic trip.  We could not have done it without you and Gabriella, and everyone else involved with the tour.
–Carl, NY, May, 2010

Madrid, Ribera del Duero, Barcelona and Priorat

Just returned from a fabulous trip to Spain. Thanks to Jane and her superb connections with great tour guides, my husband and I enjoyed a trip of a lifetime! We visited 7 wineries, learned much about Spanish wines, history (including my Sephardic Jewish ancestory) and culture and ate delicious food. The arrangements and accomodations were perfect. Will go back, hopefully soon!
–Deborah, Indiana, April, 2010

Gourmet San Sebastián

I just wanted to let you know how delighted we were with our cooking class in San Sebastian. Chef Haritz did an incredible job of exposing us to what San Sebastian has to offer on a deeper, market-driven level—and made our day with him at the market and cooking class the highlight of our trip. 

By introducing us to various fish mongers, farmers, produce importers, and specialty food shopkeepers, we gained a greater understanding of how Donosti chefs acquire the raw products for their culinary creations. Later, the dishes we prepared during our cooking class were inspired by what we selected at the market in the morning—improvised and truly driven by what was fresh and in season. His friendliness, professionalism, culinary knowledge, and sincere enthusiasm in helping us learn about gastronomy in San Sebastian were outstanding.

We typically shy away from organized tours, but we were so impressed with our Epicurean Ways experience that we will definitely “travel” with you again whenever we go to Spain.

–Manuel, Viridian Farms, Oregon, March 2010

Priorat Wine

Absolutley amazing. Your restaurant suggestions really made Barcelona even better. But just when we thought our trip couldn’t get any better, we arrived at Mas Figures. It was like a dream, and if we didn’t take pictures, I probably would not have believed we were really there. Rachel was very very nice. She knew so much about the history of the Priorat, and did such a great job selecting the wineries. We loved Ferrán too. We loved everyone and everything really. I can’t thank you enough.
–Lou, New York, September 2009