April 24, 2009
Barcelona is a wonderland of edgy design hotels and restaurants, down to earth eateries filled with the working public at lunchtime, and a nightlife that won’t quit. It’s got beaches in town, food markets with market cafes and Mediterranean breezes. What more could you want? See 36 Hours in Barcelona in the New York Times.
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We also have the best european football club like Barcelona FC. Such a great enjoyable city with nice people. 
Barcelona is really fascinating. I would love to go there, if given the chance.
Barcelona is more cosmopolitan, and the first language is Catalan, though everyone speaks Spanish
Thanks for the beautiful description of Barcelona. It makes me want to go there and experience it for myself.
Our San Sebastián Trip in MIX Magazine
“We’ll bet you a fistful of spring morels that your last vacation wasn’t this good. You didn’t fashion your own treasure hunt through Spain, traipse from Michelin-starred restaurants in Catalonia to cooking classes in San Sebastian, eat pintxos…” Read more…
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Gourmet Catalunya
The trip was a success in every way. The hotel was charming and the class with Vicenç was so much fun! Eating what we had made on the little private terrace made it even more wonderful. We also ate at the restaurant that night and had the special tasting menu, which was decadent and incredibly special. Thank you for everything,
Madeline, Canada, August 2009
Cooking in Barcelona
Alicia is Awesome. The Day was incredible and my Dad was Surprised and Loved every minute of it.I loved the whole event as well. I will recommend it to all my friends, such a great way to introduce the area and the culture.
—B. Ragsdell, California
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
1how to jump higher | July 14, 2009
Barcelona is better for modern art and architecture (especially the Gaudi buildings), food, beaches, nightlife (in my opinion, but I lived there). Barcelona is more cosmopolitan, and the first language is Catalan, though everyone speaks Spanish