“Explore the flavors of the Mediterranean basin”
4 Day All-inclusive Mediterranean Foodie Holiday / Cookery Retreat on the Costa Brava, Spain
Torre Ronsat, La Bisbal d'Emporda, Catalonia, Spain
Spain Cooking Retreat
A 3 night / 4 day cookery retreat exploring the flavors of the Mediterranean basin. Cooking highlights will include demystifying the art of paella making, baking crispy and fluffy focaccia, emulsifying buttery sauces for homemade tortelloni and making gooey, airy souffles. You will explore the rugged coastline of the Costa Brava, dip into the turquoise Mediterranean, visit local farmers and wine and dine like the kings and queens you are!
Meet the instructors
Stephen & Suki
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Highlights
- 3 hours of cooking classes per day
- All gastronomic tours
- Private transfers to tours
- Ground transfers to and from Girona train station
- 3 daily meals with aperitivos, unlimited house wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee
- 3 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
3 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 14 participants
Accommodation
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Tennis court
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Dining area
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Terrace
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Library
Torre Ronsat is a large traditional Catalan masia and modernista tower guesthouse set in 20 acres of mature olive groves, landscaped gardens and national parkland, 7 miles from the sea.
Main Farmhouse
The main farmhouse is where breakfast, dinner and all the cooking classes will take place. The bedrooms are upstairs and far away from the action. There is a large living room with fireplace and doors opening out onto the garden for relaxing afternoons. There is also a desk in case anyone needs to work whilst on the retreat.
Modernista Tower
The tower sits 50 meters from the main farmhouse. The tower is self contained with its own kitchen, terrace, lounge space and plunge pool. It sleeps up to 6 guests with the yellow room, blue room and master bedroom. If you choose one bedroom you will be sharing the communal spaces with the other guests. If you wanted to attend the retreat with a group of friends you could book all three!
Program
Itinerary
Monday, May 12th
- Arrivals
- Welcome aperitivos
- Paella making workshop
Tuesday, May 13th
- Rise shine breakfast!
- Olive farm visit and olive oil tasting
- Medieval village walk
- Italian cooking workshop
- Sweets and stargazing
Wednesday, May 14th
- Rise shine breakfast!
- Coastal foraging walk
- Picnic on the Playa
- Rooftop wine tasting
- French Classics Workshop
Thursday, May 15th
- Rise and shine breakfast!
- Goodbye Brunch
- Hasta la proxima!
The itinerary provided is a sample itinerary. Unfortunately they sometimes have to make changes due to circumstances out of their control. They always endeavour to make sure that any changes are improvements, and will not take anything away from the magic of the experience.
Included excursions
Excursions included
- 3days cookery classes
- Accommodation in a beautifully restored rustic farmhouse
- Time to relax by the pool
- All meals
- All wine and drinks
- Beach picnic
- Wine tasting
- Olive oil farm and tasting
- Guided foraging walk
- Ground transfers
- Transport to all tours
Instructors
Stephen Wilson
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Your private chef and cookery teacher. Steve trained as a chef in France, Greece, Spain and the UK. He has worked at 3* El Celler de Can Roca, and 2* The Clove Club. He has worked as a cookery teacher and private chef for the last 10 years in Spain and in the UK, alongside Jamie Oliver, and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, as well as working closely with migrant and refugee chefs as the Head of Chef Training at Migrateful.
Suki Staples
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Suki grew up between England and Spain, surrounded by good food and hospitality in her family’s restaurants in London and Cadaques, and since then has worked in restaurants around the world including working alongside Russell Norman and Florence Knight. She managed her family restaurant The Abingdon in Kensington, London, with her sister and now runs operations from Barcelona. Suki is also a trained masseuse and yoga teacher, and a skilled sommelier.
Location
The course takes place in a large traditional Catalan masia called Torre Ronsat. It sits next to the village La Bisbal d'Emporda, at the heart of the beautiful Costa Brava.
It is 1 hour and 30 minutes north of the buzzing cosmopolitan city of Barcelona and 40 minutes from magnificent medieval Girona.
You will be staying close to some of the most beautiful beaches of the whole of the Mediterranean in an area of natural beauty surrounded by arable farmland, olive groves and vineyards, with the silhouette of the Pyrenees mountains on the horizon.
Food
You will be provided with breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with aperitivos, wine pairings and unlimited house wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee throughout your stay.
Mediterranean Food Journeys can accommodate vegetarians or pescatarians and should you have another dietary requirement they will endeavor to accommodate you! Please let them know in advance of booking your dietary requirements so they can best accommodate you.
Wherever possible they can accommodate food intolerances.
They cannot accommodate vegans or people with severe allergies such as to gluten or lactose.
Unfortunately, due to the communal nature of the cookery classes and the size of the kitchen where you will be working they cannot guarantee that no traces of allergens will be present and can therefore not accommodate those with strong allergies.
They welcome those that do not drink alcohol and will always have non alcoholic options available. However they are unable to offer an alternative to the wine tasting. Please let them know in advance so they can best accommodate you.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- All cooking classes for your chosen retreat. Approximately 2 hours of classes per day.
- All gastronomic tours
- Private transfers to tours
- Ground transfers to and from Girona train station
- 3 nights accommodation at Torre Ronsat, including the swimming pool, plunge pool, tennis court, gardens and communal areas
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Aperitivos, wine pairings and unlimited house wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee throughout your stay
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BCN
Barcelona–El Prat Airport
107 km
Transfer not provided
GRO
Girona–Costa Brava Airport
23 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) or Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN).
If you are coming from the Barcelona airport, you will need to get to Barcelona Sants train station where you can take the fast train (AVE) to Girona. These leave frequently and take under 40 minutes, but Mediterranean Food Journeys would advise booking in advance to avoid disappointment.
Girona also has its own airport with frequent flights through Ryanair. Should you decide to fly straight to Girona airport please let them know so they can organize an airport transfer for you. If you need any more help or guidance booking travel please reach out. They would be more than happy to help!
Arrival by train
Girona is the closest big city to Torre Ronsat and a gem to visit in itself! Mediterranean Food Journeys will be making one pick up from Girona train station at 1pm and one at 4pm on the first day to coincide with trains arriving from both Barcelona and Paris.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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