Basque Cooking Experience: Market Tour & Hands-On Class English

I booked this experience for my fiancé and I as part of our engagement trip in San Sebastián. We couldn’t recommend it more. We had a blast with Carlos through the market and in the kitchen. He is super knowledgeable and taught us some things we will take into our kitchen at home. The price is 100% worth it as we make 3 dishes and have wine pairings with each one. We definitely could have spent another hour or so as a group because of how much fun we were having, but the 4.5 hours is more than enough time to walk through the market, make and enjoy our dishes! Would recommend this to anyone visiting San Sebastián that wants a unique and fun experience.

We had a group of eight who met Carlos in the plaza and were joined by four others. Carlos took us to the local market to buy the ingredients for the days cooking. We were able to meet the vendors who provided the products we were used to. Once we arrived at the kitchen facility, Carlos began to walk us through the preparation of the ingredients for the four course meal. Carlos’s instructions were very clear and easy to follow. The food, company and instructions were excellent. We would highly recommend this class to other others..

Carlos is very knowledgable. Very good market tour. Recipes were very accessible and techniques not technical. Class atmosphere was kept light. I recommend giving this a try!

This was such an incredible experience while in San Sebastian! Carlos was very knowledgeable and it was very interesting to learn all about the products we purchased in the market. It was great to start the experience in the market and bring it to the kitchen, very full circle! The food was incredible, and I was shocked at home simple and easy it is to cook such tasty food. The Kookin kitchen is also very well equipped for all the cooking tools you need. It was a great experience and first impression of San Sebastian for me! I would definitely recommend this class.

We had a great afternoon with Carlos in the market and at Kookin! We learned how to select the freshest fish and a few other items to make our meal. Then at the cooking school Carlos taught us how to put together a delicious meal, step by step. Working in pairs, we prepared a cod omelet, hake filets with clams, steak & peppers, and finally the simplest and most delicious cheesecake I’ve ever tasted. Thanks to Carlos for a wonderful time. Highly recommend!!

My family and I had a great market tour and cooking class with Carlos. I’m not sure that we earned a Michelin Star but the experience certainly deserves one! Thanks again Carlos.

This started with a very informative tour of a local market, followed by a short walk to the cookery school where we made several courses. Our teacher, Carlos, spoke excellent English and was relaxed and engaging. The dishes were simple and satisfying and wine and cider was provided to drink with the food. We very much enjoyed the morning

Really good learning experience, well worth the time and money invested. Hightly interactive and energetic tutorial.

I liked the course a lot, the teachers were very nice and they taught us how to easily make 3 traditional dishes.

A highly recommended experience. Very good explanations from the chef.