On this special culinary and cooking tour of Spain you will be based in
Santiago de Compostela, the historic capital of Galicia on the Atlantic
North-western coast of Spain. You will get the chance to learn in-depth about the gastronomy of Galicia by cooking side-by-side with an
Expert Galician Chef, at the fabulous Restaurante Toñi Vicente,
a pioneer of creative cooking in Galicia. The
class will be based around traditional ingredients/products of
the area, but renewed with creative-modern techniques and presentation of the
dishes prepared.
 Apart
from the cooking lesson we will explore the historic monuments
and local food market of Santiago, in addition to it's surroundings so we can
admire the lush inland countryside. Then follow down the Rias Baixas
coast to see the contrasts of landscape from inland and coastal Galicia. We
will pass through small pilgrimage and fishing villages, visiting noble
pazos (manors) to see the popular architecture of this region. As well along
the way we will make culinary visits to see how the honey, wine,
cultivation/factories of mussels, scallops and many other food
related aspects of this rich land.
 This tour is a slow-paced food/wine experience to get a chance to
stroll along the ports and old streets while enjoying exclusive visits like to a winery making the highly-acclaimed Albarino white wines of the D.O. Rias Baixas.
We will also dine in a few hand-picked restaurant with a mix of local flavors offering creative dishes based on fine
local products, to traditional
taverns right near the docks offering an abundance of fresh seafood (Spider Crab, Bay Prawns, Lobster, etc...) caught just that morning...
delectable “finger-food”!
ABOUT THE CHEF/COOKING VENUE:
 RESTAURANTE
TOÑI VICENTE
(1 Michelin Star)
In the heart of town, on two floors of a building
erected around 1950, this is the finest and most flamboyantly international
restaurant in Santiago and for miles around.
Within
dining rooms accented with a neoclassical overlay, you can enjoy the celebrated
cuisine of Toñi Vicente.
 Menu items change with the availability of the
ingredients, but are likely to include such delectable dishes as a warm seafood
salad with herbs, escalopes of veal with a confit of onions, turbot with chive
sauce, unusual preparations of seasonal game dishes and, for dessert, a tart
made with Galician pear..
Here is the review in the Frommer's about this restaurant...
An Unforgettable Cooking Holiday on the Atlantic Coast of Spain
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I wanted to write and tell you how much my mom and her sister's enjoyed
their trip to Spain. The driver was OUTSTANDING. They were so impressed
with him that they went on and on about how great he was. The Paradores
were lovely for them and they really enjoyed every day of the trip... 
