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Galician Cooking Food and Wine Tour on the Atlantic Coast of Spain

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ProductID: 1263

Type: Chauffeur Driven Tour

Country: Spain

Theme: Culinary and Cooking Holidays

Region: Galicia

Group Size: 4 - 6 People

Start City: Santiago de Compostela

Duration: 4 Days / 3 Nights

Lodging: City Centre Hotel 4* or 5*

Season: Jan - Dec 


 
Introduction:
Galician Coastal Cooking, Food & Wine Tour Spain ~ Baked Scallops & Albarino wine

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.


Galician Coastal Cooking, Food & Wine Tour Spain ~ Santiago de Compostela CathedralApart 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.

Galician Coastal Cooking, Food & Wine Tour Spain ~ Mussels of GaliciaThis 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:

Private Cooking Class in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainRESTAURANTE 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. Private Cooking Class in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, SpainMenu 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


 
What's Included:

THE TOUR INCLUDES:
- 03 nights in double room with private bathroom in 4* (Option A) or 5* (Option B) City Centre Hotel (See Lodging)
- 2 Days of excursions with Private English-Speaking Food/Wine Specialist + Driver/Guide
- 2 Days of transportation for excursions in Renault Scenic for 2 to 3 People, Seat Alhambra for 4 to 5 People and Mercedes Vito for 6 People. (See Transportation)
- (B): Breakfast Daily except day of arrival
- (L): 2 Lunches: 2 or 3 course gourmet meal or a variety of tapas & wines of the region. All restaurants are selected for location, service & fine quality.
- (DR): 1 Dinner *Table Reservation at a recommended restaurant (*What you order and consume must be paid directly this is a table reservation service only)
- (D): 1 Dinner (Aperitif, Entrance Dish, 2 Main Courses and Dessert) with Spanish wine and recipes in English. See Sample MENU...

  • Aperitif/Appetizers:
    - Salmón marinado con gelée de tomate y helado de cebreiro (Salmon marinated with gelée tomato and cebreiro ice cream)
    - Navaja al vapor con ajo blanco (Steamed Razor Clams with white Garlic)
    - Cigalita con queso cebreiro. (Small Dublin Bay Prawns with Cebreiro Cheese)
  • Entrance Dish/Appetizers:
    - Espárrago con vieira y crujiente de jamón (Asparagus with scallops and crispy ham)
  • 1st Course/Dish:
    - Merluza de Cedeira y consomé con pimiento verde (Hake Fish of Cedeira and consommé with green pepper)
  • 2nd Course/Dish:
    - Lomo de cordero braseado y cús – cús de quinoa (Grilled Lamb Loin and cous - cous of quinoa)
  • Dessert:
    - Bizcocho de pan con helado de canela y coulis de frambuesa (Bread Pastry with Cinamon Ice Cream ith cinnamon ice cream and raspberry coulis)
  • Beverages:
    - Vinos (Wines): Albariño White (D.O. Rias Baixas) and Mencia Red (D.O. Ribera Sacra)
    - Coffee and Liquors with Petit Fours

- 1 Galician Hands-on Cooking class at Restaurante Toñi Vicente
- Recipes in English, Apron, etc...
- 1 Market visit in Santiago
- 1 Visit to Albarino Winery with tasting
- 1 Visit to Artisan conservation factory with tasting of products
- Visit of the old quarter and Cathedral of Santiago
- Any other entrance fees to sights specified in the itinerary
- Detailed tour information package
- Local Taxes


THE TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Tips & Gratuities to Driver/Guide
- Airfare
- Transfers not specified in the itinerary
- Entrance fees not specified in the itinerary
- Beverages not specified in selected meals
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- Laundry Expenses
- Telephone & Facsimile charges
- Excess Baggage charges
- Passport & Visa fees
- Personal & Travel Insurance
- Airport & Departure Taxes
- Optional excursions
- Room Service


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