PRIVATE Spanish Home Cooking Class with a Grandmother in Madrid
Overview
This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Ariadna, also known as Ari has been hosting cooking classes with her grandmother, Antonia, in their family home since 2019. After studying translation abroad, Ari returned to Madrid to join her grandmother, the most-loving expert cook in the family, to host travelers who are curious to learn about Spanish cuisine and culture. They are excited to welcome new people to their beautiful city and share all about the history, culture and lifestyle.
• Cooking class in Madrid with a Spanish grandmother
• Learn to cook Spanish tortilla or gazpacho or Spanish omelet or paella
• Introduction to Spanish ingredients, cooking styles and culinary traditions
• Get insight into the cuisine, culture and the everyday lives of locals
• 100% private activity
• Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets are available [please inform us in advance if you have any dietary restrictions]
What's Included
- Authentic home-cooked Spanish meal
- Private cooking class with a Spanish grandmother in a Madrid home
- Local wine (1-2 glasses)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Location
Calle de la Inmaculada Concepción
28019 Madrid, Spain
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Step into a local Madrid home for a private Spanish cooking experience with Ariadna and her grandmother. Learn to prepare traditional Spanish dishes using local ingredients, with the menu featuring local favorites. Along the way, discover family cooking traditions and tips passed down through generations. Then sit down together to enjoy your homemade meal with local wine or beer, sharing food and stories with your hosts.
Your Spanish cooking class in Madrid takes place in Ari and Antonia’s beautiful family apartment - visit a grandmother's house to learn to cook traditional Spanish food. In your 2-hour hands-on Spanish cooking class learn to make Spanish classics from scratch. You will be guided through the step-by-step process of making Spanish tortilla or gazpacho or Spanish omelet or paella. While cooking Ari will share stories, useful trips and tricks and also local suggestions on the best things to do in Madrid. The menu is seasonal and if you have any preferences on what you would like to cook, please let Ari and Antonia in advance. After cooking sit down to enjoy the traditional Spanish meal you helped prepare, which will be served with sides, wine and dessert.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets option are available - if any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Please contact your host preferably via WhatsApp using the phone number provided in your booking confirmation, or by email, at least three days before your experience. Your host will share the exact meeting location once you have connected directly. If you are unable to contact your host in advance, your host will prepare the standard default menu for the experience [Spanish potato omelette (tortilla de patata) or gazpacho, Chicken paella, Flan or fresh fruit and white or red wine]
- Please note that the host's apartment is a 2nd floor walk-up.
- Even though the cancellation policy states “All Sales Final,” cancellations made more than one week before the experience date are eligible for a refund. Please contact us for assistance.
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Activity code: C-7626P352
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Authentic home-cooked Spanish meal
- Private cooking class with a Spanish grandmother in a Madrid home
- Local wine (1-2 glasses)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets option are available - if any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Please contact your host preferably via WhatsApp using the phone number provided in your booking confirmation, or by email, at least three days before your experience. Your host will share the exact meeting location once you have connected directly. If you are unable to contact your host in advance, your host will prepare the standard default menu for the experience [Spanish potato omelette (tortilla de patata) or gazpacho, Chicken paella, Flan or fresh fruit and white or red wine]
- Please note that the host's apartment is a 2nd floor walk-up.
- Even though the cancellation policy states “All Sales Final,” cancellations made more than one week before the experience date are eligible for a refund. Please contact us for assistance.
