Restaurant Cooking Classes Education Barcelona Restaurant Cooking Classes @ ALL Locations! CTbites Team October 23, 2013 Ever wondered how the chefs come up with the seasonal menus and specialty dishes at your local Barcelona Restaurant? The Barcelona Cooking Class series can shed some light on everything from "Seasonal Veggies" to "Spanish Stews,""Braises," and "Holiday cooking." These classes are held in the kitchens with Barcelona's Executive Chefs. Check out the great list of Cooking Classes at your favorite Barcelona Restaurant. Cooking classes make great gifts!Stamford ClassesWhere: StamfordWhen: 10/26/13 @ 2:00 PMFall Vegetables Cooking Class$45 per person, plus tax and gratuityEnjoy the beginning of Fall and join Chef Scott as he shows off some of his favorite ways to cook up the great vegetables that Connecticut has to offer!Where: StamfordWhen: 11/30/2013 @ 2:00 PMTruffles Cooking Class$45 per person, plus tax and gratuityTruffle is a flavorful delicacy that can be used to create such great flavors. Join Chef Scott as he shows you how to use truffles while preparing seasonal dishes that will amaze your taste buds!Where: StamfordWhen: 12/28/2013 @ 2:00 PMCeviche Cooking Class$45 per person, plus tax and gratuityJoin Chef Scott as he demonstrates how to make different types of ceviche.When:Wednesday, January 29th/ Barcelona Stamford / 7:00 pmGreat Wines From Rioja$50 per person, plus tax and gratuityIts time to circle back to the wines that jump started the world’s love of Spanish wines – Rioja. Famous for its long-aging and exotic spiced flavors, Rioja has long been a Barcelona Wine Bar favorite with more than 20 employee excursions to the region to discover the wines and food over the past 6 years. Executive Chef Scott Quis spent several days training in Rioja discovering the rich cuisine and has created an inspired 4 course dinner to be paired with Wine and Spirits Director Gretchen Thomas’s favorite Rioja wines. For reservations, please call the restaurant at 203.348.4800Fairfield ClassesWhere: FairfieldWhen: 11/7/13 @ 6:00 PMVegetable Cazuela Cooking Class$35 per person, plus tax and gratuityNew season, new assortment of vegetables. Chef Helton will show you how to cook these seasonal veggies to make the most out of the Fall harvest.Where: FairfieldWhen: 12/5/13 @ 6:00 PMWinter Braises Cooking Class$35 per person, plus tax and gratuityGood things come to those who braise. Chef Helton will demonstrate the art of braising and how easy it is to make for the next family meal.For reservations please call the restaurant at 203.255.0800New Haven ClassesWhere: New HavenWhen: 11/12/13 @ 7:00 PMSpanish Stews (Cocidos) Cooking Class$25 per person, plus tax and gratuityStir it up with Chef Frank while he demonstrates how to cook several Spanish stews to help keep you warm, as the days get cold!Where: New HavenWhen: 12/10/13 @ 7:00 PMSpanish Holiday Dishes Cooking Class$25 per person, plus tax and gratuityMeet us in New Haven and learn how to make some Barcelona inspired holiday dishes to share with your family this season. Join Chef Frank as he prepares a range of Spanish holiday and New Years dishes for you to add to your home menu.When: Wednesday, January 22nd/ Barcelona New Haven / 7:00 pmBlind Wine Tasting Class$50 per person, plus tax and gratuityEver wondered how the pros taste wines “blindly?” No, not with blindfolds (that would be something entirely different) but when the taster has no knowledge of the wine and attempts to guess what it could be. For this class, Wine and Spirits Director Gretchen Thomas will teach many of the secrets to tasting blindly and attendees will get to participate in a real blind tasting. Wine friendly tapas will be served by Chef Frank Proto to accompany the mystery wines.For reservations please call the restaurant at 203.848.3000West Hartford ClassesWhere: West HartfordWhen: 10/28/13 @ 7:00 PM“Fall is in the Air” Cooking Class$29 per person, plus tax and gratuityWhat is better than Fall in New England? Who doesn’t love to go to Lyman Orchards and get some apples or to Wade’s Farm for some butternut squash? Let Chef Eric take you on a New England journey and warm your soul with seasonal vegetables that reminds us of why we love to live where we do.Where: West HartfordWhen: Tuesday, October 29th / Barcelona West Hartford / 7:00 pmBarcelona “UnCorked”$48 per person, plus tax and gratuityFor reservations please call 860.218.2100This is our annual “Uncorked” wine tasting, where we open more than 30 of our much-loved selections – including all the new wines we discovered in our latest travels to South America and Spain that are recently imported especially for Barcelona. With over 500 wines on our list now, many from obscure regions of Spain and South America, we want to entice our wine-loving customers with a chance to try many of our unknown, hidden gems. This walk-around tasting will include wine-friendly passed tapas and our famous Paella Grande by our Executive Chef, Eric Stagl. Don’t miss out on finding your new favorite wine!Where: West HartfordWhen: 11/25/13 @ 7:00 PMSpanish Thanksgiving Preparation Cooking Class$35 per person, plus tax and gratuityChef Eric will demonstrate our spin on the classic Thanksgiving dinner. Join Chef Eric as he prepares a chorizo stuffing, red chimichurri sauce, and turkey using Spanish seasonings and cooking methods.Where: West HartfordWhen: 12/16/13 @ 7:00 PM“All Around the World” Beer Dinner$45 per person, plus tax and gratuityJoin Chef Eric and Wine Steward, Eric Harris, as they create a five-course dinner and pair them with beers from around the world!For reservations, please call the restaurant at 860.218.2100
