Cooking Experience Days: Explore the vibrant flavours of Spain during this hands-on full day class. Prepare a variety of traditional tapas dishes – using fresh, ethically sourced ingredients – and take home everything you make! Your lesson takes place in a top cookery school, dedicated to providing a high standard of teaching, whilst emphasising ingredients’ nutritional benefits. Class sizes are kept small, so expect plenty of one-to-one tuition throughout the day. Over six hours, you’ll learn to follow several authentic recipes – including those for chorizo potato fritters, tuna and egg empanadas, albondigas, prawns in garlic sauce, and aioli. You’ll discover the regional diversity of Spanish cuisine, trace its roots to Roman, Gypsy and Moorish settlers, and make use of classic exports, like smoked paprika, sherry and ham. Lunch is prepared by the group, and includes a complimentary wine, beer or soft drink. Not only will you leave with a tasty Tupperware feast – you’ll also have gained the know-how to experiment with even more colourful, exciting dishes at home. The Spanish Tapas Cookery Course, in Hertfordshire, is an accessible introduction to a wonderfully informal cuisine. An Experience Days voucher would bring some holiday sunshine to a culinary loved one’s kitchen.