From Market to Table with Paula (Loulé) - Private Cookery Class

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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English, French, Portuguese
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Immerse in Algarve's flavors with Paula in Loulé. Visit the lively market, then create delightful dishes in a charming town house. Enjoy local cuisine and culture in a personalized setting.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

The activity includes a visit to Loulé's municipal market, one of the liveliest in the Algarve, the purchase of ingredients, and a private cooking lesson at the chef's house, a beautiful town house decorated with the exquisite flair of Paula, a passionate cook and master in the art of hosting. You will discover the unique flavours of Algarvian cuisine: fresh and crisp vegetables, ripe fruit, fresh cheese, 'chouriços' and an stunning variety of fish and seafood. Learn how to cook a mouth-watering Cataplana of fish and how to prepare simple and tasty 'Petiscos', traditional appetisers that you can easily replicate at home.Between a glass of wine, a 'petisco' and a chat, it will soon be time to sit around the table and unwind like at home!

This experience is aimed at passionate travelers and foodies who want to delve deeper into local culture and gastronomy. It lies somewhere between a cooking class and a cooking tutorial: you can put your hands to work, or simply watch Paula cook!

Sample Menu

MAIN
Seafood Cataplana
A Traditional Soup with fresh seafood, lobster tails, mussels, clams, crayfish, and several types of firm white fish like monkfish and groupe

What You Get

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Bottled water
Lunch
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

This is part market tour and part cooking class. We will shop the local fresh ingredients at the market and we'll head to the chef's private home to cook together with Paula, a professional and an amazing story teller. She knows everyone at the market, frequenting the market since she was a child. Paula has a great food story, as well as a great attachment to Algarvian cuisine that is her home cooking. Paula's feminine and elegant touch adds something truly exceptional to a cooking class, where you enjoy talking and tasting the delicacies cooked but also feel the charm of true Algarvian hospitality.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Pastelaria Amendoal, Largo Gago Coutinho, Loulé (São Clemente) Loulé Faro, Portugal, PT, 8100-500

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We meet in front of the entrance of Pastelaria Amendoal in the square.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Amazing food and culture experience
August 13, 2024
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Hands down the best experience in the Algarve. We did the market tour and cooking in her home and we had the best day. We were a group of 6 from 8 years old to 75 years old. Paula is a lovely woman...read more

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Unique experience on typical Portuguese cuisine
July 28, 2024
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We arrived in front of the market with Paula, entered and, after listening to our preferences, bought the ingredients for the recipes. We went to his house and cooked many delicious dishes (eg: tib...read more

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Algarvian Cookery Experience
July 26, 2024
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Paula is a wonderful advocate for traditional Algarvian cuisine - all made with locally sourced ingredients. The recipes are all relatively simple but delicious and we made about seven courses, bas...read more

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A great foodie / cultural exposé
June 03, 2024
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A truly fantastic experience. We met Paula by the market in Loulé, And then went around the market with her, learning all about the traditional foods and ingredients of the Algarve. She taught us a...read more

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A Taste of Portugal
May 28, 2024
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It was a perfect day! We started out meeting at the market. Paula explained the Portuguese culture and cuisine. She selected items with us that we would help cook in her home. Opening her home gave...read more

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