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Gastronomy blog for Savour Academy, Barcelona and Beyond!
Summer Wine Festivals in Catalunya 2021
Last of the summer wine? We surely hope not! At Savour Academy we love the local wineries and wines of Catalunya. We look forward to visiting some of the amazing wine festivals and wine fairs in Barcelona and further afield. Here's a quick look at the wine festival or...
Sabre the Summer! Cava Sabrage
Have you tried cava sabrage yet? Do you love cava and also learning an exciting, hands-on class? Then it's time for you to tick off this bucket-list hit. The art of champagne sabrage or cava sabrage as we know it at Savour Academy, is popping a bottle of bubbly with a...
08/07 Come to Your Senses! Blind Tasting
Savour Academy is all about teaching the senses. We talk and listen about food and wine, while we hear stories about the pairings. You can smell the aromas and feel the textures of both the food and the wines. We also see the dishes, how they are displayed and how the...
09/06 Paleo Nutrition Talk & Taste (Dine & Wine)
The times are changing. Are you in the mood to shift towards a healthier, more natural lifestyle? Then join us for a special paleo evening, to talk and taste with Sinzy, Hofmann-trained chef and the founder of Cooking Nature. What are the principles of the paleo diet?...
Bye Bye Uncorked, Hello Savour Academy Barcelona!
I'm rebranding my venue as Savour Academy, to reflect both the food and wine offerings (follow me on Facebook or Instagram as @savouracademy). Together we can do wine tasting, cooking classes, dining and pairing, cava sabrage and much more. It's time to savour the...
“Quer” Baking Recipes
Zara's Baking From Back Home and Beyond I'm really pleased to introduce Quer Bake, my other passion project! I host food and wine events at Savour Academy, but during lockdown I have also been supplying my generally "expat" audience with baking from back home, and...
Book Your Bubble: Come To Your Senses! Wine Tasting
After a blindfolded aroma workout we sample five local, ecological or biodynamic wines, to guess the colour, aromas, and grape types.
Book Your Bubble: Gyoza Workshop & Wine Pairing
If you've only ever tried gyoza from a menu, you really must attend this workshop! Tien from The Lush Kitchen leads us through three types of gyoza and dumplings, how to make the fillings, shaping the gyoza and rolling dumpling dough. It really is a lot of fun, and...
Book Your Bubble: Tien’s Vietnamese Cooking Class
Who doesn't love Vietnamese food? What you may not know about this extremely balanced and healthy cuisine is that you can cook it too! Tien is native from Hanoi and she loves to share her recipes passed down through generations of family. We run cooking classes with...
Mini-Class in a Glass: Online Wine Tasting (via Zoom)
I will deliver a selection of 3 quality, local, Catalan, ecological or biodynamic wines for you to attend your own private online wine tasting at home!