A great learning experience for any Foodie. - Such a fantastic experience. I highly recommend this for anyone who loves food and cooking (or even if you don't, a great place to learn!) Such a treat to meet Mikel, a Michelin trained chef, he was so friendly and encouraging, teaching in English in a fully equipped professional kitchen. We were hands-on helping prepare 2 types of paella and all the sides, along with delicious sangria. Learning lots of professional tips, like making stock, alioli and basque bread dessert, the time flew!! Without a doubt one of the best classes I've ever done, and my favourite part sitting down to eat, all at the end!!! Amazing experience and I'll be sure to tell everyone. (Thank you so much to Irene, for fitting me in after there was a complication with my booking. You made my trip!! :)x )

A brilliant experience! - This entire experience was magnificent! From the moment we were greeted by the owner David and Irina, and their master chef, Mikel, we had a most wonderful afternoon! Fortunately, we were the only guests for this cooking class, but I know that Chef Mikel would have treated a larger group with equal respect and professionalism. he realized that we both had a lot of experience in the kitchen, and never talked down to us, or treated us as beginners. We learned a number of new techniques was we made our two paellas, two appetizers, sangria and dessert, and as we moved along, there was no wastage of time or energy. Mikel is so incredibly warm and friendly, and invited us both to participate fully in the processes. The Gastronomia Bilbao concept is brilliant - a wine bar, wine tasting/dining room and retail shop are all extremely inviting and modern, and the demonstration kitchen is out of this world - clean, bright and airy, with state of the art equipment and everything needed to enjoy a truly great experience. As we sat down to enjoy the fruits of our labors, Chef Mikel sat with us and gave us some great recommendations as to where to eat and visit during our stay here in Bilbao and San Sebastian. This is the kind of service that one does not find very often. Thank you to the entire Gastronomia team! Toby and Amalia

Fabulous - LOVED the whole experience. The venue, so new! The chef and assistant, so helpful, the other people, lovely, And the food, EXTRAORDINARY!!!!

Amazing Experience! - This was so much fun!!! Highly recommend. Enjoyed the class with chef Mikel! He’s funny, friendly, and very knowledgeable of the Basque cuisine. Very thorough and showed us step by step process in cooking paella. We cooked 2 different kinds, seafood and meat. Both delicious. Also learned how to make aioli, pardon peppers and Gambas Al pil-pil. He taught us how to make sangria the proper way. Enjoyed rhe txakoli (Basque wine) while we were cooking! He also gave us recommendations on which vineyards to visit in Rioja.

All about Paella - Proper cooking experience with good tips and tricks. Mikel was very helpful, had a great time and great food. Highly recommended

What a great day! Learned a lot and Miguel is a great host/chef. - Learning to make Pintxos and getting tips on where to eat from Miguel The kitchen is beautiful! Food was great

Basque Cuisine - An all around fantastic experience. Superb cooking and dining by a real foodie who cares about local tradtion.

Excellent Authentic Basque recipes! Incredible afternoon! - When we travel, my husband and I love to find cooking classes using recipes of the local cuisine. We were pleased to find the traditional Spanish cooking class”Paella and Sangria” with Mitxel. His kitchen is modern, beautiful, and well-equipped. Mitxel was engaging and knowledgeable, teaching us culinary secrets and tricks of the trade. We felt proud of the dishes we’d helped to create. And we agree that this was the most delicious paella we’ve ever eaten.