5 Best Beach Vacations for Foodies with The International Kitchen
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Greece, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain
You may think that, when organizing your next vacation, you have to choose between a culinary vacation and a beach vacation. But you would be wrong! We have plenty of fabulous foodie trips that combine both hands-on cooking classes and foodie tours with amazing time at the beach. And let's face it. We're all ready for some relaxation after a year of pandemic. So whether you're looking to travel this… Read
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Recipe for Salt Cod Fritters from our Spain Cooking Vacations
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History, Recipes Spain
In honor of our new virtual cooking class in Madrid offered with our friend and partner Mireia, we're exploring one of our favorite Spanish tapas dishes: salt cod fritters. Salt cod has a long history in Europe, including in the Mediterranean basin. It might seem odd to some - where this so much fresh seafood and fish to be harvested from the sea, why develop a culinary tradition around dried,… Read
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What is Spanish Tomato Bread?
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History, Kitchen Tips Spain
If you travel in Spain on a Spain culinary tour or cooking vacation you're sure to see bread served with a side of tomato and a clove of garlic. If you don't know about the fabulous "tomato bread" you might be at a loss how to proceed! Check out our culinary vacations in Spain. What is Spanish Tomato Bread? Pan con tomate (or "pa amb tomàquet" in Catalan) is a… Read
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Visiting la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips, Travel Videos Spain
Everyone should visit La Sagrada Familia on our Barcelona food tours and cooking vacations. We purposely leave free time in our Barcelona food tour packages so that clients can choose what they want to do in their free time, whether visit museums and monuments, shop, or experience the local nightlife. But one site we recommend everyone see is the famed Gaudí basilica. La Sagrada Familia has been under construction since… Read
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Exploring Modernisme on a Food Tour of Barcelona
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Spain
One thing you're sure to encounter on one of our culinary tours to Barcelona, and in particular our Barcelona Foodie Adventure is the art movement known as "Modernisme" (sometimes called Catalan Art Nouveau). What does that have to do with culinary vacations? Keep in mind that all the culinary tour packages designed by us at The International Kitchen have a foodie emphasis, but that they all include cultural and historical… Read
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Three Things to See in Andalusia on a Culinary Tour of Spain
Filed Under Destination Features, Travel Tips Spain
What things are there to see in Andalusia? Lots of things! Andalusia is one of our favorite parts of Spain - and why not? It's got amazing cultural sites, great, sunny weather, and fabulous gastronomy. There are so many reasons to visit this fabulous southern region, but we're focussing on just three. Favorite Sites on a Tour of Spain with TIK The Alhambra Palace Granada's crown jewel, and one of… Read
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