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Lunch Paella, with a spoon or a fork? That's the question!

Host Something is brewing here

$59.24 per guest

ABOUT THEEXPERIENCE

We are Bego and Iván, a couple of friends from Barcelona, enthusiastic lovers of both our city and its gastronomy. “Something is brewing here” offers you the chance to experience the authentic city of Barcelona and some traditional homemade cooking. We invite you to savour our land and our Mediterranean sea. We’d love to meet you, make you feel at home and relish every moment in our city.

Hello, I am Bego and my mission is to be a fantastic host. I’ll be delighted to welcome you and share a table with you. I am an inveterate traveller, curious by nature, in love with Barcelona’s cultural and leisure activities including exhibitions, concerts and popular festivals. I’ll recommend you the most alternative proposals which are being cooked up in the city.

Hello, I am Iván, your cook. I’m always coming up with new projects. As a former owner of an exclusive seasonal fruit and vegetables shop, I have a detailed knowledge of the local produce. I am fond of retrieving traditional recipes connected to old family stories. I’ll be glad to show you how some of our culinary delights are prepared.

We firmly believe in a sustainable city and tourism closer to our land’s reality. We are interested in collaborative consumption, promoting social values and are committed to improving environmental quality. Our priority is, therefore, to delicately choose our raw materials by selecting fresh (and organic whenever possible) and local produce from small producers.

“Oh, welcome, come in, come in, we’ll turn sadness into smoke, because my home is your home if such thing as somebody’s home exists”
Song: “The sun may rise on any night” by Jaume Sisa, singer and songwriter from Barcelona.

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Paella, with a spoon or a fork? That’s the question

As we chat and get to know each other, we will offer you some cellar vermouth or grape must (alcohol-free) paired with a surprise tapa and some olives -essential in Mediterranean culture- from Tarragona.

In the kitchen, Iván will have everything ready to make a seafood paella according to a traditional recipe from Alacant. Among the ingredients we will use rice from Pals - top quality product grown in the area since the XVth century-, Mediterranean fish and seafood, vegetables from el Maresme and garlic, of course! You can also make a vegetarian choice.

You will be able to watch the whole cooking process and we will be glad to answer any questions you may have.

Along with the paella you will be able to enjoy the freshness of a varied green salad, which make a perfect and balanced match. Depending on the season, you will find a variety of lettuce -red oak leaf is our favourite!- tomatoes, spring onions or radishes among others. The olivada (olives paste) and extra virgin olive oil will be the perfect dressings.

For dessert, menjar blanc (TR: white food) a medieval Mediterranean dessert made with almonds- it appears in the first Catalan cookbook in the XIVth century. Also we will offer you some seasonal fruit.

Wine or beer and water. There is not a better pairing than a ecological white wine, from El Pla de Manlleu or rosé wine, also ecological, from Penedès A.O., a region famous for its excellent wines and cavas. If you prefer, you can go for a beer from Barcelona. And finally, coffee or tea.

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Where are we?

How about enjoying our experience after walking around Park Güell? We are located in carrer Sostres, only 5 minutes walk from this iconic landmark by Antoni Gaudí in which architecture and nature merge at a unique spot overlooking the city.

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Something is brewing here

Something is brewing here

Paella next to Parc Güell

We are Bego and Iván, a couple of friends from Barcelona, enthusiastic lovers of both our city and

WHAT OTHERPEOPLE SAY

Eva Feliu

Eva Feliu

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I totally recommend it. The paella is great, Ivan is a fantastic chef, very careful with the quality of the ingredients. The fish was really fresh, high quality. With Bego I spent a lot of fun, she knows in depth Barcelona and have traveled a lot. We laughed a lot. I am delighted with the experience. They are great hosts!

Montse

Montse

We were at Bego's house two weeks ago. The atmosphere was very warm and friendly. The location, just two minutes from Parc Güell, is perfect as the neighborhood is quiet and pleasant. Everything that they offered us was carefully chosen and very consistent with their goals of sustainability and quality. Ivan is methodical and takes care to the extreme that nothing fails while he’s cooking rice while Bego is a good hostess, achieving a relaxed and familiar environment. The Vermouth, the surprise “tapa”, the indispensable "pa amb tomàquet", the wines, beer .... everything was up to the main course, the paella, great and with an intense flavor. The dessert is sweet and curious because of its almost ancestral recipe. Sincerely, I am glad that finally exists a place in Barcelona where the authentic paella is offered and those who came to visit our city can taste it and appreciate the difference. Finally, with a spoon or a fork? For me there is no doubt ... with fork! But as always, there are tastes for everything!

Carolina

Carolina

I highly recommend Iván&Bego's paella experience. They are both enthusiastic and kind people that make you feel at home. Ivan's special touch for combining the best and fresher ingredients turns the paella into a superb and unic dish. Bego brings you a very special insight of the city and makes being with them a sweet and delightfull time.

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