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Rioja Chicken

Live from: 

Spain

Difficulty: 

Beginner to Advanced

Class Duration: 

2 to 2-1/2 hours

Language: 

Spanish, English

RIOJA CHICKEN

Spain

Beginner to Advanced

2 to 2-1/2 hours

Spanish

Spain

Transport to Spain's famous wine country to learn how to make Rioja Chicken Stew

In the north of Spain lives the famous wine region of La Rioja.  La Rioja is the largest and most celebrated wine region in the country, producing acres upon acres of Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes.  The northern regions of the country get quite cool in autumn and winter months, and stews are popular around the dinner table. This gorgeous chicken stew uses the region's Rioja wine as a base. It's hearty enough for winter, but light enough to enjoy any time of the year.  The fragrant smells of tomatoes, bacon and peppers simmering away on your stove while you complete your meal with a country-style potato salad and Bandarillas - the traditional pickled skewer starter.


Take a virtual trip to Rioja with our chefs, coming into your kitchen live from Spain, in this beautiful class where you'll learn classic dishes to grace your own family's dinner table.  After many stories and laughs we're sure you'll make a new friend. 

20 minute Kitchen Prep Session with a Personal Kitchen Assistant who will get you ready! Includes teaching about ingredients and answering any questions you have as you get ready for your private cooking experience

2-1/2 hour Private Cooking Class via Skype with a highly accomplished global chef who lives where the recipe originated. Perfect for stay home date nights!

Personalized step-by-step coaching, tips, culinary tricks, sharing of stories, and more

A fantastic multi-course meal, 100% authentic and enjoyed as if you travelled to your chef's country!

Music Playlists featuring artists from the chef's country to get ready for your experience

Cocktail Recipes and Suggested Pairings

Recipe Booklet to recreate your dishes again and again!

What You Get

**Classes make a hearty meal for up to four people to enjoy.  If you have a larger group eating, please know, additional fees may apply.  Please message us in advance of booking to ensure you have an amazing experience.

Meet The Chef

Chef Ben

Chef Ben

San Sebastian, Spain

As featured in Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Ottawa Citizen and more

Chef Bendur (Ben, for short) is based in the beautiful region of San Sebastian, Spain. 


Ben has worked in the culinary arts in New York, London, Madrid and San Sebastian over the past 25 years and honed his skills working a variety of different restaurants.


After attending culinary school at El Txoko del Gourmet, in San Sebastian, he went on to have apprenticeships and training at different restaurants in the region-- Spainas Casa Nicolasa and Casa Urbano. After finishing cooking school, his innate curiosity led him to start traveling around the world to learn about different cultures and food traditions.


His first stop was London, England. London opened his mind to many diverse cooking influences from European to Asian cuisines.  He spent five years working in highly regarded restaurants and hotels, including Lauceston Place, Konditor&Cook and the Harrington Hall Hotel. His second stop was New York where he joined Ibuco NYC as a sous chef. 


After traveling and working abroad for seven years, he returned to San Sebastian, where he continued working in different restaurants until he became a partner and co-owner of Don Vito Cafe/Restaurant, an 80-seat popular spot in the heart of San Sebastian´s old town. 


Ben soon began teaching at San Sebastian Food Company a cooking school for tourists in San Sebastian. He quickly became head chef/head teacher and discovered a new passion for meeting new people from all over the world and teaching them about Spanish food.


He now owns his own cooking experience, CHEFBENSANSEBASTIAN, which he runs with his wife, Maria.



Cooking with Ben is an introduction to the Basque/Spanish food culture. His motivation is to share, enjoy, and cook together, which will have you wanting to return for more. You will enjoy a wide variety of wholesome, ethically-raised food. He sources the freshest ingredients of the season.  Now, he can't wait to go into your home to teach you about his beautiful Spanish traditions. Book a class with Ben, and learn all about San Sebastian and its beautiful food traditions.

Cooking Class Menu

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GROUP CLASS

The base price of this class is $799 USD which allows up to 10 households in the class. Each additional household is an additional $79 USD. Small Group and Multiple Class discounts are available. Please note, additional days and times may be available. Looking for private 1:1 classes? Explore here.

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From $79 USD/per device*

The information sheets that came prior to the class were extremely helpful. They prepared me fully ahead of cooking. Chef Ben from Spain was amazing! He taught us a bit about San Sebastián and shared many cooking tips and tricks throughout. He was engaging and a really great teacher! Highly recommend

Kristen Mullins

Chef Ben was amazing. Better than I even imagined. We did the tapas class and it was so much fun. The food was fantastic and it was so nice talking with Chef Ben and learning from him about Spanish cooking and San Sebastián. He made the whole experience fun and delicious. I will make it to Spain one day to thank him in person. Can’t recommend this experience more! Thank you Chef Ben!

Paul Ferland

We highly recommend Chef Ben and his Basque cooking class!!! We made several Basque pintxos from scratch. Chef Ben was great company and a great teacher - fun, patient, and super informative about the origin of the dishes we were making and how important they are to Basque culture. The food was so delicious. We can't wait to visit him in San Sebastian some day!!

Monica Ann

I had an amazing experience with Chef Ben at my San Sebastián class! Chef was very patient with us and educated us with the food and the area of San Sebastián. Our food was PERFECT! Just excellent! I look forward to my next Chef & The Dish experience.

India Shepherd

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We’ve had a lot of press coverage and we’re super happy to help people transport their kitchen for the day.

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