Barcelona cooking workshops pair tourists with elderly local instructors

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 16:31 · Archive

Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers cooking classes led by older locals, combining cultural education with social support.

Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers cooking classes where tourists learn to prepare traditional Spanish and Catalan dishes from local older instructors. The programme brings together visitors, including schools and groups, with experienced cooks to share culinary techniques that are becoming less common in the city's restaurants.

During workshops, participants prepare dishes such as Spanish tortilla under the guidance of instructors like Sonia Castel, 63, and Nuria Isanda, 75. The sessions combine instruction with personal connection, with instructors embracing students and creating a warm, family-like atmosphere.

Founder Veronica Baena describes the initiative as serving two purposes. Beyond the gastronomic experience, she emphasises that it is 'about the empowerment of older people'. The programme provides purpose and social engagement for older participants who might otherwise struggle with loneliness, whilst offering tourists an authentic cultural experience.

How it is being reported

• Barcelona 'grandmas' dish out cooking wisdom. And find nourishment themselvesIn Barcelona, a group called Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers visitors a chance to cook and eat traditional Spanish food.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 15:57
• Barcelona 'grandmas' dish out cooking wisdom. And find nourishment themselvesIn Barcelona, a group called Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers visitors a chance to cook and eat traditional Spanish food.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 15:57

In this story: Barcelona · Grandmas Cooking Barcelona · Veronica Baena · Sonia Castel · Nuria Isanda · Spain

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