Traditional Evora Cooking Class & Wine Pairings in Fatima’s Home
Overview
Fatima, a professional chef, has always been passionate about cuisine and culture and learned to cook the family recipes from a young age, which has been passed down from generation to generation. She enjoys cooking Alentejo cuisine, from the region of Evora where she was born, also food from Algarve, where she lived and worked for 29 years. Fatima also bakes bread, makes traditional pastries and chocolate. She has always enjoyed being a host and looks forward to cooking, sharing stories and meeting new people from around the world. In your cooking class you will cook dishes from Fatima’s mom’s kitchen, the food she grew up eating and it will be prepared using family recipes.
• Traditional Portuguese cooking class in Evora with a professional chef
• Enjoy a home cooked Portuguese meal and wine pairing in a local home in Evora
• Introduction to Portuguese cuisine and culture
• 100% private activity
• Vegetarian, vegan, lactose and gluten free options available
What's Included
- Authentic home cooked Portuguese meal
- Private home cooking class with your host Fatima
- Local wine pairings
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Location
Rua da Bela Vista
7000 Évora, Portugal
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Fatima lives in an apartment with in Bacelo, a quiet residential area. Join her in her home kitchen for your Portuguese cooking class. In your 2-hour Evora cooking class, learn to make an appetizer, main course and dessert. Learn to make Algarve style octopus salad or soup, seafood cataplana and a traditional dessert. After cooking you will share the meal you helped prepare. You will also have the opportunity to understand the pairing of wines that will be served along with the meal. A few dishes that you may try are Algarve style octopus salad, seafood cataplana (a traditional Portuguese stew from the Algarve) and sericaia a traditional dessert from Elvas, or a traditional almond cake, bolo rançoso – an Evora Santa Clara Convent recipe.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- Private, personalized experience
- Vegetarian, vegan, lactose free and gluten free options are available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note the price includes 3 glasses of wine per person, one of them being dessert wine
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-7626P592
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WEST).
- Authentic home cooked Portuguese meal.
- Private home cooking class with your host Fatima.
- Local wine pairings.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Traditional Evora Cooking Class & Wine Pairings in Fatima’s Home is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Traditional Evora Cooking Class & Wine Pairings in Fatima’s Home will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Authentic home cooked Portuguese meal
- Private home cooking class with your host Fatima
- Local wine pairings
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- Private, personalized experience
- Vegetarian, vegan, lactose free and gluten free options are available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note the price includes 3 glasses of wine per person, one of them being dessert wine
