01 May 2013
The luxurious private rental estate Cortijo El Carligto, announces a unique brand of culturally infused experiential cooking courses to add to it’s already impressive array of Spanish cultural and culinary services.
Guests at the private Andalucian estate in eastern Malaga Province will enjoy hands on kitchen instruction as well as guided cultural and culinary outings from the home base at Cortijo El Carligto, a Condé Nast Traveler Gold List nominee two years running. The advanced course, not for the faint of heart, includes a full butchering course that begins with a whole Iberian pig and ends with all of the various cuts, along with chorizo and sausages, prepared and delivered to the table in numerous dishes throughout a weeklong stay. A four night “light” version of the package skips the butchering but still includes educational sessions on the many cuts and how to prepare some of Spain’s most popular pork dishes.
Both new packages begin with tastings of the famous acorn fed “pata negra” cured ham and a consultation with a local sommelier to present the finest Spanish wines with a lesson on pairings to match the pork dishes planned throughout the week. The initial orientation includes background information explaining the cultural importance and history behind the rise of pork in the cuisine of the Iberian peninsula. To this end, clients take a guided tour of Cordoba and explore the region’s historic three cultures of Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The packages also include visits to the covered food markets of Malaga, bodega tours for wine tasting and further familiarisation with the rising starts of Spanish cuisine.
El Carligto house chef David Palacios provides much of the guidance throughout the all inclusive courses, drawing on his lifelong experiences in Andalucia and connections with local butchers and bodegas. David is joined daily by additional local guides to ensure that the groups, ranging from two to eight participants, enjoy personalised attention at every step. This local connectedness offers inside access simply not available through any hotel or foreign based tour agency.
Prices for the advanced course start at €1600 per person for a full week’s experience, while the “light” version, a four night package, starts at €935 per person based on a full group of eight participants.
In addition to these new culinary packages at El Carligto, new cultural packages are also under development that will include private in-house flamenco performances by renowned artists as well as individualised flamenco and bullfighting workshops. These new packages are planned for release in time for summer of 2013.
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