Mediterranean Cookery Retreats on the Costa Brava
We're Suki and Steve, and this is our kitchen table in Girona, where the Pyrenees meet the sea. Mediterranean Food Journeys began as a simple idea: to show people the Mediterranean way of life, through its produce, its markets, and its slow, long lunches. Ours is a style in keeping with the Mediterranean itself: slow, intentional, and full of laughter. We host small cookery retreats, private cooking classes, and intimate catering along the Costa Brava, spaces always kept small enough for everyone to fit around one table.
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"If only more of life was as magical as this retreat." The Times
Retreats
Retreats that move at their own pace
On the Costa Brava, our days move slowly, and we're expanding to explore more of the Mediterranean in the seasons ahead. Hands on cookery classes take you through techniques and dishes from right across the Mediterranean, not just this one corner of it. Some days mean a wine tasting or a wander round an olive farm, others a beach picnic unlike anything else on the itinerary. You'll leave able to cook proper Mediterranean food at home, with a real feel for how it changes from coast to coast, and a few new friends made along the way. It rarely feels like a lesson. Everything is taken care of, so there's nothing left to plan, just days spent learning and indulging in equal measure: an afternoon at a beach unlike anywhere else we've found, wines you won't have come across before, evenings back at a farmhouse that's as rustic as it is beautiful.
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Catering
Private catering, made by hand
We bring the same seasonal, handmade approach to private catering, wherever your celebration takes us. Steve leads every event personally, working with the same local producers and markets that shape our retreats, so a wedding or a birthday gets the same care as dinner at our own table. Every menu is built around you, not a set list.
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"A week of fantastic food, brilliantly paired wines, friendship and fun. Steve and Suki have curated the perfect escape for anyone who wants to develop their culinary skills, try out a range of delicious Mediterranean recipes, all while enjoying the stunning landscapes and local food that Catalonia has to offer."
Izzy Morton, Oxford
"What a fabulous 6 days, a glorious way to immerse yourself in the joy of Mediterranean food and culture. A stunning location, delicious and generous food at every meal, Steve's expert teaching, Suki's cocktails, wine and hospitality, a wine tasting, olive oil tasting, a coastal walk with a picnic on the beach, the adventures came thick and fast. Not a week for a diet!"
Rachel Skingsley, Richmond
"A beautifully communal culinary experience, in a magical location. It was great to cook with other enthusiastic food lovers, and both Steve and Suki were such welcoming hosts with in depth knowledge about food, drink and local producers and delicacies."
Adam Bernstein, East London
"Mediterranean Food Journeys is the perfect food and travel experience. Combining adventures in cooking from around the Med with great company, in the unbeatable setting of Torre Ronsat. Steve and Suki are warm and welcoming hosts and guides and have created a unique experience for cooks and food lovers."
Penny Parker, London
"I was lucky enough to go on a half week retreat in May this year. It was an amazing experience and much more luxurious than I was expecting. I particularly loved the olive oil tasting and making tortelloni and souffle. Caramelising the Creme Catalan with a hot iron was exciting! The pool was lovely and warm. I would recommend this retreat to family and friends."
Julia Shaw, Guildford
"Amazing experience. Beautiful surroundings, very welcoming and friendly team. Great itinerary, full enough but not overwhelming. Varied with walks, beaches, cooking, wine tasting, eating, swimming. Nice small group. Accommodation wonderful. Can't recommend this experience enough."
Mike Lewis, Scotland
"Amazing experience on one of Mediterranean Food Journey's week long retreats! Steve and Suki were amazing, taking care of every detail and providing us with the most delicious food and wine day after day. Would 100% recommend joining them if you love food and meeting like minded people! Once in a lifetime experience."
Sally Archer, England
