Paella Team Building Activities in Barcelona
Create. Collaborate. Compete. Your team cooks spectacular paellas and tapas with a professional chef, then sits down to enjoy the results together.
Choose your competition
Paella Competition
Teams create their own paella from a selection of ingredients, with a professional chef on hand to guide them.
Tapas Competition
Teams design, cook and present their own tapas in a live challenge judged on taste, presentation and originality.
Paella and Tapas Competition
Two challenges, one winning team. Teams go head to head in both the paella and the tapas challenge.
Large Group Paella Events
Venues for 10 to 350 guests, with the format and staffing planned around your group.
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What every event includes
- Location rental, and use of all equipment and aprons during the event
- Welcome snacks: Manchego cheese, chorizo and longaniza, hummus with mixed crackers
- Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks
- Professional chefs to guide your teams
- Lunch or dinner made from what your teams cook during the activity
- Crema Catalana for dessert (for groups of 60 or more: almond cake with whipped cream and fresh berries)
- An awards ceremony for the winning team
A typical agenda
Our activities usually last around three hours, depending on group size and dynamics. Most formats can be adapted to fit a two-hour session.
- Welcome drinks and snacks (15 minutes)
- Activity briefing (5 minutes)
- Cooking challenge and food preparation (1 hour 25 minutes)
- Lunch or dinner (45 minutes)
- Dessert and networking (15 minutes)
- Awards ceremony (15 minutes)
Make it your own
Upgrade your event with a bundled package, priced per person.
Salud
Start with a toast
- Welcome glass of Cava
- Participation certificate
Brindis
Raise the experience
- Red and white wine upgrade
- Coffee and tea
- Participation certificate
Fiesta
The full celebration
- Sangria workshop (adds 30 minutes to the activity)
- Extra welcome snacks: a variety of tapas
- Coffee and tea
- Participation certificate
We also offer budget-friendly activities, cocktail and vermouth activities and additional services from a welcome sangria to a scavenger hunt through the city.
Additional services
Add any of these to your event. Tell us what you would like and we will include it in your proposal.
- Glass of Cava
- Prize pack for the winning team: saffron, paprika, local salt flakes or a cookbook
- Basic cocktail package
- Customized apron with the logo of your choice
- Sangria served during the event
- Sangria workshop: a guided activity that adds 30 minutes
- Premium wine package: selected local Catalan and Spanish wines
- Market tour add-on: 45 minutes, maximum 10 guests
- Coffee and tea
- Participation certificate
- Wine tasting activity: adds one hour
- Spanish jamón demonstration with a professional slicer
- Flamenco dancers: two dancers, two 15-minute performances
- Open bar, on request
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Our locations
Eleven exclusive venues across Barcelona, adapted to groups of every size from 10 to 350 guests.
Special diets and allergies
We always make sure there are options for all participants, including religious preferences, dietary preferences and food allergies. Tell us in advance about any allergies or special requests so we can tailor the experience to your team.
How proposal planning works
- You send the date, approximate group size and event goals
- We recommend the activity, timing and venue
- You receive a tailored proposal with the menu, services and price
Questions about this activity
Do participants need cooking experience?
No. The chefs answer questions and help bring your ideas to life, but your team does the cooking.
How long does the activity last?
Around three hours, depending on group size and dynamics. Most formats can be adapted to fit a two-hour session.
Where does the activity take place?
We work with 11 exclusive venues across Barcelona for groups of 10 to 350 guests. We recommend the best fit for your date and group size.
What is the payment and cancellation policy?
Full payment is due 21 days before the activity. Cancellations up to two weeks before receive a full refund. Bank transfer is preferred, and credit card payments carry a 3% fee.
Which paellas can we make?
Seafood, chicken and vegetable (Valencian), vegetarian and fusion paellas. Teams make a variety of paellas depending on group size.
Tell us about your team
Tell us what you want the team to experience, whether you prefer collaboration or competition and how the activity fits into the wider event.