Learn how to create five crowd-pleasing, soul food tapas dishes in this tapas class with proud Gibraltarian Giselle Benrimoj. Giselle has spent much of her life living and cooking in Andalusia in southern Spain. Giselle worked and trained in kitchens from her teens and has worked as a chef ever since. Coming from a family with a long line of chefs, you can imagine the beautiful recipes and stories that she has inherited.

Tapas is a very fun and informal way of eating in Spain. It consists of a series of small dishes, usually shared around the table, and does not have the structure of a normal meal (like a starter or main course), but is more about grazing and chatting with friends. It's a fun way to socialise and share food. Create wonderful connection and food-sharing memories with your friends and family with these knock-out tapas recipes.

The three and a half hour experience takes place between 11am and 2:30pm at the Strawberry Tree restaurant and costs £95 per person, or a discounted price of £75 per person for 2 people. Please call 01297 445757 to book.

Itinerary

Cooking class 11am - 1pm

• Together you will make three dishes: croquetas - a labour of love, these deep-fried little balls of joy come in many flavours. Fish albóndigas in a rich almond sauce - delicate balls of minced fish in an almond sauce - as Moorish as it comes, and salmorejo - a favourite cold soup. Ideal for lunch any day and easy to make - when you know how.

Break 1pm - 1:10pm

Time for a complimentary glass of wine or a beer! Rest or explore the Town Mill area and all that it has to offer.

Demo class 1:10pm - 1:30pm

Bring your wine back to the classroom and settle down while Giselle demonstrates two further dishes. Mussels 'escabeche' - learn the secrets of the escabeche marinade - a tapa found in every bar from Ferrol to Cádiz followed by Russian salad - a staple on any Spanish table - although the recipe varies from household to household.

Lunch 1:30pm - 2:30pm

It's time to eat!  Enjoy the dishes you have created with a communal tapas lunch. Anything left over, you will take home with you.