Cataplana for All: From Kitchen to the Table

Cataplana for All: From Kitchen to the Table is a hands-on cooking class hosted by Tertúlia Algarvia at Praça Dom Afonso III 15 in the old town of Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Tertúlia Algarvia is a local venue focused on Algarve food and culture, and the class is bookable through the ByFood platform; the listing does not give the year the business started, so its length of operation is not stated here. The class centres on the cataplana, the hinged copper or aluminium clam-shaped pan that gives the Algarve's best-known seafood stew its name. Participants prepare the dish themselves, choosing between a fish menu and a chicken menu, and then sit down to eat what they have cooked. The session lasts about three hours and is listed with a start at 11:30, although one listing shows an evening start at 18:30, so the time should be confirmed when booking. The meal is structured as starters, the cataplana itself, and a dessert, with drinks including Algarve wine. The balance is therefore mostly savoury with one sweet course at the end. Included are the starters, the drinks, the cataplana cooked in class and the dessert. The listing does not mention transport, which is unnecessary because the venue is in the pedestrian old town, a short walk from the marina and Jardim Manuel Bivar. Prices on resale sites run from about €116 to €159 per adult depending on whether the fish or chicken menu is selected, and the price also varies with group size. Free cancellation is offered up to 24 hours before the start, less a 3.2% transaction fee. Group size and language are not specified on the listing, and dietary substitutions are not described, so visitors with restrictions should contact the venue, whose phone and email appear on the booking page, before reserving. The venue's contact details should be confirmed on that page.