Cook and dine: Spanish tapas

Tapas is more than just small plates – it’s a way of life in Spain. Traditionally enjoyed in the company of family and friends, tapas are all about sharing, tasting, and relaxing together over delicious bites and cold drinks.

Join us for a hands-on Spanish Tapas Workshop, where we’ll prepare a vibrant selection of authentic tapas and then sit down to enjoy the feast we’ve created. Whether you’re new to Spanish cooking or simply love the flavours of the Mediterranean, this workshop offers a fun and informal way to learn, cook, and connect.

The tapas we’ll prepare include:

• Tortilla espanola – slow cooked potato omelette
• Alioli – roast garlic sauce to accompany the tortilla
• Croquetas de queso – croquettes made with spinach and cheese
• Romesco sauce with griddled vegetables
• Berenjenas con miel – fried aubergine with honey
• Patatas bravas – fried potatoes with tomato and smoked paprika sauce
• Pan con tomate – rustic bread with garlic, olive oil and tomato
• Encurtidos – pickled vegetables
• Ensalada de Naranja y aceitunas (orange and olive salad)

We’ll serve this alongside some Spanish olives and cheese to complete the tapas experience

All recipes are easily adaptable for vegetarians.

Our workshops are fun and informal, our tutor will support you to prepare the recipes. We’ll chat about the relaxed tapas way of eating, discuss how to prepare a tapas table and what to include.

The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen

The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is part of Greener Kirkcaldy’s community building. We’re based in the heart of Kirkcaldy, close to the High Street and the train and bus station. Find out how to get here.

Our purpose built training kitchen has eight workstations, to replicate the ease and comfort of cooking at home.

Our cookery school is complemented by a productive and climate-friendly garden, where we run volunteer training sessions and grow seasonal herbs, fruit and vegetables to use in our classes and events. We also have a larger community training garden and orchard in Dysart.

We host a wide range of events, courses and workshops on all aspects of food and drink. Both our Community Training Kitchen and Production Kitchen are available for hire too.

Booking Information

Full price: £47

Friends / couples*: £79

Greener Kirkcaldy members/volunteers: £42

Concessions**: £38

*Two people enjoy the cooking experience together using the same ingredients.

** Greener Kirkcaldy is committed to accessibility and we offer a concession rate to people in receipt of the following benefits: Students (full time), Senior Citizens (65+), eligible benefits (Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income based Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit).

We also offer a free basic community cooking skills and household budgeting programme to help people on a low income cook healthy and affordable meals: Smart Cooking

Our booking form includes a series of optional anonymous questions. These help us learn more about the people we reach through our events. Any information you choose to share about your background is managed separately to information that you give us to process your booking (for example, your name).

If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.

Refund policy – We can refund your order up until 7 days before the event. If you cancel your order less than 7 days before the event we will be unable to provide a refund.

Accessibility

There are accessible parking bays available outside 8 East Fergus Place. There is a ramp into the building and level access throughout. There is also an accessible toilet. Our kitchen has an adjustable cooking station. This is suitable for those in wheelchairs or who need to sit while cooking.

If you have any other accessibility questions or would like the resources at the event to be in large print please phone 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.

About our events

Our paid courses and workshops are run as a social enterprise. By taking part, you are helping to make a difference in our community.

Your support helps us continue to work with beginner cooks; people in training and on placement young people and support people in food insecurity access food in a dignified way.

Greener Kirkcaldy Gift Card

You can buy a Greener Kirkcaldy gift card online. You can use them to purchase tickets for any of our social enterprise workshops. You can use them more than once so if you do not spend the full amount in one go you can spend the rest at a later date.

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