Eatwith: Lola Of Madrid

We had a fabulous night cooking with Loleo. We made Russian salad, croquettes, squid ink paella and cod. We were shown how to prepare squid and debone cod too which was very helpful. The wine was certainly not in short supply and the class size of 10 was just right. I couldn’t recommend enough. One of the best cooking classes we have done.

Lola is a fantastic chef and teacher and ensures all of the students in her cooking classes learn and are involved. On the menu- Ham Croquettes, Salted Cod with Tomatoes and Peppers, and Black Rice Paella with squid. For each of the foods we prepared, we learned the critical steps. For ham croquettes, it’s the texture of the bechamel, and a new trick with 2 large spoons for working the cooled dough. For salt cod, it’s grating the tomatoes without including the skins. For the paella, the stock is the secret to flavor and the stove-oven-stove is the secret to perfect rice texture with great socarrat. We cooked the best paella (Black Rice - stupid google censor doesn't like the spanish word for black) that we had all week. We had tried 4 others and while some were very good. None compared to Lola’s. The event space was stylish and could easily accommodate a large group. Highly recommended for any size or type of event with English and Spanish language fluency!