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Spanish Summer Tapas Demo

with María José Sevilla

£65
Thursday 30th
July 2026
18:30-20:30
(2hrs)
Divertimenti
Knightsbridge

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Join celebrated Spanish food writer and chef Maria José Sevilla, alongside her son Dan (Paella in the Pod), for a deliciously relaxed summer evening exploring the vibrant world of Spanish tapas and wine.

Drawing on a lifetime of family recipes, regional traditions and a deep passion for Spanish gastronomy, María and Dan will share the stories, techniques and flavours that make tapas one of Spain's most beloved culinary traditions. 

Throughout this engaging demonstration, María and Dan will prepare a selection of authentic summer tapas while offering plenty of tips, insights and inspiration to recreate these dishes at home. Guests will enjoy generous tastings of every dish, perfectly complemented by carefully selected Spanish wines.

Whether you're planning summer entertaining, dreaming of your next trip to Spain, or simply looking to discover some new favourite flavours, this is an evening not to be missed.

Being demonstrated for you to try:

  • Ensaladilla de la Familia / Grand mother’s ‘ensaladilla’
  • Tartaletas de Ensaladilla con aceitunas negras y huevo hilado / Cep and Shallots  Tartlets with Prawns
  • Tapa de Solomillo de cerdo marinado con roasted pimientos rojos / Tapa of Marinated Ibérico pork with red pepper
  • ‘Pintxito’ de Salmon marinado / Marinated salmon ‘pintxito
  • ‘Gambas al ajillo’ classica / Classic Garlic prawn

What’s included: 

  • Opportunity to purchase copies of the book on the day
  • Refreshments on arrival and available throughout the session
  • Tasters of the demonstrated dishes with wine
  • 10% discount on purchases made in store on the day of your class, including cookery classes. Excludes books, food, electrical items, gift vouchers and sale items

There will be an opportunity to purchase copies of some of Maria's books on the evening and have them signed, or you're welcome to bring copies from home to be signed.

María José Sevilla

María is a Spanish cook and writer who is an expert in Hispanic gastronomy and viticulture. She has written a number of books and is a member of the British Guild of Food Writers, and a member of the Grand Order of Wine Knights (the highest recognition of experts in the field). She holds the Diploma of The Wine and Spirit Education Trust and won the Glenfiddich award in 1992. Follow her at @mariajosesevillaauthor

You will be learning in a beautifully designed kitchen which provides a warm welcoming environment that can accommodate everything from group cookery classes to intimate chef’s tables, with the versatility to suit everyone.

Our partners have been chosen with great care, as all our equipment must stand up to the day-to-day rigours of our cookery school – much like a professional kitchen, that you can enjoy using whilst creating your own amazing dishes in class to give you the best possible experience when cooking with us.

Our classes and outstanding range of teachers will help you hone your gastronomic skills, even if you are a complete novice or a dab hand in the kitchen. We love highlighting new upcoming food trends and championing the rising stars within the culinary world.


Divertimenti does everything it can to reduce the risk of any students consuming an allergen that could cause and allergic reaction.

Please call the school to discuss any severe food allergies prior to booking a class online, we must speak to you before you visit the school if you have a severe allergy or severe dietary intolerance.

We will become as flexible as possible, where we can to remove a specific ingredient from a student’s recipe we will but we are unable to remove that ingredient for every student attending.

We handle all types of ingredients in the kitchen at Divertimenti and we are not able to completely allergen free environment, our kitchen is multi-purpose therefore this makes our kitchen unsuitable for those with life- threatening allergies, in such cases as these we would suggest getting in touch with the team to arrange a private lesson in your own home with one of our chefs. Please contact us for more information

In the unlikely event you are unable to the class you have booked for and need to cancel your booking, for a full refund we will require your cancellation via email no less than 7 days.

Once we have received your cancellation, we will arrange a booking onto an alternative class date or a full refund, sadly we are unable to make changes to bookings or offer a refund with less than 7 days of the date of your class but we are happy to switch the names on the booking so a family member or friend can take the place.

Divertimenti reserves the right to cancel any demonstration or class or substitute another presenter at any time, in the unfortunate event that a ‘Personality’ present or chef cannot attend a session you will be offered the choice of an appropriate alternative or a full refund.

Attendees must be aged over 18 to attend an adult class - we have a list of suitable young adult and teenage classes suitable for under 18’s – they must be accompanied by an adult.



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