Tapas competition

You and your team get a chance to make a variety of tapas using your vision, creativity, and of course plenty of teamwork. Each team will compete to create the best tapas in the competition. Each group is responsible to create a few shared tapas using a variety of ingredients provided for you. Your challenge is to turn those ingredients into a real masterpiece with the help of a professional chef. Create lasting memories in our Tapas Competition Team Building activity.

Which team will be the champion of the 2025 Top Chef Tapas Competition?

There are many ways to make these Spanish delicacies and this is your chance to experiment with the creation of a true culinary masterpiece. Participants will have the assistance of a chef to answer any questions about how to make their dishes turn out perfectly. The chefs are not there to tell you how to do everything though, they are here to help channel your creative vision into a winning recipe! Join us for a Tapas Competition Team Building activity.

The Tapas Menu

We choose the menu for our tapas activities based on seasonal ingredients and we vary the tapas prepared based on group size as well. We can always arrange a vegetarian and gluten free option if needed to cater to any dietary requirements. The Tapas listed below are examples of tapas that we may be prepare.

Possible Tapas

Botifarra Esparracada

Fresh pork sausage with mushroom, onion, raisins and pine nuts
Spanish Tortilla

The classic egg and potato omelette
Rollito de Cabrales

Cured beef with blue cheese and walnuts with a sherry reduction
Mussels in Vinaigrette

Fresh vinaigrette with vegetables and chilled mussels
Mussels a la marinera

Mussels in Hot tomato sauce
Pincho de Chistorra con Padron

Chorizo sausage with small green peppers on bread

Sobrassada con Miel

Mallorcan sausage singed with a torch and topped with honey
Gambas al Ajillo

Spanish style garlic fried prawns
Pincho Vasco

A slice of bread covered with a mix of Krab, vegetables and mayonnaise
Gazpacho

The classic cold tomato and mixed vegetable soup
Pamtomaquet

Catalan style bread with tomato Garbanzos a la andaluza- Chickpeas with spinach, garlic, fried bread and cumin

Snacks & Drinks

Manchego cheese
Curred spanish sausages

Chorizo & Longaniza
Hummus

With special mixed crackers
Selection of red/white wine, beer, water, soft drinks

Dessert

Crema catalana
Tarta de Santiago

With berries and whipped cream (for groups over 60)

Tapas Challenge Highlights: A Visual Taste of the Competition

Whether you’re crafting traditional tapas like tortilla de patatas and gambas al ajillo or putting a modern twist on classic flavors, this hands-on cooking experience is designed to ignite your creativity, encourage teamwork, and bring authentic Spanish flair to the table. Perfect for team-building events, corporate cooking workshops, or culinary group activities, the Tapas Cooking Competition is as much about flavor as it is about fun.