Summer Latin-Inspired Cooking with Chef Raquel Rivera
Wed July 24 @7 p.m.
In this summer dinner class, we will be whipping up a flavorful Latin-inspired meal, perfect for al fresco dining while sipping homemade sangria!
Let's get cooking with Chef Raquel. We're making:
Sofrito chicken, cilantro & lime rice, vegan black beans w/ sweet plantains and Spanish Salad.
For fun, we'll also be enjoying homemade Sangria! Dessert is churros with chocolate dipping sauce.
BYOB: Feel free to bring wine or other beverage of choice
Chef Bio: Chef Raquel graduated with highest honors from the Institute of Culinary Education after completing her externship at Le Bernardin. After working for catering companies Raquel began teaching at a few NYC based cooking studios until opening A Pinch of Salt over 10 years ago. Chef Raquel teaches cooking fundamentals to all ages, focusing on healthy, seasonal, inexpensive meals that are culturally sensitive and delicious. Furthermore, she has trained adults desiring employment in the culinary field who are now vendors of the Bridgeport Farmers Market Collaborative. In 2010 Chef Raquel’s work was recognized with an invitation to the White House South Lawn as a part of First Lady Obama’s Let’s Move initiative and in 2019 she was awarded Women Business of the Year by the Southern CT Black Chambers of Commerce.