Summer on the Farm Cooking Class with Chef Raquel Rivera

Summertime Cooking with Raquel Rivera 7.17.25 @7 p.m.., $125

Join us for a summer-inspired class, featuring a range of seasonal favorites using fresh local bounty from the gardens! We will make each of these summery dishes, then sit down to enjoy them in Tim’s Kitchen.

Summer On a Plate Menu

Cherry Tomato, Basil and Blue Cheese Salad with Croutons

Roasted Butterflied Chicken w/ Lemons

Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi w/ Peas, Fresh Mint and Prosciutto

Roasted Summer Garden Veggies w/ Garlic and Thyme

Limoncello Spiked Vanilla Ice Cream w/ Biscotti & Chocolate Drizzle

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.

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