Join Chef Raquel Rivera and Rahz Branch, a popular local mixologist, as they shake things up in Tim’s Kitchen with a combo class that is part cooking/part cocktail-making fun! We will execute the recipes, then sit down to enjoy our creations. $150 pp includes instruction, dinner, cocktails and clean up. If desired, you may BYOB wine or other beverages of choice. 7-9 p.m. 4.11.24
Dinner Menu
Wild Arugula, Shaved Fennel, Salami and Olives w/ Citrus Vinaigrette
Chicken Scallopini w/ Sage, Prosciutto and Provolone
Smashed Red Potatoes w/ Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette
Blistered String Beans w/ Garlic
Dessert: Broken Meringues & Fresh Raspberry Sauce
Cocktails Menu
Raspminchello Cooler (Champagne Flute) Limoncello | Prosecco | Lemon | Raspberries
Pesche Rosato (Wine Glass) Rose' | Cointreau | Apertif | Strawberry | Peaches | Seltzer
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.