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CULINARY NIGHTS

WITH RAQUEL

I am on a mission to make weeknight cooking flavorful and fun!


Discover how to make healthy, colorful, well-presented cuisine with fresh ingredients. All you need is you, your kitchen, a screen for viewing, and VOILA! Enjoy foolproof recipes that offer primary flavor with minimal effort.

Group Zoom culinary classes with Raquel will connect you with our dynamic W.O.M.E.N tribe while teaching you how to make delicious food! A bonus is the grocery shopping and cooking tools list I provide in advance, so you are prepped for the perfect experience. In the end, you get the written recipe so that you can enjoy it with your family and friends.

WHAT TO EXPECT

LEARN HANDS-ON 

Culinary experiences with Raquel connect you with other women to celebrate the art of cooking, learning savory, easy-to-make healthy dishes with a Mediterranean touch 

FULLY INTERACTIVE

Fully interactive cooking lessons

60 min / 90 min / 130 min class

with Raquel

Password-protected 

Zoom Session

PREP-PACKET & RECIPE

Receive a pre-packet before the class. Includes an ingredient shopping list, online store links and physical stores to get everything Raquel buys to cook delicious meals. At the end of class, receive downloadable recipe.

“A recipe has no soul, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe”—Thomas Keller

SPANISH & CATALAN CUISINE

Learn how to make delicious traditional Spanish food with fresh, accessible organic ingredients from scratch such as tortilla de patatas, paella, and tapas.

Image by Ting Tian

COOKING CONSULTATION

The basics, the essentials, the tools, the prep for the week, or big groups and more

Bacon Bruschetta

SOUPS&SALADS

Make soup to warm your heart any season. Healthy, easy to make, and ready to serve and impress friends and family with unique, healthy toppings and healthy simple salads, adding super power foods seeds! 

Pumpkin Soup

3-COURSE MEALS

Learn how to prepare and beautifully present 3-healthy dishes to delight your family and friends with super tasty food in 15-min, 30-min or an hour

Main Course Gourmet Meal

“ cooking is love made visible”

MEET RAQUEL

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HELLO!

I'm a curious being, life creator, visual storyteller, collector of experiences, loving human & mother, enthusiastic learner, a positive innovator, and an outdoor passionate and soulful cook.

My cooking is inspired by my Barcelona, Spain, heritage, using fresh Mediterranean ingredients.

My passion is creating and crafting easy quality dishes from scratch in my kitchen and sharing and presenting them with complete attention to detail to make them pleasurable and a rewarding experience for the diner. They are cooked with love.

Now enter my kitchen and learn techniques but enter it and be in yours with enthusiasm and confidence.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Point Reyes Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    Point Reyes Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    dom, 17 mar
    Inverness
    17 mar 2024, 9:00 – 15:30
    Inverness, Pierce Point Rd, Inverness, CA 94937, USA
    17 mar 2024, 9:00 – 15:30
    Inverness, Pierce Point Rd, Inverness, CA 94937, USA
    The Tomales Point Trail offers spectacular views of Tomales Bay, Bodega Bay, and the Pacific Ocean. Visitors are drawn to majestic, clear views in the winter, vibrant blooms in the spring. We finish with Raquel's Gourmet Picnic
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  • New Hike Experience - Stairs Walk + Gourmet Picnic Meal (1)
    New Hike Experience - Stairs Walk + Gourmet Picnic Meal (1)
    dom, 25 feb
    Berkeley
    25 feb 2024, 9:00 – 15:00
    Berkeley, Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA
    25 feb 2024, 9:00 – 15:00
    Berkeley, Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA
    Tribe! It is time to experience a new type of hike. We will hike the ladders up and down the hillside-hanging roads behind Codornices Park, Berkeley. We will end the urban park stairs hike at the Rose Garden with a d
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  • Rodeo Beach Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Picnic
    Rodeo Beach Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Picnic
    dom, 28 ene
    Marin County
    28 ene 2024, 9:00 – 15:00
    Marin County, Rodeo Beach, California 94941, USA
    28 ene 2024, 9:00 – 15:00
    Marin County, Rodeo Beach, California 94941, USA
    We hike the hills around Rodeo Beach, and finish with a delicious gourmet meal prepared by our leader, Raquel by the beach.
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  • Montara Coastal Hike + Gourmet Food
    Montara Coastal Hike + Gourmet Food
    sáb, 18 nov
    Montara
    18 nov 2023, 9:00 – 19 nov 2023, 14:00
    Montara, 8150 Cabrillo Hwy, Montara, CA 94037, USA
    18 nov 2023, 9:00 – 19 nov 2023, 14:00
    Montara, 8150 Cabrillo Hwy, Montara, CA 94037, USA
    Moderate Coastal hike We finish with Raquel's gourmet food.
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  • New Hike Experience - Stairs Walk + Gourmet Picnic Meal
    New Hike Experience - Stairs Walk + Gourmet Picnic Meal
    dom, 22 oct
    Berkeley
    22 oct 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Berkeley, Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA
    22 oct 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Berkeley, Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA
    Tribe! It is time to experience a new type of hike. We will hike the ladders up and down the hillside-hanging roads behind Codornices Park, Berkeley. We will end the urban park stairs hike at the Rose Garden with a d
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  • Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    dom, 10 sept
    Contra Costa County
    10 sept 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Contra Costa County, Castle Rock Rd, California 94598, USA
    10 sept 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Contra Costa County, Castle Rock Rd, California 94598, USA
    We hike our precious East Bay hills. We finish with Raquel's gourmet picnic in the picnic
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  • Culinary Evening Experience with Raquel
    Culinary Evening Experience with Raquel
    mar, 29 ago
    Zoom Culinary Night with Raquel
    29 ago 2023, 18:30 – 20:30
    Zoom Culinary Night with Raquel
    29 ago 2023, 18:30 – 20:30
    Zoom Culinary Night with Raquel
    MONTADITO DE BACALAO - SALTED COD W/WHITE BEANS AND VEGETABLES + SAUTEED MUSHROOM TAPA
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  • 10k - 8-week training with coach Raquel - run the fun Turkey Trot Walnut Creek
    10k - 8-week training with coach Raquel - run the fun Turkey Trot Walnut Creek
    mar, 01 ago
    zoom trainings
    01 ago 2023, 19:00 – 30 sept 2023, 19:00
    zoom trainings
    01 ago 2023, 19:00 – 30 sept 2023, 19:00
    zoom trainings
    Train Aug 22nd to October 22nd ( 8 weeks ) to run the fun Turkey Trot Walnut Creek We motivate each other. We train together. We move at any pace. We have fun. We health!
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  • Culinary Night with Raquel - Spanish Tapas
    Culinary Night with Raquel - Spanish Tapas
    lun, 10 jul
    Zoom Event
    10 jul 2023, 18:30 – 20:00
    Zoom Event
    10 jul 2023, 18:30 – 20:00
    Zoom Event
    Easy to make Spanish Tapas #1 1. Gambas al Ajillo - Saute Shrimp 2. Setas al Ajillo - Saute Mushrooms 3. Chorizo al vino tinto 4. Marinated Manchego Cheese 5. Marinated Spanish Olives
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  • Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    dom, 09 jul
    Walnut Creek
    09 jul 2023, 9:00 – 10 jul 2023, 14:00
    Walnut Creek, 1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
    09 jul 2023, 9:00 – 10 jul 2023, 14:00
    Walnut Creek, 1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
    We hike our precious East Bay hills. We finish with Raquel's gourmet picnic in the picnic area of this location.
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  • Culinary Evening w/Raquel: Catalan Fideua
    Culinary Evening w/Raquel: Catalan Fideua
    mar, 06 jun
    Virtual Event
    06 jun 2023, 18:30 – 19:30
    Virtual Event
    06 jun 2023, 18:30 – 19:30
    Virtual Event
    This Fideuà recipe (Catalan Paella with Pasta) is a deeply aromatic Spanish seafood dish that’s rich in warm and comforting flavors. Made with broken toasted spaghetti instead of rice, this seafood specialty is similar to a traditional paella and perfect for parties! Served with a tasty garlic aioli
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  • Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    Summer East Bay Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Meal
    dom, 04 jun
    Walnut Creek
    04 jun 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Walnut Creek, 1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
    04 jun 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    Walnut Creek, 1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA
    Before the hills turn brown we hike our precious hills. We finish with Raquel's gourmet picnic in the picnic area of this location.
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  • Cataract Falls Hike + Raquel's Event
    Cataract Falls Hike + Raquel's Event
    dom, 21 may
    Stinson Beach
    21 may 2023, 9:00 – 17:00
    Stinson Beach, W Ridgecrest Blvd, Stinson Beach, CA 94970, USA
    21 may 2023, 9:00 – 17:00
    Stinson Beach, W Ridgecrest Blvd, Stinson Beach, CA 94970, USA
    Great rain year calls for waterfalls hike! We finish with Raquel's gourmet meal
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  • Wildflower Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    Wildflower Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    dom, 23 abr
    San Ramon
    23 abr 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    San Ramon, 18015 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
    23 abr 2023, 9:00 – 14:00
    San Ramon, 18015 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583, USA
    Try this 5-mile loop trail. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, We climb almost 1000 feet in the first mile, but then it’s a leisurely amble along the ridge with stunning views in every direction. Wildflower lovers will love this springtime scenery of Las Trampas Regional Wildern
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  • Dipsea-Stinson Beach hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    Dipsea-Stinson Beach hike + Raquel's Gourmet Food
    sáb, 08 abr
    Mill Valley
    08 abr 2023, 9:00 – 16:00
    Mill Valley, 3801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA
    08 abr 2023, 9:00 – 16:00
    Mill Valley, 3801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA
    8 mile hike from Pantoll to Stinson and back to Pantoll to reward ourselves with Raquel's Gourmet Meal
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  • April 2023 Women Move in Spring Outdoors Challenge
    April 2023 Women Move in Spring Outdoors Challenge
    sáb, 01 abr
    Virtual Challenge
    01 abr 2023, 1:00 – 30 abr 2023, 1:00
    Virtual Challenge
    01 abr 2023, 1:00 – 30 abr 2023, 1:00
    Virtual Challenge
    Walk, hike, or run outdoors 50 miles during March month.You choose how many miles x day. You are free to have a rest days. Complete the move outdoor challenge and WIN w.o.m.e.n gear ($35 Value)
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  • Zoom Culinary Class w/ Raquel - Traditional Spanish/Catalan Meal
    Zoom Culinary Class w/ Raquel - Traditional Spanish/Catalan Meal
    mar, 21 mar
    Virtual Event- Zoom
    21 mar 2023, 18:30 – 22 mar 2023, 20:00
    Virtual Event- Zoom
    21 mar 2023, 18:30 – 22 mar 2023, 20:00
    Virtual Event- Zoom
    Pa amb tomàquet is an essential part of any Catalan meal and the tortilla de patatas is one of the staples of the Spanish Cuisine. We are also going to finish the meal with a Catalan Spinach Dish
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  • Water Falls of Mt. Diablo Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Picnic Meal
    Water Falls of Mt. Diablo Hike + Raquel's Gourmet Picnic Meal
    dom, 19 mar
    Water Falls of Mt. Diablo + Food
    19 mar 2023, 9:00 – 15:00
    Water Falls of Mt. Diablo + Food, Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center, 96 Mitchell Canyon Rd, Clayton, CA 94517
    19 mar 2023, 9:00 – 15:00
    Water Falls of Mt. Diablo + Food, Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center, 96 Mitchell Canyon Rd, Clayton, CA 94517
    Winter and spring rains create scenic waterfalls in this great work out hike at Mount Diablo. We end with Raquel's gourmet picnic
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