A Pinch of Salt

Specialties

A Pinch of Salt specializes in Hands-​on Cooking Parties & Team Building Events Hosted in Various NYC Kitchens

Other Services Include:

–At-​Home Private Cooking Instruction

–Group Cooking Classes

–Shopping Education

–Nutrition/​Cooking Demos & Workshops

–Cooking Workshops for Feeding Programs/​Non-​Profits

–Catering

Cooking events/​parties are held at Professional Kitchens in Midtown & Downtown locations. Please inquire within.

Meet the Business Owner

Raquel R.

Business Owner

Chef Raquel Rivera-​Pablo graduated with highest honors from the Institute of Culinary Education after completing her externship at the legendary Le Bernardin in NYC. In 2009, Chef Raquel created her own cooking business – A Pinch of Salt, offering hands-​on cooking instruction in the preparation of healthy, delicious and easy to replicate meals.



In 2010, Chef Raquel’s dedicated service to City Harvest was honored by an invitation to the launch of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative at the White House South Lawn. Since moving to Bridgeport in 2013, Chef Raquel has shared her knowledge with the community by working with Cooking Matters, the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, and via cooking demos at local farmers markets. Meanwhile, Raquel continues to travel to NYC where she host cooking classes, private parties and team-​building events.

Raquel wants to teach people how easy it is to prepare delicious food and still keep within a realistic budget