Online Cooking Class

GF and Vegetarian options

Cancelled
Autumn in Spain

Sat | Nov 21, 2020 | 10A–12P PT

Teacher Camila Loew

Autumn in Spain means two things: chestnuts and sweet potatoes. The streets of Barcelona fill with the toasty aroma of tender roasted sweet potatoes and piping hot chestnuts piled into newspaper cones. Sweet potato season is fleeting, so while it lasts you feel compelled to buy one from each corner kiosk, an excellent way to keep warm as the weather shifts and tree leaves mimic the brown and orange hues of these two favorite foods.

Camila will show you how to use these ingredients in ultra-comforting Sweet Potato Soup with crisp Chickpea Croutons (also great for snacking), and sophisticated Chestnut and Caramel Custards, both strong contenders for your upcoming holiday menus.

This class also includes Camila’s favorite Catalan recipe, Xató Salad, a fall and winter salad filling enough to act as a main course. The accompanying sauce is fantastic and can be repurposed in many ways (if you have any left).

Join us to make this hearty, but not heavy, seasonal Spanish meal.

Menu | Recipes

Xató
Frisée Salad with Nut Sauce

Sweet Potato Soup
with Chickpea Croutons

Chestnut and Caramel Custard

Ingredient/Equipment Prep

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You only need to purchase one spot per household. This experience is held via Zoom, with a maximum of 12 students – you will receive instructions for logging in after registering. For ingredient, equipment and prep lists (when applicable), click on the ‘VIEW THE LIST’ button on this page. Printable recipes and handouts are available 48 hours prior to the start of the experience. Cooking classes are recorded, and you may view the videos by logging into your account on our website.

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About the teacher

Camila Loew

CAMILA LOEW has spent her life among three cultures: Argentina, the US, and Spain, yet she swears she was Japanese in a past life. She is the founder of Sobremesa and Sobremesa Culinary Tours, offering food-based tours to Japan, Barcelona, and the Basque Country.

Camila has worked with food for many years, as a writer, entrepreneur, academic professor, culinary instructor, and tour guide. She holds a Ph.D. in Humanities and is a certified Nutrition Consultant, as well as a trained chef. Her first cookbook, The Sobremesa Cookbook was published in 2020.

During her years in Berkeley, California, Camila served as Academic Dean at Bauman College for Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. After returning to Spain, she founded the Food Studies & Gastronomy Study Abroad program at the University of Barcelona in 2020. In addition to leading culinary tours, Camila helps people to achieve better health through food, sharing her love for the Mediterranean region and its cuisines.

Camila’s cooking style is inspired by fresh produce and the change of seasons, but above all, by people and the daily magical act of gathering around the table to share a meal. When she’s not teaching, at the market, in the kitchen or at the table, Camila enjoys drinking tea, practicing yoga, hiking in the Collserola hills, and reading.

Camila feels most comfortable in front of a group teaching, usually something to do with translating culture through food.

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