EcoHotel El Agua

A Culinary Journey: Living Food Master Classes

At Eco Hotel El Agua, we believe that dining is more than just nourishment; it's an opportunity to immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience. Join us on an extraordinary culinary journey where our farm-to-table Show Cooking Masterclass creates moments that tantalize the senses, connect you with the land, and celebrate the art of healthy and delicious food. Discover how our offerings go beyond the ordinary to provide you with a culinary adventure like no other.

The Essence of the Experience

Imagine it: You're surrounded by the dramatic, natural beauty on the island of eternal spring, Tenerife, where the proximity of organic, seasonal produce is at your fingertips thanks to the year round subtropical climate. Here, you're not just dining; you're embarking on a culinary journey.

This Show Cooking experience will engage all your senses. The sizzle of ingredients, the aroma of herbs, the vibrant colors on your plate – every moment is an exploration of taste, touch, sight, and sound. It's a feast not only for your palate but for your entire being.

Interactive Show Cooking Masterclass

Imagine donning an apron and stepping into our vibrant, open kitchen, guided by our expert chefs. In our Interactive Show Cooking Masterclass, you'll learn to transform fresh, seasonal ingredients into delicious and healthy masterpieces. Our chef will curate a personalized menu that transcends the ordinary, taking you on a sensory journey.

As you watch the dishes, drinks and desserts come to life, you'll engage in a dialogue with our chef, gaining insights into their creative process, uncovering the secrets behind the art of preparing vibrant, live food, discovering new flavors and techniques as well as the extraordinary benefits for your health. The Masterclass really is an homage to biodiversity, delighting your senses, and infusing vitality into every bite.

Farm-to-Table Philosophy

The Interactive Show Cooking Masterclass experience at Eco Hotel El Agua is rooted in our farm-to-table philosophy. We're dedicated to sourcing the freshest, locally grown, and organic produce, ensuring that every dish bursts with flavor and abundant energy.

We take pride in offering three types of food experiences:

Vegan food :

Crafted exclusively from cooked or raw plant-based ingredients.

Raw Vegan Food:

Comprising exclusively uncooked vegetable items that preserve their nutritional properties. Occasionally, this diet includes dehydrated or hot water-heated foods, such as certain soups and broths.

Vegetarian Food (ovo-lacto-fish):

Featuring artisan cheeses, Atlantic fresh fish, happy chicken eggs, and organic honey sourced locally.

A Culinary Adventure Awaits

At Eco Hotel El Agua, our Interactive Show Cooking Masterclass offers more than just a meal; it provides an unforgettable journey into the heart of health accelerating, sustainable gastronomy. Whether you're a novice cook or a seasoned food enthusiast, this experience promises to delight, educate, and inspire.

Join us in celebrating the art of food and the joy of connecting with it in the most immersive way possible and inquire to join our Show Cooking Masterclass. Your culinary adventure awaits, and it's an experience you'll cherish forever.

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Our professional team

The hotel is the vision of Anthony Picq, who, having spent 25 years in the sustainable tourism sector, flitting between Tenerife and Barcelona, opened EcoHotel El Agua in September 2022. A former athlete-turned-ecological-farmer-turned-holistic-health-hotelier, it’s fair to say that Picq practices what he preaches. A trained hygienist and naturopath (someone who can advise on natural therapies, like herbal medicine, acupuncture and homeopathy, in case you didn’t know), as well as a learned phytotherapist (someone that aims to improve your health through plants and herbs), many of the treatments – and much of the menu – at El Agua are the invention of Picq. Get him started on any number of wellbeing subjects – from ecology, to spirituality, to anthroposophical, to integrative medicine – and prepare yourself to be schooled. Picq’s other passion, as will become blindingly obvious to anyone who visits EcoHotel El Agua, is design. Picq has previously worked as an interior stylist and garden designer.

He is specialized in organic farming and cooking with local organic and seasonal products. Through the way of preparing food, Kalo manages to enhance and preserve the nutritional value of raw and dry ingredients of organic and local origin. Trained in various gastronomy schools: in Bulgaria (Professional Institute of Hospitality), Catalonia (LIVING FOOD SCHOOL. Girona), Basque Country (Hospitality at the University of Deusto. Bilbao), United States (Themed Cuisine at Rainforest Café Restaurant) and Italy (Hotel - Escuela Relais Santa Croche), is a farmer, chef by profession, teacher with a degree in Martial Arts (karate-Do) as well as founder and Chef of the "Aula Cocina Viva" in Arico, Tenerife. Currently Eco Chef of the Eco Hotel El Agua where he is sharing his love for the food that truly nourishes us, both in the gastronomic, artistic and pedagogical sense.

Entrepreneur in the wellness and physical activity sector. Co-founder of Full body more than pilates. Certified Pilates instructor, trained in Pilates for pregnant women, children, accessories, injuries and pathologies. She considers that the method is very grateful, he is passionate about the fact of contributing a grain of sand so that other people improve their quality of life. Certified Vinyasa Yoga instructor, being a soul in search of balance, she understood that through the practice of yoga it is possible to integrate the voices that inhabit our body, to move on a physical plane in a more present and conscious way. She is co-founder of Cuerpo Pleno Más que Pilates (Tenerife) where she teaches, aware that she is learning from each person who goes through her classes, the phrase that she uses the most and characterizes her is We nourish each other In his classes or in his practices, he highly values the willingness to dedicate that time for well-being and health, that is why you will find more than physical activity in them.

Exercise and sport have been my passion since I was little. I trained in many gyms, participated in countless competitions, it being my great dream to turn my hobby into a job. After finishing my high school studies, I moved to Germany, where I studied sports science, psychology and pedagogy at the Technical University of Darmstadt 2003-2009. In 2011 I dared to take the step of turning all my knowledge and experience into having the official "personal trainer" license, I was excited by the idea of being able to work directly with people, combining different sports and training methods. Since then I have been able to help many people (live and online) to train in a gentle and body-conscious way, to live healthier. In 2015 I moved from Germany to Tenerife where I set up my residence to be able to do outdoor sports throughout the year, teach and motivate other people both with exercise and nutrition.

Silvia began studying health sciences and human psychology from an early age. Very soon she began to write and dedicate time to deep meditation and silent retreats, which allow her to reach levels of deep introspection. Meditation, yoga and breathing techniques are the tools you use today to be happy and calm in your daily life. It allows you to live in a state of consciousness, harmonious and loving with the environment. She studied yoga in Tenerife and then in India, after founding Vipassana meditation. Since then she learned (and continues to learn) other techniques that you can experience in her classes, from Thai massage to Reiki or psychobreathing techniques.

After studying in Germany as a physical education and French teacher, I moved to Tenerife and worked for 8 years in hospitals as an interpreter between doctors and patients with the German, French, English and Spanish languages. They followed training for Yoga Teacher, Shiatsu therapist, masseuse, Foot Reflexology, Educator of curative pedagogy and social therapy, Watsu, Chiromassage and Health-Coach among others. Working as a freelance in Herbalists and Hotels with a holistic approach to health and well-being.

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BOOK YOUR MASTERCLASS

(Only available for guests of the EcoHotel El Agua)

120€/ person 220€/ couple

What will your version of a healthy and delicious meal look like? Come and find out with Eco Chef Kalo!

Interactive Show-Cooking & Tasting of "LIVING FOOD" (Vegetarian and Raw-Vegan Meals Full of Vitality):

- You will learn how to prepare delicious meals and with the help of the Eco Chef you will be encouraged to personalise them.

- as an example!!!
The recipes we will make together could be:

✓ Cardamom and pistachio pudding

✓Homemade ice cream

✓Dark chocolate and coconut truffles

✓Rose truffles with beets and flower pollen.

You will have some resources to take away with you with practical information and a recipe booklet.

TASTING (suitable for vegans and coeliacs, all ingredients are 100% organic and seasonal products of the highest organic quality).

We will learn about:

Why live foods?
How can you make delicious and nutritious dishes with healthy, local and seasonal produce (such as carrots, almonds, oranges, lemons, papayas, guavas, beetroots, even cauliflower)?

How to cook without using the oven?

Healthy and delicious alternatives to commonly used white flour, sugar and dairy.

How do healthy sweets benefit us?

How is it possible to make "Zero Waste" Healthy Sweets treats?

How to apply a loving attitude towards food?

How to know your body as your “vehicle to an experience of happiness”?

Enjoy the tasting and delight your 5 senses and learn to take care of yourself with living cuisine!

The activity includes:

-Welcome with a toning juice.

-Show–cooking (demonstration of dessert preparation)

-Practical workshop

-Resources with practical information and recipes.

-Cata Talk: "Your body - your vehicle to an experience of happiness".

-Apron included

*If you have long hair, please bring a band to tie it.

Group size:

Duration: 1.30h

Cost:
120€ / 1 person
220€/ 2 persons

Recommendations and other conditions: Bring a desire to make yourself feel good.

The organisers need to know about you (please write your answer in the comments of your booking): Do you have any food intolerance/allergy? We will adapt the tasting so that you can enjoy the workshop without any restrictions.

Cancellations are permitted up to 48 hours before the start of the experience, with a full refund. Cancellations made after the deadline will not be refunded. In case of cancellation of the event by the organiser, the full amount of the booking will be refunded.

The Ecochef Kalo awaits you!