Our Staff

Camila Loew, PhD NC

Camila is Sobremesa’s founder and CEO.

Camila has spent her life among three cultures: Argentina, the US, and Spain, yet she swears she was Japanese in a past life.

Camila has been working with food for many years, from many angles. She holds a Ph.D. in Humanities and is a certified Nutrition Consultant, as well as a trained chef and culinary instructor.

During her time in California, in addition to running Sobremesa she worked as Academic Dean at Bauman College for Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts. In 2020 she founded the Food Studies & Gastronomy Study Abroad program at the University of Barcelona. In addition to sharing her culinary tourism adventures, Camila continues to work with people to help them achieve better health through food. Her love for the Mediterranean region and its cuisines is a part of that endeavor.

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. She cooks daily for her family. Her first cookbook, The Sobremesa Cookbook. was published in 2020.

Writer, entrepreneur, academic professor, culinary instructor, tour guide, and a long etc., Camila feels most comfortable when she is in front of a group teaching, usually something to do with translating culture through food.

Vera Armus, Community Manager and Tour Assistant

Vera was born and raised in New York City to Argentine parents. Thanks to her mixed heritage, she grew up navigating different cultures, which figuratively and literally fed her interest in food, travel and cultural anthropology. She moved to Barcelona in 2018 for a Master’s degree in Touristic Management of Culinary Heritage and has lived there ever since. As a proud Argentine-New Yorker who has lived in Los Angeles and Barcelona, she holds a deep love for empanadas, 99 cent pizza, California-style burritos and Spanish turrón.

Rosel Peña, Tour Assistant

Rosel was born in Jaén, Andalucía. Though she has lived in Madrid for most of her life, her friendly nature and constant laughter prove her southern provenance. In 2017 Rosel retired from a long career in the corporate world and decided to focus on what she craved for so long: travel! Rosel's interests include ridiculously long walks and singing in a gospel choir.