Eva Arguiñano · Desserts and television

Who is Eva Arguiñano?

Eva Arguiñano is a Spanish cook and pastry specialist whose work spans desserts, teaching and television. She is Karlos Arguiñano’s sister and has her own career as a presenter and cookbook author.

Independent, unofficial profile · Reviewed on 15 November 2026.

Career

From the pastry kitchen to television

Her professional biography on Hogarmania (Spanish) says she began working in kitchens at 16. She developed her pastry work at the Hotel Restaurante Karlos Arguiñano in Zarautz, a town on Spain’s Basque coast, and has taught at the Aiala hospitality school.

Her television work includes Hoy cocinas tú and appearances on Cocina abierta, Spanish cooking programmes. In 2024, she joined Paco Roncero and Damián Betular on the judging panel of Bake Off: Famosos al horno, the Spanish celebrity baking competition, as documented by RTVE’s programme announcement (Spanish).

This profile introduces her professional work. For full recipes, ingredients and methods, follow the links to the original publishers below.

Keep exploring

Desserts and programmes at their source

Eva’s recipes

Her Hogarmania collection brings together recipes with ingredients and instructions, in Spanish.

Visit Hogarmania ↗

Bake Off

RTVE Play lists programme material and available episodes. The linked page is in Spanish.

Visit RTVE Play ↗

Other profiles

Explore the different specialities of Karlos and Joseba, from everyday cooking to baking.

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Common questions

More about Eva Arguiñano

Is Eva Arguiñano Karlos’s sister?

Yes. Her professional biography on Hogarmania, linked above, identifies them as siblings.

Where can I find her dessert recipes?

On Hogarmania and the websites of the programmes she works on. The links above lead to the original Spanish-language publications.

Is this Eva’s official website?

No. Arguiñano.com is an independent editorial guide by Manuel Cabral. Recipes and audiovisual material belong to their respective creators and publishers.

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