We are pleased to promote this dinner prepared by world-renowned chef from East Jerusalem at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Chef Izzeldin Bukhari will share a multiple course vegetarian meal of traditional Palestinian Somi cuisine, share recipes and stories about life under occupation.
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Join us for a feast and storytelling with renowned Palestinian chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine, visiting from East Jerusalem. Chef Izzeldin has done many food tours in Europe as well as cooking with Jamie Oliver, and regularly hosts food tours in East Jerusalem where he lives. His family has been in Jerusalem since 1616. During his formative years, Izzeldin spent months each summer at his Grandmother’s home in Gaza, where he soaked up her cooking as well as the warm familial atmosphere and enjoyed being surrounded by a large extended family, and many of the dishes he prepares come from those Gazan culinary traditions.
Izzeldin will share a multiple course vegetarian meal of traditional Palestinian Somi cuisine and delight you with stories about the dishes' ingredients, history and how they are part of Palestinian culture. Learn about how food can be part of cultural resistance. As Izzeldin says,
Rich in nutritious ingredients and flavorful spices that are bound to the land,Palestinian food has made a deep impact on Mediterranean cuisine at large.
We are home to dishes that reflect our ancestors’ deep understandingof their soil, their ingredients, and their homeland.
Our aim is to keep that tradition alive,despite the relentless political and cultural pressuresthreatening its existence, and share that with the world.
You can learn more about Chef Izzeldin and his mission at his website - https://sacred-cuisine.com/
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