Streetfoods of the World: Whisk Cooking Class
2021-09-19 17:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Streetfoods of the World

Want to expand your culinary passport? Are you looking for a new dish to spice up your repertoire? Do you dream of tasty treats on foreign streets, but haven’t been able to get away? If the answer is yes, this class is for you! Join Chef Drew Flanders in this hands-on class where you will prepare simple but flavor-packed dishes inspired by foods sold in the markets, festivals, and by street vendors from around the world. From Morocco to Japan, Mexico to Senegal, in this class you will prepare and enjoy a variety of flavors and textures from the simple perfection of the taco, the warm comfort of “Japanese pizza”, to the glory of two different types of grilled-meat-on-a-stick!

Make, eat amd enjoy from
Morocco – Chermoula Chicken
Mexico – Alambres- Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde
West Africa – Spicey Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okanomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes

Participants will have the option of enjoying a wine or beer as street food is always best with a beverage!

The Moroccan Kitchen - Whisk Cooking Class
2021-09-23 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
In this class you’ll be swept off to another continent to experience the exotic spices and fresh herbs of classic North African cuisine. This authentic Moroccan menu highlights traditional ingredients that are easy to find here. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn about using preserved lemons, couscous, saffron and fenugreek in the savory dishes and ground almonds, honey and orange blossom water in dessert. Make a fork-tender chicken dish baked in traditional earthenware dish called a tagine. Chef Barbara Sowatsky will show you that spiced doesn’t have to mean spicy as she takes you step by step through this flavor-layered menu.
You will make:
Tagine-Baked Chicken with Meyer Lemons and Olives
Couscous with Saffron & Mint and Basil
Cucumber and Tomato Chopped Salad
Sweet Almond-Stuffed Dates

The Palestinian Table: Sayadieh
2021-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Laden with spices and brimming with flavor, many Palestinian dishes are centered around tradition and community. Join NADIA TOMMALIEH as she shows you how to bring these concepts to your table as you create a beautiful, bountiful Middle Eastern feast. You’ll make classic smooth hummus; shamandar bil tahini (beet dip with walnuts and tahini); pita chips; sayadieh (shrimp and fish rice pilaf) with fried pine nuts and caramelized onions; and salatah fallahia (Palestinian farmer’s salad with tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, and sumac).

The Palestinian Table: Sayadieh (in person)
2021-10-17 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-25 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA

Nadia Tommalieh: Cooking Class: Autumn Palestinian Dinner (in person)
2021-10-21 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattler, WA, 98103, United States
Inspiration in the kitchen is always welcome with the turn of the seasons. In this hands-on class, greet autumn with Nadia Tommalieh as she teaches an array of traditional home-cooked Palestinian dishes. You will learn how to make Shorabet Freekeh bil Lahmeh (roasted green durum wheat and diced meat soup); Arayes (crispy baked pita pockets stuffed with minced meat and vegetable paste); Mutabal Betinjan (charred eggplant in creamy tahini sauce), and Salatet Bandora W Zaytoon (tomato and olive salad finished with citrus dressing).

Fall in Palestine: Fatayer
2021-10-31 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-11-06 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-11-28 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
The universal practicality of packing deliciousness into a portable dough package ranges from Cornish pasties to empanadas to fatayer, a type of savory pie eaten throughout the Middle East. In this class, NADIA TOMMALIEH will teach you how to make Palestinian-style pastries, as you learn how to knead, stuff, and fold fatayer in the traditional way to get perfectly soft and fluffy golden brown pies every time. You’ll make shorabet adas bil hamid (vegetable and lentil soup with lemon and pomegranate molasses); fatayer sabanekh (triangle-shaped spinach-stuffed pies); fatayer jebneh (boat-shaped savory cheese and herb pies); sfeeha (open-faced seasoned beef pies), and dagga gazawyieh (spicy Gaza-style sauce with tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno, dill, and lemon).

Fall in Palestine: Fatayer - online
2021-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117

Streetfoods of the World: Whisk Cooking Class
2021-11-12 17:30 - 20:00, 2021-11-28 17:00 - 19:30, 2021-12-29 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Want to expand your culinary passport? Are you looking for a new dish to spice up your repertoire? Do you dream of tasty treats on foreign streets, but haven’t been able to get away? If the answer is yes, this class is for you! Join Chef Drew Flanders in this hands-on class where you will prepare simple but flavor-packed dishes inspired by foods sold in the markets, festivals, and by street vendors from around the world. From Morocco to Japan, Mexico to Senegal, in this class you will prepare and enjoy a variety of flavors and textures from the simple perfection of the taco, the warm comfort of “Japanese pizza”, to the glory of two different types of grilled-meat-on-a-stick!

Make, eat amd enjoy from
Morocco – Chermoula Chicken
Mexico – Alambres- Steak and Bacon Tacos with Salsa Verde
West Africa – Spicey Peanut-Dusted Beef Skewers
Japan – Okanomiyaki – Seafood Pancakes

Participants will have the option of enjoying a wine or beer as street food is always best with a beverage!

Palestinian Holiday Feast: Cooking Class at the Pantry
2021-12-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Holiday tables around the globe are packed with soulful dishes, friends, family, and traditions. Come to class and let NADIA TOMMALIEH share the light and warmth of the holidays in Palestine around our table. On the menu: dajaj mahshi (whole Cornish hens stuffed with “Hashweh” seasoned rice and ground meat and garnished with an assortments of fried nuts); fattoush (vegetable and herb salad with toasted pita and pomegranate molasses dressing) khiar bil laban (cucumber, mint and yogurt sauce); and shamandar bil tahini (roasted beets with walnuts in Tahini sauce).

We are excited to welcome you into our space and would like to remind you of our covid policy. For the safety and comfort of our staff, guests, and their loved ones at home, we are requiring proof of vaccination and ID to attend in-person events in our space. Please make sure you and your guests know to bring either their vaccination card or a photo of their card as well as their ID. All guests will be required to wear a mask during instruction regardless of vaccination status. If you have had symptoms of covid or if you have been in close contact with someone with covid in the past 14 days, you will need a negative covid test to attend class. If you are sick, please stay home. Thank you for your help keeping each other and our staff safe!

Cooking Class: Palestinian Winter Favorites
2022-01-11 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Book Larder, 4252 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Nothing beats the cold winter season than gathering around the table for comfort food served family style. Join Nadia Tommalieh in this hands-on class as she teaches you how to create an array of traditional Palestinian winter favorites. You will learn how to make: Rummaniya (lentil, eggplant and pomegranate molasses stew); Salata bi T’heeniyeh (vegetable and tahini salad); homemade khobez (the perfect soft and puffy pocket pita bread) and Namoura (semolina and coconut cake with orange blossom water syrup).

Class is limited to 12 people and is hands-on. Includes dinner. Please note that event registration is non-refundable.

Cooking Class: Around the World - Small Plates with Big Tastes
2022-01-15 17:30 - 20:00, 2022-02-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for a delightful trip Around the World with four different Small Plates guaranteed to wow with their Big Tastes! You will join Chef Jennifer Berry in this hands-on class as your taste buds travel the world with stops in Spain, Cuba, Egypt and Greece. No passport needed, just come hungry as you will cook, eat, cook, eat, etc.
From Spain – Spanish Espelette Clams with Grilled Tomato Bread
Clams steamed in a Spanish sherry broth with Dulce (sweet) paprika and Espelette pepper.
From Cuba – Beef Picadillo filled Pastries
Flaky puff pastry filled with a sweet and briny beef filling, baked to a golden brown and brushed with a honey glaze.
From Egypt – Kataifi Prawns, Dukkah and Pistachio Yogurt
Briny prawns wrapped in shreds of phyllo dough, seasoned with a traditional Egyptian spice mixture.
From Greece – Fried Calamari, Oil Cured White Anchovies and Crispy Chickpeas
This is the Greek version of Italy’s Fritto Misto but instead of being served with a heavy tomato sauce we pair it with an acidic creamy compliment to the fried seafood.

Cooking Class: Palestinian Comfort Food
2022-01-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-01-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-08 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
When NADIA TOMMALIEH thinks back on the comforting dishes of her childhood, what comes to mind are hearty dishes that feed the whole family and keep them satisfied through the winter months. Join us in class to cook some of Nadia’s favorites along with her. On the menu: fattet hummus bil lahmeh (layered dish of brothy chickpeas, seasoned lamb, toasted pita, and tahini yogurt sauce); kibbet batata bil lahmeh (fried potato and bulgur wheat “kibbeh” stuffed with caramelized onions and minced lamb), salatah arabia (Arab-style salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, and mint in citrus olive oil dressing), and housset silik bil zeit (Swiss chard and olive oil stew with pomegranate molasses).

Cooking Class: Mokabelat: Winter Mezze
2022-02-14 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-15 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-16 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
Mokabelat (small plates) pop up all across the Arab world, and they extend beyond the standard hummus and tabbouleh served at most restaurants. In this class, NADIA TOMMALIEH will show you how to transform local ingredients into Mokabelat that can be served as appetizers or as the centerpiece of an Arabic-style feast. You’ll learn how to layer flavors in musakhan (chicken with caramelized onions and sumac), accompanied by salatet maqali/hawader (roasted cauliflower, potato, and eggplant with tahini dressing), labneh bil joz (strained yogurt with walnuts and parsley); salatet jarjeer (arugula, onion, and pine nut salad in pomegranate dressing), and toum (garlic paste), that you can soak up with homemade koubez saj (flatbread).

A Taste Of Morocco: Cooking Class
2022-03-02 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-03-11 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sur La Table – Kirkland, 90 Central Way, Kirkland, WA, 98033, United States
Menu

Orange and Olive Salad
Roasted Chicken, Caramelized Onion and Preserved Lemon
Couscous with Saffron and Ginger
Almond and Date Tarts

Instructor: PeterL

What You Will Learn
Cooking Class Description: Moroccan cuisine is one of the most diversified cuisines in the world. A result of the centuries-long interaction with the outside world, the cuisine of Morocco is a mix of, Spanish, French, Middle Eastern, and African cuisines. Spices are used extensively, and we’ll show you how to bring these rich and exotic flavors to prepare an amazing authentic Moroccan feast from start to finish.

Around the World Small Plates with Big Tastes: Cooking Class
2022-03-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whisk, 10385 Main St, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Join us for a delightful trip Around the World with four different Small Plates guaranteed to wow with their Big Tastes! You will accompany Chef Jennifer Berry in this hands-on class as your taste buds travel the world with stops in Spain, Cuba, Egypt and Greece. No passport needed! Just come hungry as you will cook, eat, cook, eat, etc.

From Spain – Spanish Espelette Clams with Grilled Tomato Bread
Clams steamed in Spanish sherry broth with dulce (sweet) paprika and Espelette pepper
From Cuba – Beef Picadillo-Filled Pastries
Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet and briny beef filling, baked to golden brown and brushed with honey glaze
**From Egypt – Kataifi Prawns, Dukkah and Pistachio Yogurt**
Briny prawns wrapped in shreds of phyllo dough, seasoned with traditional Egyptian spice mixture
From Greece – Fried Calamari, Oil-Cured White Anchovies and Crispy Chickpeas
Greek version of Italy’s Fritto Misto but instead of being served with heavy tomato sauce, paired with acidic creamy complement to the fried seafood

Fundraiser for Dunya Productions: Cooking Class (virtual)
2022-03-15 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Please join Dunya Productions and Nadia Tommalieh on Tuesday, March 15th 6:00-7:30pm PST, for this hands-on online cooking class as Nadia walks you through step by step on how to make Kofta bil Tahini (lamb & beef meatballs with potato wedges baked in citrusy tahini and yogurt sauce), Roz Bi she’airyeh (vermicelli rice pilaf cooked in extra virgin olive oil), and Palestinian Farmer’s salad (Tomato, cucumber, herbs & sumac with lemon and olive oil dressing). We will be discussing the most used spices and sharing quick and simple tips for healthy and flavorful dishes that will become staples of your table for many years to come.

This is a live cooking class held in the comfort of your own kitchen via Zoom. 100% of this event’s proceeds will go to support Dunya Productions with the mission to create performance art that inspires engagement in the global struggle for justice.

You will receive a shopping list one week before the event, and the recipe and the Zoom link two days before the event.
Ticket prices range from $30-$100. Get your tickets here!
Looking forward to cooking with you!

The Falafel Stand: Cooking Class
2022-03-16 18:00 - 21:30, 2022-03-17 18:00 - 21:30 UTC | the Pantry, 1417 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA, 98117
“For the love of fresh bread, falafel, hummus, and everything in between! In this class NADIA TOMMALIEH will teach you how to make a traditional “sandweishet falafel” (falafel sandwiches) that will have you convinced you’ve traveled to the Arab world to eat them. You will learn about the different falafel variations of the region as she shows you how to get the perfect puff on your homemade khobez (pita bread), and how to achieve flavorful, crispy falafel every time. This super delicious street food sandwich is never complete without a layer of fresh smooth hummus. You will top your piping hot sandwiches with tarator (tahini garlic sauce), tatbeeleh (jalapeno lemon sauce), Mkhalal left (pickled turnips) and salatah Arabia (Arabic style tomato and cucumber salad).”
We are excited to welcome you into our space and would like to remind you of our covid policy. For the safety and comfort of our staff, guests, and their loved ones at home, we are requiring proof of vaccination and ID to attend in-person events in our space. Please make sure you and your guests know to bring either their vaccination card or a photo of their card as well as their ID. All guests will be required to wear a mask during instruction regardless of vaccination status. If you have had symptoms of covid or if you have been in close contact with someone with covid in the past 14 days, you will need a negative covid test to attend class. If you are sick, please stay home. Thank you for your help keeping each other and our staff safe!

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