BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34707@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250718T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250718T210000 DTSTAMP:20250703T023811Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/boustany-celebrate-palestinian-cuis ine-with-sami-tamimi-michael-rafidi/ SUMMARY:BOUSTANY: Celebrate Palestinian Cuisine with Sami Tamimi & Michael Rafidi DESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON\, DC\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Bold Fork Bo oks to celebrate the release of BOUSTANY: A Celebration of Vegetables from my Palestine by author Sami Tamimi\, in a can't-miss conversation at All Souls Episcopal Church with James Beard Award-Winning DC Chef Michael Rafi di.\n\nDue to demand and capacity\, we will NOT be processing refunds for this event.\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: SAMI TAMIMI\n\nSami Tamimi was born and r aised in Jerusalem and immersed in food since childhood. He started his ca reer at 17 as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and gained expertise by wor king his way up\, through a variety of restaurants\, mastering diverse cul inary traditions along the way\, to become head chef of Lilith\, one of th e top restaurants in Tel Aviv in the 1990s. In 2002\, he partnered with No am Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi to set up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. The comp any now has seven delis and two restaurants\, NOPI and ROVI\, all in Londo n. As the executive head chef\, Sami was involved in developing and nurtur ing young kitchen talents and creating new dishes and innovative menus. Sa mi and Yotam have written two critically acclaimed cookbooks\, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem: A Cookbook. Sami’s third cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara Wigley and is a winner of the Fortnum &\; Maso n Cookery Book of the Year\, a James Beard Award nominee\, an IACP Award w inner and longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize. Nowadays\, Sami divides his time between London and Umbria in Italy.\n\nABOUT THE COOKBOOK: BOUSTA NY\n\nCelebrate the diverse cuisine of Palestine with more than 100 plant- based and vegetarian recipes for festive meals\, breads\, desserts\, and m ore\, from the award-winning co-author of Jerusalem\, Falastin and co-foun der of Ottolenghi.\n\nThe first solo cookbook from Ottolenghi co-founder S ami Tamimi\, Boustany is a homage to Palestinian food and culture. "Bousta ny" translates from Arabic as "my garden\," which reflects Sami's signatur e style and approach to food: colourful and simple vegetable- and grain-le d dishes. Bold\, inspiring and ever-evolving\, Boustany picks up where Fal astin left off\, with flavour-packed vegetable-based dishes\, including pa ntry items\, midweek easy meals and special to-be-shared dishes. It’s an approach that’s strongly present in Palestinian cuisine\, from building your mooneh\, or pantry\, by preserving seasonal vegetables and herbs to lining the dinner table with a variety of salads and condiments reflective of a love for fresh and vibrant food.\n\nThis is how Sami grew up eating – platters of eggplant and chickpeas with a spicy green lemon sauce and fragrant lentil fatteh that always tasted better the next day. Boustany is filled with vibrant and lively photographs of everyday meals that invite you into Sami's home. With recipes for breads\, dinner parties\, fermentin g your own vegetables\, and more\, Sami shares the cultural fabric of Pale stine through his eyes.\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR: MICHAEL RAFIDI\n\nMichael Rafidi is the chef and owner of Michelin-starred Albi\, located in Washing ton\, D.C’s Navy Yard neighborhood. The menus reflect a creative update to traditional Palestinian cuisine\, with modern techniques utilizing the best the Mid-Atlantic has to offer. Inspired by his family's roots in Rama llah\, Palestine and grandparents' home cooking\, Rafidi spent many years in some of the country's best kitchens before he opened Albi in early 2020 .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-10.35.14 PM.png LOCATION:All Souls Episcopal Church\, 2300 Cathedral Avenue Northwest \, Wa shington\, DC\, Maryland\, 20008\, United States GEO:38.927556;-77.052872 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2300 Cathedral Avenue North west \, Washington\, DC\, Maryland\, 20008\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS= 100;X-TITLE=All Souls Episcopal Church:geo:38.927556,-77.052872 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR