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:34649@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250717T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250717T190000 DTSTAMP:20250624T163203Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/offsite-sami-tamimi-boustany-w-andy -baraghani/ SUMMARY:Offsite: Sami Tamimi: Boustany w/ Andy Baraghani DESCRIPTION:BROOKLYN NY\n\n \;\n\n“Delicious and\, true to its name\, Boustany is a verdant treasure.” —Helen Goh\, coauthor of Ottolenghi Comfort\n\nEvent guidelines:\n\n All attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times.\n Additional copies of the book will be a vailable for purchase at the event.\n A signing will follow the talk.\n Home address is collected for contact tracing purposes\; it will not be us ed otherwise.\n The event will also be livestreamed for free here: https: //youtube.com/live/W8gfUHLvJbw\n As a reminder: If you are not feeling we ll\, please do not come to the event\, even if you have a ticket\; email u s and we'll work it out.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding these guid elines or to request accessibility accommodations\, please contact eventhe lp@booksaremagic.net.\n\nCelebrate the diverse cuisine of Palestine with m ore than 100 plant-based and vegetarian recipes for festive meals\, breads \, desserts\, and more\, from the award-winning co-author of Jerusalem\, F alastinand co-founder of Ottolenghi.\nThe first solo cookbook from Ottolen ghi co-founder Sami Tamimi\, Boustany is a homage to Palestinian food and culture. "Boustany" translates from Arabic as "my garden\," which reflects Sami's signature style and approach to food: colourful and simple vegetab le- and grain-led dishes. Bold\, inspiring and ever-evolving\, Boustany pi cks up where Falastin left off\, with flavour-packed vegetable-based dishe s\, including pantry items\, midweek easy meals and special to-be-shared d ishes. It’s an approach that’s strongly present in Palestinian cuisine \, from building your mooneh\, or pantry\, by preserving seasonal vegetabl es and herbs to lining the dinner table with a variety of salads and condi ments reflective of a love for fresh and vibrant food.\n\nBoustany is fill ed with vibrant and lively photographs of everyday meals that invite you i nto Sami's home. With recipes for breads\, dinner parties\, fermenting you r own vegetables\, and more\, Sami shares the cultural fabric of Palestine through his eyes.\n\nSami Tamimi was born and raised in Jerusalem and imm ersed in food since childhood. He started his career at 17 as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and gained expertise by working his way up\, through a variety of restaurants\, mastering diverse culinary traditions along the way\, to become head chef of Lilith\, one of the top restaurants in Tel A viv in the 1990s. In 2002\, he partnered with Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolengh i to set up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. The company now has seven delis an d two restaurants\, NOPI and ROVI\, all in London. As the executive head c hef\, Sami was involved in developing and nurturing young kitchen talents and creating new dishes and innovative menus. Sami and Yotam have written two critically acclaimed cookbooks\, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusale m: A Cookbook. Sami’s third cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara W igley and is a winner of the Fortnum &\; Mason Cookery Book of the Year \, a James Beard Award nominee\, an IACP Award winner and longlisted for T he Art of Eating Prize. Nowadays\, Sami divides his time between London an d Umbria in Italy.\n\nAndy Baraghani is a New York Times bestselling and J ames Beard Award–winning chef and author. Born in the Bay Area and now d eeply woven into the fabric of New York\, Andy has become one of the most sought-after names in the food world. At the age of 16\, he began working at the world-renowned restaurant Chez Panisse. He continued his culinary t raining at the prestigious L’Arpège in Paris and Estela in New York bef ore moving into food media. His recipes and writing center on the intersec tion of food and identity. He is currently a contributor to the New York T imes and is working on his next book.\n\nGet Tickets Here: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/06/Screenshot-2025-06-24-at-12.33.49-PM.png CATEGORIES:#arabic,Arab,Arab American,Community,culture,Food LOCATION:Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch\, 286 Cadman Pla za\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States GEO:40.695627;-73.990114 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=286 Cadman Plaza\, Brooklyn \, NY\, 11201\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Brooklyn Public L ibrary - Brooklyn Heights Branch:geo:40.695627,-73.990114 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