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:34680@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250715T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250715T180000 DTSTAMP:20250702T014919Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/sami-tamimi-with-ana-sortun-boustan y/ SUMMARY:Sami Tamimi with Ana Sortun: Boustany DESCRIPTION:\n\nLive and in person at the Coolidge Corner Theatre with Broo kline Booksmith\, to celebrate the release of Boustany with author Sami Tamimi\, in conversation with Ana Sortun.\n \;\nRegister for the event !\nThis event is ticketed. Tickets include a general admission seat at th e event and a copy of Boustany.\nTicketholders will receive email updates with important details about the program. If this event sells out\, ther e will not be a waiting list.\n\nSigned books!\nThis event will include a live signing at the end of the talk\, taking place across the street from the theater at Brookline Booksmith.\n \;\nCAN'T MAKE IT TO THE EVENT? Preorder the book here to have it signed\, and choose to have it held for pickup or shipped from the store!\nBook orders are processed for pickup or shipping after ticket sales have closed.\n\n\n\n\nBoustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from My Palestine\nCelebrate the diverse cuisine of Palesti ne with more than 100 plant-based and vegetarian recipes for festive meals \, breads\, desserts\, and more\, from the award-winning co-author of Jer usalem\, Falastin and co-founder of Ottolenghi.“With recipes rooted in nostalgia and memory\, Sami Tamimi brings his heritage to life\, plate by plate.”—Andy Baraghani\, James Beard award–winning author of The Co ok You Want to BeThe first solo cookbook from Ottolenghi co-founder Sami T amimi\, Boustany is anhomage to Palestinian food and culture. "Boustany" translates from Arabic as "my garden\," which reflects Sami's signature s tyle and approach to food: colorful and simple vegetable- and grain-led di shes. Bold\, inspiring and ever-evolving\, Boustany picks up where Fala stin left off\, with flavor-packed vegetable-based dishes\, including pan try 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 l ining the dinner table with a variety of salads and condiments reflective of a love for fresh and vibrant food.This is how Sami grew up eating—pla tters of eggplant and chickpeas with a spicy green lemon sauce and fragran t lentil fatteh that always tasted better the next day. These are the 100 vegan and vegetarian dishes he has known\, loved\, cooked\, and shared wit h friends\, including:• Braised eggs with pita bread\, tomatoes &\; z a’atar• Smoky chickpeas with cilantro tahini• Crushed butter beans w ith orange\, makdous &\; mint• Fried halloumi with purslane salad• Couscous fritters with preserved lemon yogurt• Jerusalem sesame bread• Fenugreek &\; onion buns• Pan-baked tahini\, halva &\; coffee bro wnie• Labneh &\; pomegranate ice creamBoustany is filled with vibran t and lively photographs of everyday meals that invite you into Sami's hom e. With recipes for breads\, dinner parties\, fermenting your own vegetabl es\, and more\, Sami shares the cultural fabric of Palestine through his e yes.\n\nSami Tamimi was born and raised in Jerusalem and immersed in food since childhood. Hestarted his career at 17 as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and gained expertise by workinghis way up\, through a variety of re staurants\, mastering diverse culinary traditions along the way\,to become head chef of Lilith\, one of the top restaurants in Tel Aviv in the 1990s . In 2002\, hepartnered with Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi to set up Ottol enghi in Notting Hill. Thecompany now has seven delis and two restaurants\ , NOPI and ROVI\, all in London. As theexecutive head chef\, Sami was invo lved in developing and nurturing young kitchen talents andcreating new dis hes and innovative menus. Sami and Yotam have written two critically accla imed cookbooks\, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem: A Cookbook. Sa mi’s third cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara Wigley and is a winner of the Fortnum &\; Mason Cookery Book of the Year\, a James Bear d Award nominee\, an IACP Award winner and longlisted for The Art of Eatin g Prize. Nowadays\, Sami divides his time between London and Umbria in Ita ly.\n\nAna Sortun is a native of Seattle\, Washington and graduated from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine de Paris in 1989. She opened her first restau rant\, Oleana\, in 2001 and was named Best Chef in the Northeast by the Ja mes Beard Foundation in 2005. That same year she gave birth to her daughte r Siena and wrote her first cookbook\, Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Medit erranean. In 2010\, she opened Sofra Bakery and Café with business partn er and Pastry Chef\, Maura Kilpatrick and several years later they co-auth ored Soframiz: Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery. In 2013 \, Sortun partnered with Chef Cassie Piuma to open Sarma in Somerville\, modeled after a Turkish meyhane or meze restaurant. Ana is a James Beard Semi-Finalist for Outstanding Chef in 2015\, 2016\, 2017 and 2019 and a fi nalist in 2020. She is known for bringing Middle Eastern flavors into the mainstream through her passion of Turkish cooking\, spices and her husband ’s (Chris Kurth of Siena Farms) fresh\, organic vegetables.\n\nFun Fact —Oleana is Ana’s full/real name. Ana is a nick name. Oleana is an old- fashioned Norwegian name that has nothing to do with Turkish food or the M editerranean but it’s also a song and a story about a utopia or promised land!\n\n \;\nAbout Brookline Booksmith\nWe are one of New England’ s premier independent bookstores\, family-owned and locally run since 1961 . We offer an extensive selection of new\, used\, and bargain books\; uniq ue\, beautiful gifts\; award-winning events series\; and specialty foods. Every day\, we strive to foster community through the written word\, repre sent a diverse range of voices and histories\, and inspire conversations t hat enrich our lives. Find more at brooklinebooksmith.com!\n\n \;\n\n EVENT ACCESSIBILITY\n\nThis event will take place on the second floor of C oolidge Corner Theatre\, accessible by stair or elevator. Wheelchair space s are available in the theater. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 week s in advance of the event. Seats are general admission (first come\, first served). Please email us at tickets@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as po ssible if you require ASL interpretation\, a guaranteed seat location\, a wheelchair space\, or other accommodations. We will do our best to serve y our needs!\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-8.47.37 PM.png 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