Conflict Kitchen Co-Directors receive Warhol Foundation Curatorial Fellowship to investigate national potential; seeking partners throughout the U.S.

Conflict Kitchen Co-Founders and Co-Directors Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski have received an Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Curatorial Fellowship to travel to select American cities and investigate the potential for Conflict Kitchen iterations throughout the U.S. Conflict Kitchen is soliciting interest for potential partners throughout the U.S. that can offer the community… MORE >

Last two weeks of our Haudenosaunee Menu

Be sure to stop in on or before Saturday, March 11 for a last chance to try our Haudenosaunee winter menu. We will be reopening our Palestinian version of Conflict Kitchen on Monday, March 13. The menu will feature favorites from our previous iteration, including hummus, falafel, fattoush and shawarma. Stay up to date on… MORE >

Conflict Kitchen Receives Funding from Sprout Fund for Immigrant Guest Chef Program

Conflict Kitchen is piloting an immigrant guest chef program that increases the visibility of and builds empathy with the area’s existing foreign-born population. Beginning in March 2017, targeted local restaurants will feature menu items each month developed in collaboration with a recent immigrant or refugee living in Pittsburgh. Guest chefs will work closely with head chefs… MORE >

K-12 Education Workshops

At Conflict Kitchen, we use food and innovative storytelling to engage the public in discussions about cultures and people that we often know little about. Our restaurant/art project rotates identities every three to five months in relation to current geopolitical events. Over the past five years, we have focused on Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea,… MORE >

Gift Certificates Available

Purchase gift certificates at the restaurant, or they can be sent to you or your gift recipient directly. To order a gift card in the mail, email clara@conflictkitchen.org with your name, your phone number and the best times to reach you.

The Complete Kids’ Book Interview Collection

(Images: Brett Yasko) Pick up the collection at the restaurant or email clara@conflictkitchen.org to arrange a mail order purchase. $30 + shipping All four kids’ interview books are now available for purchase as a collection. Included in this set are One Day an Elephant Stepped on an Ant House (interviews with Afghan kids, 28 pages), There Is No Life on… MORE >

Now Hiring Assistant to the Co-Directors

Conflict Kitchen is looking for a part time administrative assistant (approx. 20 hours a week to start). Ideal candidates are highly organized and detailed-oriented professionals with strong writing skills and non-profit management experience who are passionate about fulfilling the mission of Conflict Kitchen. Carnegie Mellon University benefits are available (if eligible), including a free class… MORE >

New Summer Iranian Menu

Check out our delicious new Iranian menu for summer. Highlights include (pictured below): MAHI SHEKAM POR: WHOLE TROUT STUFFED WITH FRESH HERBS, CARMALIZED ONION AND TAMARIND KHORESHT-E RIVAS: WHOLE LAMB SHANK SLOW COOKED WITH TART RHUBARB AND FRESH HERBS KOOKOO SIBZAMINI: PAN-FRIED POTATO AND ONION PATTIES SERVED WITH FRESH HERBS, TORSHI MAKHLOOT, GRILLED TOMATO AND ONION BASTANI NOONI: HOUSEMADE SAFFRON ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Chef Bahar Sarhangi’s Khoresht-e Bademjan Recipe

During Conflict Kitchen’s Iranian Virtual Cooking Lesson participants prepared two dishes under the instruction of Chef Bahar Sarhangi: Khoresht-e Bademjan (Eggplant Stew) and Tahdig (Crispy Iranian Rice.) The recipes for both are included below. Notes on preparation and serving: You can easily use any cut of lamb or chicken in place of lamb shoulder. You… MORE >