(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 >
The management and staff of Conflict Kitchen recently submitted a letter to the Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in response to an image featuring Cleveland Indians baseball fans in redface published on the front page of the paper. The full text of the letter and the referenced image is below. We were dismayed that an… MORE >
We’re excited to announce the opening of our Haudenosaunee iteration. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, is a league of six Indigenous nations located primarily in upstate New York with historic ties to Western Pennsylvania. We’re excited to share the food and culture of the Haudenosaunee people and offer their perspectives on Indigenous sovereignty, economic and environmental… MORE >
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 >
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
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 >
Announcing our new springtime Iranian menu and expanded hours of operation. We are now open 7 days a week from 11am-7pm!
WHERE: TEHRAN, IRAN & AROUND THE WORLD (VIA VIDEO CALL) WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 Conflict Kitchen is hosting a virtual cooking lesson with Executive Chef Bahar Sarhangi in Tehran. We’re looking for eight people in eight different cities around the world to participate from their home kitchens via Google Hangout. The cooking lesson will take place… MORE >
Conflict Kitchen is looking for handwritten or hand-annotated home recipes from Iran. We will prepare this recipe as a featured special at our restaurant, accompanied by a personal story about the recipe and cooking advice for our customers. Please email an image of your recipe and the story behind it to clara@conflictkitchen.org.
Our second opportunity to bring the Foreigner workshop to high school students was with the Winchester Thurston School. We worked with Dr. Andy’s Middle Eastern History Class in November 2015. We began by bringing in local actress Tracey Turner to train the entire Middle Eastern History Class of 37 students to act as avatars for… MORE >
Conflict Kitchen has given lectures and presentations nationally and internationally at festivals, universities, community centers, libraries, and private gatherings. CONTACT US If you are interested in having Conflict Kitchen present at your event. Creative Time Summit, NYC Creative Time Summit, NYC Palestinian Potluck, Pittsburgh Palestinian Potluck, Pittsburgh Tehran/Kabul/Pittsburgh presentation and meal Fribourg, Switzerland Sudanese Lunch… MORE >
