Winter/Spring Arabic Cooking Series
See below dates and details for our Spring/ Winter 2025 Arabic Cooking Series.
If you have any questions, please email us at info@alifinstitute.org
Cooking is one of the best ways to get to know a culture! Join us for a fun-filled and educational afternoon learning to cook and enjoy popular Arabic dishes with our talented guest chefs. Want to support this program?
You can also SPONSOR a session with a tax-deductible donation of $250!
- All classes are on Saturdays, from 2 PM – 4:30 PM.
- Ages 13 years old and up!
- No experience is required and all levels are welcome.
- Spaces are limited, so first come, first served for registration.
- You can register by yourself or share your station with a partner.
- Up to 48 hours prior to the session: Refunds and credits are available up to 48 hours prior to your reserved session. For refunds, an administrative fee of $5 will be applied.
- No credit or refund is available after 48 hours before a reserved class.
Coming up: The Art of Arabic Cooking 2025 Schedule
Saturday, August 23, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
$60 / $65 non-members
$80/pair, $85/pair, non-members
Registration deadline:
Friday, August 22, at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef:
“Zahra’s Kitchen”
Saturday, September 13, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
Menu coming soon!
Saturday, October 18, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
Menu coming soon!
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
Menu coming soon!
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
Menu coming soon!
The Art of Arabic Cooking 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
$55 / $60 non-members
$75/pair, $80/pair, non-members
Registration deadline:
Friday, June 13 at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef:
Yasmine Makhlouf
This class will feature BOTH MEAT (rice and ground beef) and VEGETARIAN (rice with tomatoes and parsley) versions of this classic dish. Guest chef Yasmine Makhlouf is back by popular demand to show us how!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
$60 / $65 non-members
$80/pair, $85/pair, non-members
Registration deadline:
Friday, May 16 at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef: Rania Renno
Saturday, April 19, 2025
12 pm – 1 pm
$20 / $25 non-members
$30/pair, $35/pair, non-members
Kids, ages 8 – 11 yrs old
Registration deadline:
Friday, April 18 at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef: Rania Renno
Saturday, March 22, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
$55 / $60 non-members
$75/pair, $80/pair, non-members
Registration deadline:
Friday, March 21 at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef: Widad Saad
“Be it Easter or Eid, holidays in the Levantine region of the Middle East are incomplete without a shortbread cookie called maamoul. Stuffed with date paste or chopped walnuts or pistachios, and dusted with powdered sugar, these buttery cookies are the perfect reward after a month of fasting during Ramadan or Lent.
The dough is made with wheat flour or semolina (or a combination of the two), then pressed into special molds, traditionally carved in wood. And the fillings are fragrant with rosewater or orange blossom.”
— NPR
Saturday, February 15, 2025
2 pm – 4:30 pm
$60 / $65 non-members
$80/pair, $85/pair, non-members
Registration deadline:
Friday, February 14 at 12 PM
To become a member, please click HERE.
(You need to be signed into the website as a member to get the member price.)
Guest chef: Aouatif Zebiri
The Art of Arabic Cooking 2024
