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---choose a page--- home page about --afghanistan --north korea --palestine --iran --venezuela events press blog photos education and outreach contact about past versions iran afghanistan cuba north korea venezuela haudenosaunee events press education blog contact only serves food from countries with which the united states is in conflict is currently closed menu small plates $5 served with arabic bread* hummus chickpea and tahini dip v+ baba ghanoush grilled eggplant and tahini dip v+ salata gazawiya spicy crushed tomato dip with dill and chili pepper v+ imtabbal ari' roasted butternut squash dip with garlic and chili pepper v+ mezze platter olives, cheese, labneh and za'atar v beverages limonana fresh mint lemonade gf v+ $2 karkaday chilled hibiscus drink gf v+ $2 bottled water $1.25 *substitute gluten free flatbread for $.75 large plates $8 fattoush salad of arugula, herbs, tomato, cucumber, onion and toasted arabic bread v+ add falafel $3 add chicken $3 falafel crispy fried chickpea patties, pickled vegetables, herbs, arugula, cucumber, tomato and tahini sauce on arabic bread* v+ shawarma thinly sliced spit-roasted chicken, pickled vegetables, herbs, cucumber, arugula, tomato and tahini sauce on arabic bread* sweets $4 namoura semolina and yogurt cake soaked in sweet syrup, with toasted pine nuts v baqlawa layers of thin pastry filled with chopped nuts, soaked in syrup v gf = gluten free v = vegetarian v+ = vegan events event: join a local palestinian for lunch each week a different local palestinian will be available at to share their lunchtime with any members of the public that are interested in joining. event: guest instagrammer: noora said-foqahaa over two weeks, noora said-foqahaa, a palestinian filmmaker living in ramallah, will take over our instagram account. noora, originally from the village of anabta, was raised in ramallah, palestine. she is an aspiring filmmaker who studied at the film and tv school of the academy of performing… more > event: guest instagrammer: tamer hamam when: may 9th - may 22nd, 2015 over the next two weeks, tamer hamam, a 31 year-old palestinian photojournalist working in gaza, will be taking over our instagram account. guest instagramer tamer hamam @itamer83. a #kid protecting himself from the #sun #light by a set of #newspapers that he sells after a… more > event: pittsburgh palestinian film festival the pittsburgh palestinian film festival presents recent independent palestinian films over a three day program, exploring the diversity of the palestinian experience through documentary, fiction, and experimental cinematic storytelling. the festival will feature four films that offer first-hand, personal perspectives about life in palestine and the… more > event: the lunch hour (palestine) when: wednesday, april 29, 2015 noon-1:30pm where: please join us for lunch and an informal discussion about daily life in gaza and the future of palestine. special guests include: ahmed arafat: ahmed was born and raised in the khan younis refugee camp in gaza, palestine. he currently works as an it professional… more > event: guest instagrammer: natalie tahhan when: march 10th-25th, 2015 over the next two weeks, natalie tahhan, a 25 year-old designer living between east jerusalem and doha, qatar, will be taking over the instagram account. a photo posted by (@conflictkitchen) on mar 10, 2015 at 10:53pm pdt ck: tell us about yourself and… more > event: guest instagrammer: joudie kalla when: march 24th-april 8th, 2015 over the next two weeks, joudie kalla, a 37 year-old palestinian chef, whose family is from the historic towns of safed and al-lydd, will be taking over our instagram account. ck: tell us about yourself, your background and how you became a chef. joudie: both… more > event: there is no life on other planets (interviews w/palestinian kids) collected in this 40 page book are interviews with palestinian children living in the west bank and gaza. ………… special thanks to all of the young palestinians who agreed to be interviewed. additional thanks to our interviewers on this project, including abeer a., lana t… more > event: guest instagrammer: sami allalul when: feb 24 - march 5, 2014 where: instagram over the next two weeks, sami allalul, a 30 year-old palestinian film producer living in the west bank city of hebron, will be taking over the instagram account. sami is a film producer at breathing stories. a photo posted by (@conflictkitchen) on… more > event: guest instagrammer: eman mohammed when: april 9th-23rd, 2015 over the next two weeks, eman mohammed, a 28 year-old palestinian photojournalist working in gaza, will be taking over our instagram account. guest instagramer eman mohammed @emanit ,palestinian man and his grandson harvesting wheat at their farm in dair al-balah southern gaza city,palestine. photo… more > event: olive oil from the daraghmeh family farm where: come on by the restaurant where we will be selling a limited supply of olive oil we purchased from the daraghmeh family farm outside nablus. the olive oil comes packaged with an interview with farmer khalid daraghmeh. currently surrounded by israeli settlements, khalid’s great grandfather bought the land during the ottoman… more > event: guest instagrammer: momen faiz when: april 23rd - may 7th, 2015 over the next two weeks, momen faiz, a 27 year-old palestinian photojournalist working in gaza, will be taking over our instagram account. guest instagramer momen faiz @momen_faiz from gaza a child earns strawberries from a farm on the border with israel a photo posted by… more > event: olive oil soap from toukan factory, nablus, west bank, palestine when: now where: come on by the restaurant where we will be selling a limited supply of soap from the toukan factory packaged with an interview with factory owner farouk toukan. in june 2014 while touring the west bank, visited the historic toukan soap factory in nablus (video above). since… more > event: cuban dance class and lunch hour w/ malpaso when: february 23, 2015 10am-12:30pm where: alloy studios (5530 penn ave, pittsburgh, pa, 15206) we are excited to co-host a cuban lunch hour at the kelly strayhorn theater with malpaso dance company’s founder, artistic director, and choreographer osnel delgado. join us for just for the lunch discussion or sign up also for a community dance class with malpaso at… more > event: difficult work when: tuesday, december 9th doors open at 6:30pm, discussion begins at 7pm where: mattress factory museum 505 jacksonia st [parking lot], pittsburgh, pennsylvania 15212 the mattress factory has teamed up with to present a panel discussion about the challenges of making, supporting and presenting art about palestine, israel and the us. ’s palestinian version has recently come under criticism from several lobbying groups, media outlets, and a local… more > event: palestinian potluck with when: tuesday, november 18 at 7pm where: east liberty presbyterian church, across from ’s old location: 116 s highland avenue please join on tuesday, november 18 at 7pm for a palestinian potluck. you bring a palestinian mezza or salad, and we will supply the entrees and dessert. meet, talk, and break bread with palestinians from the pittsburgh community, neighbors, and friends. what: potluck… more > event: jasiri x & slingshot hip hop (film showing) when: monday, oct 27, 8:30–11:30pm where: william pitt union - dining room a university of pittsburgh slingshot hip hop is a 2008 documentary film directed by jackie reem salloum which traces the history and development of palestinian hip hop, in the palestinian territories from the time dam pioneered the art form in the late 1990s. jasiri x — freeing minds one… more > event: the lunch hour (palestine) with laila el-haddad when: thursday october 16th, 1pm-2:30pm where: please join us for an informal lunch discussion about palestinian food with laila el-haddad, co-author of the gaza kitchen: a pal