Walima (Feast) with Aheda's Kitchen - A Palestinian Celebration

Hey Melbourne, come to Walima, our Refugee Week Celebration with Palestinian culinary queen, Aheda's Kitchen. On Saturday 20th June, Chef Aheda Amro will be cooking a 3-course feast over two sittings, vegetarians and vegans are catered for as well.  There will be delicious drinks available thanks to the Fenton team. Our dinners are communal style, across long tables, to encourage new connections and strengthen familiar ones. The dinner will be held at Fenton, 158 Rathdowne Street, Carlton.

DJ MZRIZK will be providing amazing tunes on the night too.  Please book your tickets now. You can also treat a Palestinian community member to dinner by buying a Pay It Forward ticket. Guests can also opt to donate to PARA Foundation, a charity that supports newly-arrived Gazan community members in Australia.

"I hope that when people taste my food, they feel love, they feel warmth. It's family" - Chef Aheda Amro

Please watch the below video of Chef Aheda, shot by Samuel Kostevc for Welcome Merchant.

Welcome Merchant is a social enterprise with a mission to elevate entrepreneurs and artists in Australia who identify as a refugee, a former refugee or as a person seeking asylum. We provide a free online directory and run free skill-building workshops for them. To fund these free services, we run events in partnership with refugee chefs and artists.