SUN MAY 19 over ZOOM / Bethlehem with author Fadi Kattan

12p to 1p (EST)

Join us for a very special conversation with author, chef and restauranteur Fadi Kattan. He lives and runs a restaurant in Bethlehem and will be joining us over Zoom. The talk will be moderated by Professor Nevine Abraham of Carnegie Mellon University. Save the date and preorder a book today :)

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Fadi Kattan celebrates the hidden parts of Bethlehem, conjuring up the colors and smells of its market and spice shops and introducing the local farmers and artisans with whom he passionately pursues the perfect ingredients and shares his love of culinary experimentation.  

When Covid hit and Fadi was faced with closing his restaurant, he channeled his energy into a podcast interviewing the food artisans and farmers (often elderly women) in and around Bethlehem who were growing the grapes, milling the wheat, making the olive oil, and most importantly, passing down the generational food knowledge. Those podcasts inspired this book—a celebration of the legacy and enduring importance of Bethlehem, one of the most storied cities in the world. 

FADI KATTAN  ◤ is a Franco-Palestinian chef living in Bethlehem. He has two restaurants: Fawda, in Bethlehem, and Akub, in London, as well as a Youtube series profiling Palestinian grandmothers and their food knowledge and traditions. 

NEVINE ABRAHAM  ◤ is the Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic Studies at Carnegie Mellon University.

We can't wait to see you! Email information@archestrat.us with questions. Unfortunately, we can’t give refunds, only exchanges. We do not give Covid refunds. Thanks for your understanding.