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  • Saturday, April 29 – Sunday, May 7 – Small-Group Cooking Experience on the Aegean Coast of Turkey with Ana Sortun

    This 8-day Culinaria is special in so many ways. You’ll have hands-on cooking classes with two incredible cooks—Chef Semsa Denizsel, who left her well-loved restaurant in Istanbul, Kantin, and created the Cooks Grove, a cooking and event space near Ayvalik on the Turkish Aegean Coast, and Chef Ana Sortun, beloved, amazing chef and owner of Oleana, Sofra and Sarma.  The hands-on cooking lessons at Cooks Grove will be in small groups of 12 maximum, giving you lots of individual attention. We’re excited about this new format—half the group will cook with Semsa, a well known Turkish chef and dear friend of Ana’s, while the other half explores cheese farms, the market, cultural sights the town with Ana. Then, the two groups switch!

    We’ll also explore markets, visit food producers, and eat at restaurants that Chef Semsa knows and loves. We’ll also be accompanied by Banu Ozden, who is incredibly knowledgeable about Turkish food and wines, and is a great friend of Ana’s and Oldways’. No doubt! You’ll have an extraordinary experience.

    Since we’re on the Aegean Coast of Turkey, we’ll also visit two historic sites—Pergamon and the incredible Ephesus, south of Izmir. We’ll have wonderful meals in and around Izmir, and you’ll be able to experience the Izmir market, wineries, a fish auction, and the making (and tasting) of katmer, a truly delicious Turkish breakfast dish.   

    In addition, if you (and others) are interested in a food tour in Istanbul at the end of our 8 days by the Aegean, we can make arrangements for a very special food tour experience with Banu Ozden. Questions?  Please read our Travel FAQ here. Call us at (617) 896-4861, or email us at Travel@OldwaysPT.org

    For complete daily itineraries, cost, and flight information visit Oldways Cultural Food Traditions website HERE.

    Photo courtesy of Cooks Grove

  • Wednesday, February 10, 10:00 am – Celebrating What Unites Us! French Cuisine With Tyler Stout, Online

    Join Age-Friendly Boston, Oldways, and Friends of Armenian Heritage Park for a special free at-home Celebrating What Unites Us! program on February 10 at 10 am to keep us connected and coming together. This online session will feature French recipes from Chef Tyler Stout, Executive Chef, Troquet South. Register HERE.

  • Wednesday, January 27, 10:00 am – Celebrating What Unites Us! Haley House Bakery Cafe, Online

    Join Age-Friendly Boston, Oldways, and Friends of Armenian Heritage Park on January 27 at 10 for a free special at-home cooking demonstration to keep us connected and coming together. This session will feature signature dishes from the Haley House Bakery Café in Boston, with Chef Brie Garner and Chef Alima Mbabzi. Celebrating What Unites Us! celebrates the immigrant experience while building community and cross-cultural understanding, and promoting healthy living. We are looking forward to resuming the program that begins at the Park when it is safe to do so. Register HERE.

    Infused with the rich diversity of the Roxbury neighborhood, since 2005 Haley House Bakery Café has offered made-from-scratch, delicious food, a vibrant, welcoming community space, and meaningful employment. As a social enterprise, Haley House Bakery Café’s mission is ambitious: to support the physical, economic and social well-being of the community, one meal at a time.

    (Roxbury, MA 2/1/20) Mayor Martin Walsh attends the grand re-opening of the Haley House Bakery Cafe. (Mayor’s Office Photo by John Wilcox)

  • Wednesday, October 7th, 10:00 am – Native American Cuisine, Online

    The Friends of Armenian Heritage Park, OLDWAYS, Age-Friendly Boston, and The KITCHEN at Boston Public Market invite you to Celebrating What Unites Us! This free Zoom series celebrates the immigrant experience, building community and cross-cultural understanding, and promoting healthy and active living. On October 7th at 10 am, following a greeting by Kathryn R Burton, Chief of Staff for Mayor Martin J. Walsh of the City of Boston, and member of the Gesgapegiag Mi’kmaq tribe in Quebec, Canada and the first indigenous person in a Cabinet-level position at Boston City Hall, we will hear from Chef Sean Sherman. Chef Sherman is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, co-founder of The Sioux Chef, a 2019 James Beard Leadership Award winner, and author of The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CwYOT20mT3eahARjZKtZ7g

    Replays of all cooking demonstrations are available on the OLDWAYS Channel on YouTube. Recipes are available at https://oldwayspt.org/

  • Monday, October 15, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Grains & Greens Cooking Class

    Cassie Piuma, Oleana Chef de Cuisine, will be at Sofra Bakery & Cafe, 1 Belmont Street in Cambridge, on Monday, October 15, from 6:30 – 9, to highlight whole grains and vegetable cookery to create a rich, balanced, vegetarian meal. Learn easy ways to nix the white flour and rice – and incorporate more whole grains! We will be using grains like grano, farro, bulgur, amaranth and quinoa to create Veggie Dolmas, Whole Grain Risotto, Hot & Cold Kibbeh and Hearty Soups & Salads. We’re also happy to announce our friends at Oldways and the National Whole Grains Council will be with us, too. Learn about the differences of whole grains, preparation, and also where to find them locally grown!

    Classes include a recipe booklet, tastes of all dishes demonstrated, beer or wine pairings (depending on class topic) and plenty of time for Q & A with the Chef! $110, plus $3.74 registration fee, will hold you a spot at www.grainsandgreens-eorg.eventbrite.com.