Meet & Make  with Hamed Allahyari - A Virtual Welcome Dinner

The Welcome Dinner Project Victoria brings together newly arrived people and established Australians over a shared meal in someone’s home or a trusted community space.  The aim of these pot-luck-style dinners is to create a platform for meaningful connection, sparking friendships between people of diverse cultures who are living in close proximity to one another but have not had an opportunity to connect in a supported environment.

The Welcome Dinner Project - Victoria

We warmly invite you to our next Virtual Welcome Dinner!
Welcome Dinners connect newly arrived people with established Australians.

<h1>We warmly invite you to our next “Meet &amp; Make” virtual Welcome Dinner event with special guest presenter Hamed Allahyari. Join us for a unique experience of Persian cuisine and a time of sharing stories and making friends.</h1><h1></h1><p>During the Covid-19 lockdown Welcome Dinners have moved online. We have created an engaging new series called “Meet and Make” - where prominent Australian food influencers  share their knowledge and stories with us and we have an opportunity to create one of their recipes from the comfort of our own homes. </p><p>In this up-coming “Meet and Make” we will have the exciting opportunity to hear from Hamed Allahyari, a Persian chef, caterer and cooking instructor based in Melbourne, with years of experience in the kitchen. (See below for more about Hamed.)</p><p>The format of “Meet and Make” will be a short presentation by Hamed followed by an opportunity to cook one of his delicious recipes (you will be given the recipe and shopping list beforehand). We will then share stories and connect with others over dinner. The process is guided by Welcome Dinner Project facilitators and you will undoubtedly experience some of the magic of a Welcome Dinner, despite the virtual format.</p><p>This event is free to attend but spaces are very limited so please register to secure your place. </p><p>Registered guests will be provided with the Zoom link in the day before the dinner.</p><p>We will contact all registered participants by phone and email before the event to provide you with more details about the event.</p><p></p><h2></h2><h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2><h3>How do I sign up?</h3><p>Register online here. Sign up every member of a family or group of friends individually in your booking. </p><h3>What food shall I bring?</h3><p>Our Special Guest will teach us how to make a homemade <strong>Persian Smoked Eggplant Dip</strong>. <strong>Get the ingredients ready</strong> and be inspired by Hamed.</p><p>Alternatively, you may prepare a savoury or sweet dish to eat during the dinner. One of our volunteer facilitators will contact you before the event to answer any questions. Don't worry, whatever you make doesn't need to be anything special or complicated! It could  be your favourite easy snack, a meal with a story, or anything you feel like eating.</p><h3>Can I drink alcohol, wine or beer during the dinner?</h3><p>All Welcome Dinner Project events are alcohol-free. Please refrain from drinking alcohol during the dinner.</p><h3>Can I attend if I can’t communicate fluently in English?</h3><p>Yes. We welcome people from all backgrounds and encourage cross-cultural connections. Our facilitators will be happy to assist you.</p><h3>Can children attend the event?</h3><p>Yes. We advise all children be supervised by their parents/guardians at all times. Children must be registered under the bookings of their parents/guardians.</p><h3>Who can I speak to about any other questions I have?</h3><p>We will contact all registered participants by phone and email before the event. If you have any questions or concerns you can ask our friendly facilitators before the event.</p><h3>How long does the Meet &amp; Make event go for?</h3><p>The event will take approximately 2 hrs.</p><h2></h2>

<h1><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTFZaRj8W54" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hamed Allahyari</a></h1><h3><em>Founder of Hamed’s Persian Kitchen, Cafe Sunshine and Salamatea</em></h3><p>Hamed was born in Iran’s capital, Tehran, migrated to Australia in 2012, and has called Melbourne home since. His life revolves around food and sharing his Persian cultural and culinary heritage with the local community.</p><p>My life here still revolves around food and, in particular, sharing my Persian cultural and culinary heritage with the local Melbourne community. I was previously running cooking classes with Free to Feed, a not-for-profit social enterprise cooking school that facilitated my first paid employment in Melbourne.</p><p>Grateful for the support I’ve received from FTF and other like-minded initiatives, I have now launched a social enterprise of my own – <a href="https://www.salamatea.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cafe Sunshine &amp; SalamaTea </a>– a cafe by day and restaurant by night, which employs and empowers other refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants facing the same difficulties I faced when I first came to Australia.</p>

<h1>Persian smoked eggplant dip </h1>
Prep time: 15 min 
Cook Time: 20 min  
Serves: 10<h3>Ingredients </h3><ul><li>3 Large Eggplants </li><li>200 g Kashk (or yoghurt) <strong>*  to make it vegan  no need to use kashk or yoghurt</strong></li><li><strong></strong></li><li>1 large brown onion, finely diced.</li><li>4 Garlic cloves, finely diced.</li><li>2 tbsp dried mint, chopped.</li><li>1 tbsp turmeric </li><li>1 tbsp black pepper </li><li>1 tbsp salt </li><li>1/2 cup olive oil</li></ul><h3>For garnish </h3><ul><li>Fresh mint leaves </li></ul>

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