Breaking Bread
A Benefit Dinner
Palestinian and Israeli Bereaved Families for Peace
Saturday, February 9th, 2019
7:00 pm
James Beard House
167 West Twelfth Street
New York, New York
Featuring Chefs
James Beard Award Winner
Michael Solomonov
and author of The Palestinian Table
Reem Kassis
guest speakers
bereaved Israeli mother
Robi Damelin
and bereaved Palestinian son
Mazen Faraj
Menu
Reception Canapes
Cheese stuffed za’atar hand pies
Veal kebabs on cinnamon sticks, fermented hariff
Hummus cones with mushroom and pine-nuts
Mini manaqeesh
Chopped liver on rye, gribenes
Dinner Menu
First course (bread and spreads – family style)
Jerusalem sesame bagels + salmon roe “ikra”
Warm chickpeas, labaneh, brown butter, baharat
Eggplant salad
Beetroot tahini
Matboucha
Tabuleh
Pickles
Cherchi
Fresh bread
Second course (soup — individual)
Kubbeh dumplings in broth, wild mushrooms, fermented beets
Third course (mains — family style)
Dry aged veal ribs, basturma spice, walnut tarator
Carrot pilaf, saffron, pistachios
Chicory with onions
Fourth course (dessert)
Tahini cheesecake with pistachio and chocolate