LONDON – In Person Eritrean Cookery Class with Helen

Details
Date:

February 11

Time:

06:30 pm - 09:00 pm

Event Category:

Family Style Classes London, Station Style Classes

Click to Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-in-person-eritrean-cookery-class-with-helen-tickets-248793386717
Organizer

Migrateful

Website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/migrateful-28165768853
Venue

All Saints Church in Peckham

7 Blenheim Grove, London, SE15 4QS

London, England, GB, SE15 4QS

Chef Helen will teach you some of her favourite Eritrean dishes followed by a sit down meal

Welcome to our family style cookery class!

This cookery class will be taught by the wonderful Eritrean chef Helen at the Migrateful Cookery School in Clerkenwell. We are so excited to welcome you to Migrateful’s very own Cookery School! The cookery school has allowed us put down roots and provide a sense of continuity for our chefs; a place that we can all grow into. A place full of personality, people, community spirit, and of course, delicious food!

We have a wonderful little mini bar at the school and you’ll be able to purchase drinks from our menu to go with the dinner to enjoy.

This class for 12 participants is not socially distanced. For those seeking a Covid-secure cookery class, please see our online events.

This is a family style cookery class where we will collectively prepare 4 dishes. Chef Helen will divide the class into groups with each one responsible for creating 1 of the dishes. You are also free to move around during the class to learn about the other dishes. Chef Helen will recap each of the dishes throughout the evening and at the end of the class so that everyone can learn about all of the dishes. You will also be emailed the recipes after the class.

A sample menu of the dishes that will be taught include:

  • Adas (Red lentils with Berbere pepper)
  • Timtimo (Brown Lentils)
  • Hamli (Curried Greens)
  • Shiro (Chickpea flour and Berbere Stew)

This menu is Vegan. Allergens include: alliums. Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements!

We will also be selling our beautiful Migrateful aprons! You can purchase them when booking your ticket (pick it up at the event) or before the cookery class starts at the venue.

A message from our Chef Helen:

“Hello, my name is Helen Goitom. I am from Eritrea. I was brought up in a city called Asmara – the capital city of Eritrea. My mother taught me to cook when I was 12 years old. I have 6 brothers and 2 sisters. My brothers never cooked, only me and my sisters. I have been in the UK for 1 year and 5 months. I got my refugee status last year, age 28.

In 2014 I was forced to join the army in Eritrea. Everyone in my country had to join. Only my father couldn’t join because he was ill. After 3 years of being in the army I wanted to leave the army because it was very dangerous and scary, I didn’t like it. Often there was not enough food and water for the soldiers, there was never any rest, every day working and no rest. My father was very sick so I asked to go visit him in hospital. They wouldn’t let me. I escaped to see my father. The authorities went to the hospital and put me in prison. I spent 6 months in prison. Then my aunt’s son paid someone to help me escape.

I went to Sudan, then Turkey, the Greece, then Italy, Belgium. In Belgium 12 of us snuck into the back of a lorry, the driver was asleep, he didn’t notice us. And the lorry got to the UK.

I am happy here in London. People help me. There are so many amazing services. When I’m ill I can get medicine. In Eritrea there was no medicine. There were no good schools. I feel very grateful to be here. My friends who I met in the lorry I am very good friends with still, they are like family to me.”

IN-PERSON CLASS COVID-19 POLICY UPDATE AS OF 10 DECEMBER 2021

In light of the recent developments in relation to the COVID Omicron variant, we will be implementing the following safety protocols for all our in-person classes, effective on 10 December 2021:

• All class attendees will be required to show their COVID Pass or provide a proof of negative lateral flow test.

  • NHS COVID Pass – Find out how to get an NHS COVID Pass to share your vaccination details and test results
  • Report a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result – Report your result after using a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test. Find out what your result means and what you must do.

• Wearing of masks is mandatory at all times except when eating, unless you are medically exempt.

• General safety protocols are highly encouraged such as regular hand-washing, social distancing and use of hand sanitisers.

We appreciate your understanding and compliance as always.

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Please note, we only process refunds and ticket transfers if we are notified 7 days before the class takes place.