Overview
Join Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co for an evening of Middle Eastern cooking at Leiths. Relax with a glass of wine as Sarit and Itamar cook up five delicious Middle Eastern dishes with plenty of tasters throughout, and chat to our guest chefs as they cook for tips, tricks and kitchen stories.
As the husband and wife team behind the established Honey & Co, there is no one better to teach you all you need to know about Middle Eastern cuisine. The first Honey & Co restaurant was opened in 2012, and since then Sarit and Itamar have gone on to open their deli Honey & Spice, and their grill house Honey & Smoke. They have also published four cookbooks, which can be found here.
Please note: This is a demonstration only class with no practical student cooking.
Menu:
- Potato and feta fritters
- Butternut & tahini dip with roasted hazelnuts
- Saffron poached pear salad with walnut tahini
- Chicken in plums and sweet spice
- Chocolate financier with coffee cream
Menu may be subject to change
Photography by Patricia Niven.
Course Structure
This evening event is a cooking demonstration led by guest chefs Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co taking place in the Leiths demonstration room. Sarit and Itamar will demonstrate a series of dishes, explaining the cooking processes and cultural relevance throughout and taking audience questions.
Please note there will be no practical cooking at this session.
Practicalities
What’s included:
- Refreshments on arrival
- A recipe booklet
Allergies and dietary restrictions
We are unable to make dietary adjustments for this demonstration. However, do let us know beforehand if you have any allergies or intolerances so our team is best equipped to support you. Please read our full policy on allergies and dietary restrictions here.
Your Teacher
Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich
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Sarit and Itamar are the wife and husband team behind the established Honey & Co, the tiny diner serving traditional, homey Middle Eastern food in London’s Fitzrovia, first opened in 2012. This was followed by the opening of Honey & Smoke and Honey & Spice.
Born in Northern Israel, Sarit Packer has had an incredibly colourful culinary career, including two moves to London, training as a chef in Butlers Wharf cookery school, working at the Orrery in Marylebone, running an all-day bistro, heading the pastry section in Ottolenghi and setting up Nop in Soho as executive chef.
Sarit and Itamar have written four cookbooks, write a weekly recipe column for FT Weekend Magazine and host a podcast “Honey & Co: The Food Sessions”.
