Refugee Food Festival is a non-profit organization originating in Paris, France.
Born from the desire to celebrate World Refugee Day on 20 June, this citizen’s initiative is an annual project allowing restaurant owners to open their kitchens to refugee chefs. The first Refugee Food Festival, founded by the Food Sweet Food charity with the support of the UN Agency for Refugees, took place in Paris in June 2016.
Their aim is to change perceptions, integrate refugees into community and create a world of peace and equality for all.
You don’t need to travel to Paris to experience this wonderful event. This initiative has spread worldwide and we get to celebrate it right here in the Mother City.
From 4-9 June 2019, local restaurants will open their kitchens to refugee chefs who will design a range of dishes from their home country for brunch, lunch, dinner or snacks.
4 June | Lunch at Reverie Social Table
Eritrean cuisine with Chef Judy
Reverie Social Table is provides precisely what its name suggests – interaction. Clients have the chance to mingle at a 16-seater table and are offered a d’hôte style dining experience – which means that you get to enjoy a multi-course meal at a fixed total price.
5 June | Lunch at Reverie Social Table
Syrian cuisine with Chef Oula
5 June | Documentary screening & tapas at the Labia Theatre
Rwandan and Congolese cuisine with Chefs Jane and David
Go old school at the Labia with a classic, old-style interior and classic movies. They’re bringing back the originals with allowing you to have a drink – a real drink – in the theatre.
6 June | Interactive cooking class at Ginger & Lime food studio
African Fusion with Chefs Patrick & Bilolo
Ginger & Lime hosts South African, Thai and Italian inspired cooking classes and food-based team-building events (yum!) and now they’re going Indian with a new vegan class that will change the way you view plants. You are able, and expected to, move about freely in the kitchen – it’s all about interaction!
8 June | Oranjezicht City Farm and Market Day
Eritrean cuisine with Chef Judy
Clebrate local food, culture and community at Oranjezicht. Enjoy health bites, good coffee and loads of activities for the whole family.
9 June | Oranjezicht City Farm and Market Day
Eritrean cuisine with Chef Judy
