Demo & Dine Workshops 2024

The joy of cooking, sharing food and learning how to make new foods is what motivated us to quit our office jobs in Tel Aviv, move to Ireland and start a food business. Showing others who love food how to make Middle Eastern dishes is one of our favourite things to do!

Join us, Dvir and Nicola, in our award-winning deli* where you’ll cook along with us and learn how to prepare some of Mezze’s most popular dishes. You can book one workshop below or all six with a 10% discount. 

*Best World Cuisine All-Ireland Award 2022 | Irish Restaurant Awards

buying as a gift?

If you’re buying a Demo & Dine as a gift and not sure which workshop to choose then you can buy a voucher.

workshops & dates:

Falafel & Flatbreads (vegan) | Saturday 27th January

Whether you’re looking for some new plant-based recipes for you or the vegan in your life or you’re a fiend for falafel this Demo and Dine will take you through the secrets to making perfect falafel. Dvir and Nicola will demonstrate how to make two traditional falafel recipes, easy flatbreads and all the trimmings to go with them. Once you’ve gained all this insight you’ll sit down to a shared plates meal of falafels, salads, dips, sauces and flatbreads. The night will be finished off with some Middle Eastern sweet treats and Mint tea/Turkish coffee.

Middle Eastern Mezze | Friday 23rd February 

Mezze,  a selection of small dishes often served as appetisers in the Middle East,  are full of flavour and extremely versatile.  Mezze can be served up for a snack, a weekend lunch or as an appetiser for a Middle Eastern feast.  This workshop will take you through some of our favourite vegetarian mezze such as hummus, baba ganoush, labneh, salads, nibbles and pita breads with za’atar. Once we’ve run through these recipes and you’ve had a go at making a few, you’ll sit down to a shared plates meal. 

Middle Eastern Mains | Saturday 23rd March

Looking to spice up the mid-week meal or want a few new tricks up your sleeve when hosting friends? This demo and dine’s just the ticket. We’ll take you through simple recipes which are full of flavour for any night of the week or occasion.

Sample menu of dishes prepared on the night: mushroom shawarma, slow-cooked pulled lamb, chicken & rice, laffa flatbreads, and Moroccan harira soup. Served with salads, sauces and sides.

Middle Eastern Fish  | Friday 26th April

As an island nation we consume quite a low level of fish but at the same time one of our most popular specials was a fish dish – Dvir’s mam’s fish cakes. We’ll show you how to make these as well as other flavourful and nutritious dishes at home with seasonal fish.

Middle Eastern Street Food | Saturday 25th May

Our favourite food when in Israel is from market stalls and hole in the wall eateries. We’ve lined up some bangers to learn how to make at home.

Sample menu of dishes prepared on the night: sambousak, chicken shawarma, Tunisian sandwich/salad, and sabich. For dessert we’ll prepare malabi, a coconut, rose and raspberry pudding. Served with breads, salads, sauces and sides.

Middle Eastern Barbeque| Friday 21st June

Our most popular demo and dine to date. Build a fire and this couple will come. Nicola and Dvir have spent years barbecuing and cooking over fires in Israel where it’s a national pastime, and on Nicola’s family farm where they’ve made a fire-cooking haven. Meat is usually the go-to for most cooking on fire but this couple love the flavour it gives to vegetables too

Dishes prepared on the night: mashweya (barbecued salad), flatbreads, lamb kebabs, chicken shishlik, charred cabbage with harissa & date dressing. For dessert we’ll prepare a Middle Eastern style summer pudding. Served with salads, sauces and sides.

Please note dishes prepared on the night may vary.

DETAILS

time: 7pm to 10.30pm (ish)

ticket: €110 per person per workshop 

includes:  demo & workshop, welcome drink (wine/non-alcoholic), nibbles, food prepared to enjoy on the night, tea/coffee, recipe pack, 10% discount on our cookbook and ingredients from our shop on the night.

how it works

You’ll start the evening with a drink, nibbles and a short demo, then you’ll make some Middle Eastern dishes with the help of the Mezze team. Once that’s ready you’ll get to sit down and share the Middle Eastern delights at around 9pm.

Wine and soft drinks are available for purchase on the night.

We have a minimum of 6 bookings needed for this demo & dine to go ahead. If it doesn’t go ahead you will be offered a place at another demo and dine. If that doesn’t suit, you’ll be refunded in full for your ticket/s.

what to bring

• clothes for cooking in (apron if you’d like)
• jars/tubs for taking home leftovers (if you don’t eat them all!)

Please note: We offer refunds on cancellations if given at least 7 days’  notice. After that we cannot offer a refund. At that stage we’ve already ordered food to prepare for your meal and may not be able to resell your ticket. You can of course pass your ticket on to someone else. Just let us know.

Allergens & dietary requirements: please let us know when booking if you or anyone in your party have any food allergies or are vegan/vegetarian. We can cater for vegans and vegetarians for most workshops.