Bicultural Food Event In Paris

Art Cube
Feb 26, 2020
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Updated: 2 days ago

Grand Tablée Franco Syrienne

A cooking event organised by The "Refugee Food Festival" in Paris.

The four main dishes that have been served during the event

Haitham Karachay and Chloé Charles touch our hearts with their menu.

Pita bread sandwiches. Chicken wings. Roasted cauliflower with Tahini Sauce, and finally the dessert: Poached pears in white wine.

“The two chefs work together in a creative way to give pleasure to people.”

French Syrian Food

In the Parisian hall “Ground Control,” which is a place for cultural, independent, or official activities, you can find huge shareable tables surrounded by numerous food stands, libraries, ping-pong tables, music stages, and a video games corner. The Parisian youth goes there to meet their friends and enjoy some musical activities, play some games, or simply have a drink or eat from one of the very good food stands.

On the evening of 23/February/2020, in one of those Food stands, a very special one called "La Résidence" an event called Grand Tablée, which is a cooperation between two chefs:

The French chef Chloé Charles, at 33, is engaged in more sustainable cooking and catering. She combines the pleasure of eating, love of beautiful products, respect for the environment, and the desire to share her recipes.

"Before I wanted to be a chef, I liked to eat. Then one day I realized that it was a job."

And the refugee chef Haitham Karachay from Syria, he participated in the Refugee Food Festival in 2018 and 2019 alongside chefs Charles Neyers - La Traversée - by Stéphane Jégo - L'Ami Jean - and Antoine Villard & Tatiana Levah - Double Dragon.

"For me, cooking is a language"

The event was tense for the two chefs and the other four people in the kitchen team. The place was crowded with visitors who came specially with a pre-booked ticket; they were waiting in line for their meals after each meal was ready. Each visitor takes his/her meal and goes directly to get the special wine glass. After that, they sit at the booked big table, which is full of Mezze and sauces, especially for the event.

" La Résidence is the first Parisian restaurant and training place dedicated to refugees chefs"

Every 2 to 6 months, La Résidence welcomes a new French refugee chef who takes control of the restaurant’s kitchen to share his/her cuisine and the flavours from his/her country of origin with the public.