Join Chef Izzeldin at one of his public events in Canada

BC - June to August 15
Ontario & Quebec - Aug 17 to September 17

Events regularly added, so check back for your community!

Various private events and cooking classes are also happening throughout his tour. If you are interested in organizing an event, please reach out to Chef Izzeldin via email: thesacredcuisine@gmail.com.
There are a still a limited number of dates available in various locations.

June 11
Sunday Cider/Sea Monkey, Gibsons, 6 pm
Food, Identity & Resistance

Learn how food reflects Palestinian culture and supports resistance.

  • Stories from Chef Izzeldin
  • Vegan Appetizers
  • Drinks and Music

By Donation

Hosted by Sea Monkey and Sunday Cider

June 14
St Andrews United, North Vancouver, 6 pm
Food, Love and Resistance

A cultural celebration of Gazan food, history and heritage.

Izzeldin will share a multiple course vegetarian meal of traditional Palestinian foods and delight you with stories about the dishes' ingredients, history and how they are part of Palestinian culture. 

Learn about how food and love are an important form of cultural resistance. 

Get Tickets

June 16, 4:30 pm
Robert's Creek
A Meal in my Culture

Hosted by One Straw Society

SOLD OUT

Join the Waiting list

June 18
xwesam-Roberts Creek Hall, Sunshine Coast, 5:30 pm
Our Food Tells Our Story: a vegetarian/ vegan journey to the heart of Palestine

A long table dinner and culinary celebration with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine

SOLD OUT

Join the Wait list

June 25
Kamloops United, 5-8 pm
Journey with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari to the Heart of Palestine

Izzeldin will share traditional Palestinian appetizers and delight you with stories about Palestinian food, ingredients, history and how Palestinian cuisine is a fundamental part of society.  Learn about how food can be part of cultural resistance.

Get tickets online or in person from the church office: 250-372-3020

June 28, 4:30 pm
Nelson
Food, Love & Resistance

Cooking class with chef Izzeldin (numbers limited)

SOLD OUT
June 29
Rod & Gun Club, Nelson, 5:30 pm
Food, Love & Resistance

A curated chef's dinner.

Vegetarian Palestinian dinner & storytelling with East Jerusalem-based chef Izzeldin Buhkari.

Also a fundraiser for Nelson4Palestine and Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine.

Learn more and get your tickets

July 1
HOLM Coffee, Revelstoke, 6 pm
Our Food Tells Our Story: A Cultural Celebration with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine

SkatePal connections are the best!  Join Chef Izzeldin for food at the wonderful HOLM Coffee, which will convert to a restaurant for this very special event.

SOLD OUT

Join the Wait list

July 5
Vancouver Unitarians Forum, 12:30 pm
Connected to the Land: Our Food Tells Our Story

Join the Forum in the Fireside room at 12:30 to hear chef Izzeldin speak about the Palestinian connection to the land, and how that connects to plants and then to food. 

"We are home to dishes that reflect our ancestors’ deep understanding of their soil, their ingredients, and their homeland.

Our aim is to keep that tradition alive, despite the relentless political and cultural pressures threatening its existence, and share that with the world."

July 5
Trinity Grace United, evening
Private Event

An informal sharing with Chef Izzeldin

July 7
Tamam Restaurant, Vancouver
Two Chefs from the Old City of Jerusalem

Details coming soon.

July 11
Campbell River United, 2 pm
Tasting Resistance

The history and meaning of Palestinian food with chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine

A meet and greet with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari and food from Baba Ganouj; learn the stories behind the food and how food can be part of resistance.

Learn more and Get Tickets

July 12
SouthEnd Winery, Quadra Island, 4:30 pm
A Taste of Palestine: fundraiser with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari

A cultural celebration of Gazan food and storytelling direct from East Jerusalem.

Get tickets on Quadra at:
Copper Coast Gallery
Inspirations

July 14
Comox United Church, 5:30 pm
Palestinian Food, Culture & Storytelling

A vegetarian (or vegan) dinner with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine

Learn More and Get Tickets

July 15
Comox United Church, 5-9 pm
A Taste of Palestine (July 15)

Cooking class with chef Izzeldin (limited to 10 participants)

Learn more and Reserve your spot

July 16
Comox United Church, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
A Taste of Palestine (July 16)

Cooking class with chef Izzeldin (limited to 10 participants)

Learn more and Reserve your spot

July 17
Hornby Island
Gardens, Food and Community

Details coming soon.

July 19
Saltspring United Church
Sacred Cuisine

Details coming soon.

July 20
Beaver Point Hall, Saltspring Island
Celebration of Palestinian Resilience: Food and Stories with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari

Details coming soon.

July 22
Trinity Grace United, Vancouver, 5:30 pm
Wisdom in Food Systems; Rebuilding Right Relations to Land and Life

Apartheid Free Communities & OLIVE Collective, one of our AFC signatories, are hosting our 6th AFCafe on July 22nd! In conversation about remembering and rebuilding beyond colonial and capitalist food systems, we are honoured to have Elder Jim Leyden, an Indigenous land defender and knowledge keeper of Anishinaabe and Irish-Italian ancestry, and Izzedin Bukhari, a Jerusalem-based Palestinian chef, storyteller, and founder of Sacred Cuisine.

Get Your Tickets

July 24-26
Qathet
Chef Izzeldin Bukhari from Sacred Cuisine

Event details coming soon.

July 30, 5-8 pm
Whistler Multicultural Society
Multicultural Community Kitchen

The Whistler Multicultural Society (WMS) hosts Community Kitchens as a way to bring together international cooks to share how food shapes lives and families.  Join chef Izzeldin for the Community Kitchen at the end of July.

Registration required (numbers are limited) 

Aug 1
Lynn Valley United, North Vancouver, 6 pm
Food as Resistance

Food, storytelling and a fundraiser.  Join us at Lynn Valley United.

Learn More or Get Your Tickets

Aug 8
James Bay United, Victoria, 6 pm
A Taste of Palestine

A meal with Chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine.

Details coming soon.

Aug 10
One Straw Society, Robert's Creek
A Taste of Palestine

Cooking class with chef Izzeldin (numbers limited)

Details coming soon.

Aug 12
Arts Council, Sechelt, BC
Arts, Food and Resistance

A long table dinner with Chef Izzeldin; served family style.

Details coming soon.