We wanted to make sure this very special year ends without coming together with out offering one last incredible dinner in 2017. So on Saturday, December 2nd, we will have a true holiday celebration featuring the most beloved staples of Syrian Christmas dinners to commemorate the first year of Tayybeh!

ARE YOU READY FOR TAYYBEH FEST 2017?!

Some of the dishes are inspired by a traditional Christmas dinner with a Syrian twist. Ushering in the new year is a time of reflection and celebration for peoples around the world. Coming together as a family and a community are an important part of reflecting on memories past and excitement about the year to come. For this reason, Tayybeh Fest is an opportunity to come together and enjoy one anothers’ company in a festive holiday spirit and share mouthwatering Syrian seasonal food while enjoying wonderful music.

Like all Tayybeh events, it is a community affair where the Syrian tradition of sharing food is observed. We are thrilled to be holding Tayybeh Fest 2017 at Tenth Church. Both the church staff and congregation have been supporters of refugee families and of Tayybeh specifically from the outset of the project. We could not be more delighted to finally be teaming up with them on this very special holiday pop-up dinner.

And as always, the food will be served buffet-style with plenty for everyone to go back for seconds 😉

Since our last pop-up dinner, #Tayybeh has grown leaps and bounds with your amazing support!! We are the subject of several film and media productions, we’ve reached 3000 dedicated followers on Facebook, and our catering service is getting rave reviews. We have tried our very best to live up to our title of Western Living’s “Foodies of the Year” for 2017!! ♥ As always, our amazing women chefs vow to exceed all expectations and promise to wow us all in a manner befitting the accolades they earned. The national, regional, local, and family recipes they will prepare are a culinary journey guided by Chefs Um Omar, Raghda, Maha, Majda, and Hiba. Their complex appetizers, mains and desserts are inspired by family recipes from their hometowns in Aleppo, Damascus, Lattakia, and Idlib. The menu at Tayybeh Fest 2017 will also feature some vegan, vegetarian, and gluten free dishes.

As is always the case at our community pop-up dinners, the night will feature musical entertainment, some surprise raffle giveaways, and a CASH-ONLY station where you can take home some Tayybeh goodies (perfect for Christmas presents) !

Tickets ($60+ GST) will be available for purchase online on this event page on Monday November 20th at 2pm PST on a link in this event page. Since tickets sell very fast and we have limited seating, be sure to buy tickets as close to 2pm as possible 🙂 There are a few discounted tickets ($25 +GST) for children aged 6-12. There is also a children’s play area so that kids who are not ticketed can play 🙂

Ticket proceeds and funds generated through this dinner help Tayybeh support Syrian women chefs and their families–all of whom have been displaced by the war in their country.

Due to limited seating, only ticketed guests can be accommodated at this event.

DOORS OPEN AT 6:00PM, PROGRAM COMMENCES AT 6:30PM

And as we always say, bring your appetite 🙂

[All foods served at #Tayybeh dinners are made from certified Halal ingredients]