A special dinner evening with Chef Sami Tamimi
28 november @ 18:00 – 22:30
Mouneh | Voorraad: A Special Dinner with Chef Sami Tamimi
Preserving Palestinian Flavors
SAVE THE DATE!
A Beautiful Mess is honored to host renowned chef Sami Tamimi.
IInspired by the tradition of Mouneh (المونة) from the Shaam
region (historic Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria)—chef
Tamimi celebrates the art of cooking from the pantry, aka
Mouneh. We will experience and enjoy this
thousands-of-years-old art with Tamimi’s contemporary touch.
The Mouneh tradition is deeply about preserving knowledge,
family recipes, love, and memories.
The Dinner Experience
Chef Sami Tamimi has developed a special six-course vegetarian menu inspired by his cookbook Boustany, creating individual recipes for each course.
Tamimi will be hands-on inthe kitchen in Amsterdam for every step, herb, and stirring. He will guide us through a menubuilt around Mouneh, preservation techniques, seasonality, and specialty ingredients,highlighting each course alongside its background and stories.
Guests will discover:
- Authentic flavours paired with fine wines and non-alcoholic drinks
- Historic preservation techniques
- The culinary relationship between food, the seasons, and the land
- Stories of family Mounehs, traditions, heritage, and migration
- The revival of pantry cooking
- Similarities between the Shaam region and Amsterdam’s diverse cultures
- The joy of eating together
- Chef Tamimi’s delicious signature cuisine
Through Sami’s perspective, the evening creates a bridge between the food traditions of the Al Sham region and Amsterdam’s diverse audience, showing how food preservation connects cultures across the world.
About Chef Sami Tamimi
Chef Sami Tamimi is a Palestinian chef, restaurateur and cookbook author known for sharing the flavours and stories of Palestinian cuisine and the wider food traditions of the Shaam region with audiences around the world.
Born in East Jerusalem, Sami’s cooking is deeply rooted in the
traditions of his homeland, combining authentic flavours with a
contemporary approach to hospitality. He is the co-author of the
internationally acclaimed cookbook Jerusalem, which won the
IACP Cookbook of the Year award in 2013 and received theJames Beard Award for International Cookbook in 2013. He is also the co-author of Falastin,
a celebrated cookbook exploring the richness, history, and diversity of Palestinian food
culture. Sami’s latest solo cookbook, Boustany, published in 2025, was shortlisted at the
Guild of Food Writers Awards 2026 and named one of the best cookbooks of 2025 by The
New York Times.
Through his work, Sami highlights the importance of food as a connection
to place, memory, and community.
Tickets & Add-ons
- €135 | Six-course menu + non-alcoholic pairing
- €165 | Six-course menu + wine pairing
- Add-on (€35) | Signed copy of Boustany by Chef Sami Tamimi
More information about the menu, wine pairings, non-alcoholic drinks, and the full flow of the evening will come soon. For now, save the date and reserve your seat! We are looking forward to sharing this special evening with you.
