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A Boustany Chef's Table

Name: A Boustany Chef's Table
Brand: Sami Tamimi
Price: 125.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

with Sami Tamimi

£125

Friday 29th
May 2026

11:00-14:30
(3.5hrs)

Divertimenti
Knightsbridge

Join us for a very special lunchtime event with Sami Tamimi, as he brings a delicious selection of seasonal recipes to life through an exclusive cookery demonstration, conversation and lunch.

This is a rare opportunity to spend time with one of the most influential voices in modern Middle Eastern cooking. In an intimate and relaxed setting, Sami will demonstrate dishes inspired by the seasons, sharing the memories and ideas that shape his food, before you sit down to enjoy a leisurely lunch featuring the recipes you’ve seen prepared and more.

Expect colourful, nourishing, deeply satisfying cooking: food that feels both comforting and inspiring.

A truly special afternoon of beautiful food and fascinating stories - not to be missed.

On the Menu

To start:

Gazzan Dukkah with Labneh
Chilli Shatta
Bread
Olives
Fried Aubergine M’tabbal with Tomato Coriander Salsa

Followed with:

Lamb Shawarma with Sumac Yoghurt
Cauliflower Shawarma (vegetarian option)

with:

Spicy Roasted New Potatoes with Lemon and Herbs
Gazzawi Tahini Chopped Salad

Finished with:

Mango and Salted Seed Parfait

Sami’s first solo cookbook Boustany will be available for purchase and signing on the day of the event.

What's also included:

Refreshments on arrival and available throughout the session
10% discount on purchases made in store on the day of your class, including cookery classes. Excludes books, food, electrical items, gift vouchers and sale items

Sami Tamimi:

Sami was born and raised in Jerusalem and was immersed in food from childhood. He started his career as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and worked his way up to become head chef of Lilith, one of the top restaurants in Tel Aviv in the 1990’s. Sami moved to London in 1997 and worked at Baker & Spice as head chef, where he set up a traiteur section with a rich Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean spread. In 2002 he partnered with Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi to set up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. Alongside Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi is co-author of two bestselling cookbooks: Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem: A Cookbook, which the New York Times recently named as one of the 25 most influential cookbooks from the last 100 years. Sami’s third bestselling cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara Wigley and won the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year 2021. Combined, he has sold over 1 million copies.

*Filming may take place during this session for marketing & promotional use

You will be learning in a beautifully designed kitchen which provides a warm welcoming environment that can accommodate everything from group cookery classes to intimate chef’s tables, with the versatility to suit everyone.

Our partners have been chosen with great care, as all our equipment must stand up to the day-to-day rigours of our cookery school – much like a professional kitchen, that you can enjoy using whilst creating your own amazing dishes in class to give you the best possible experience when cooking with us.

Our classes and outstanding range of teachers will help you hone your gastronomic skills, even if you are a complete novice or a dab hand in the kitchen. We love highlighting new upcoming food trends and championing the rising stars within the culinary world.

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Divertimenti does everything it can to reduce the risk of any students consuming an allergen that could cause and allergic reaction.

Please call the school to discuss any severe food allergies prior to booking a class online, we must speak to you before you visit the school if you have a severe allergy or severe dietary intolerance.

We will become as flexible as possible, where we can to remove a specific ingredient from a student’s recipe we will but we are unable to remove that ingredient for every student attending.

We handle all types of ingredients in the kitchen at Divertimenti and we are not able to completely allergen free environment, our kitchen is multi-purpose therefore this makes our kitchen unsuitable for those with life- threatening allergies, in such cases as these we would suggest getting in touch with the team to arrange a private lesson in your own home with one of our chefs. Please contact us for more information

In the unlikely event you are unable to the class you have booked for and need to cancel your booking, for a full refund we will require your cancellation via email no less than 7 days.

Once we have received your cancellation, we will arrange a booking onto an alternative class date or a full refund, sadly we are unable to make changes to bookings or offer a refund with less than 7 days of the date of your class but we are happy to switch the names on the booking so a family member or friend can take the place.

Divertimenti reserves the right to cancel any demonstration or class or substitute another presenter at any time, in the unfortunate event that a ‘Personality’ present or chef cannot attend a session you will be offered the choice of an appropriate alternative or a full refund.

Attendees must be aged over 18 to attend an adult class - we have a list of suitable young adult and teenage classes suitable for under 18’s – they must be accompanied by an adult.