CANCELLED - Ukrainian cookery class with Anastasia
Date and time
Location
Holdspace
Risinghill Street London N1 9SY United KingdomRefund Policy
Description
We are so excited for our first class with the amazing Anastasia. She is a fanastic teacher, chef and story-teller and will share the secrets to a range of tradition Ukrainian dishes.
"Hello I’m Anastasia from the Ukraine. I grew up in a place called Kherson in the South of Ukraine. The Russians invested a lot of money in my city because it’s on the border with Turkey next to the sea and has very fertile land so strategically it’s a very important place.
My food is very rich and heart warming - if you like Turkish food you’ll love my food because there’s a strong Turkish influence. Because my region is so fertile we cook with lots of dairy, vegetables and fish.
When I was little I always loved to watch my mother cooking - I liked to help her cook and that’s how I learnt. We had a very communal household - everyone in Ukraine cooks, you’re told if you don’t know how to cook you will never find a husband.
When I was at university, Ukraine wanted independence and that’s when the conflict with Russia started. The economy in Ukraine plummeted and all my family started to migrate. My sister went to Australia with my parents but I wasn’t allowed there, my visa was rejected. So I went to Russia. But because I had a Ukranian accent and passport people were very hostile to me, it was hard to get work. I came to the UK in 1999 and settled here.
I find London a lonely place. People are often hostile to me because I’m Eastern Europe. People often know nothing about Ukraine. It means I’ve started to keep myself to myself and that has made me lonely. So Migrateful is a way to meet open minded people who share the same values as me. I’m so excited to talk to my class participants about my culture. It makes me feel very free. It’s a platform where I can really be myself and get my identity back. Here people are actually interested in me and my culture, it’s so lovey. Finally I feel like somebody."
Huge thanks to Holdspace for so kindly letting us use their space.
Sample Menu*
-Salyanka (Ukrainian Soup with Dill)
-Golubtsi (Cabbage Leaves stuffed with Lamb)
-Seledka Shuba Salad (Pickled Herring Salad)
-Veriniki (Sweet Pancakes with Sour Cherries)
*Menu subject to change
Please note that tickets will not be sold at the door and gift vouchers must be booked in advance.
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What to expect
During a Migrateful cookery classes you will work within your group to prepare dishes to be served family-style. Some dishes are prepared by the chef and demonstrated to you while some dishes will have you preparing it from beginning to end, while learning our chef’s authentic techniques from their home country. Our classes appeal to those interested in learning international recipes, practising a different language and in meeting new people for a cultural exchange in an intimate home setting, as well as to those wishing to support migrants and refugees struggling to rebuild their lives.
Customers have reported: ‘It is an absolutely fantastic way to spend time with friends, meet new people, and learn about a culture and cooking in a cosy, well-equipped, fun and safe setting’.
Another told us the class was ‘an enriching way to spend an evening. Cooking and eating with new people, talking and learning about other lives, cuisines and cultures’.