# Event Details - **Event Name**: Cooking and Hospitality with El - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: A collaborative vegan Iranian cooking experience through history and lived stories.About this EventPlease join Elahe in her cooking and hospitality class at Honest Weight Food Co-op, a community she deeply values and considers an extension of family. The dishes prepared in her class are inspired by Iranian cuisine and adapted to be vegan, reflecting both cultural roots and inclusive dietary practices.If you'd like, bring your favorite soup spoon to eat with. The spoon really does make a difference in the experience of eating soup!About your teacher:Elahe Gol Pai (El) was born and raised in Iran, where she studied theatre and worked as a scriptwriter for Farsi-language broadcast, as well as producing theatre for the stage. Before her immigration in 2013, she participated in several documentaries, including one on Iranian food history and the relationship between food, personality, and social movements. In this project,she worked as both writer and narrator in a documentary that was screened twice on BBC, where she was noted for her distinctive and remarkable narration. After immigrating, she expanded her creative practice into cross-cultural storytelling as a multimedia documentarian.She currently works from her studio in Schenectady, New York, focusing onher favorite subject: love story narratives for family archives and communities. Her work is rooted in honoring lived experience, cultural identity, and intergenerational connection.Elahe views the kitchen as a space of storytelling through collaboration, and she understands hospitality as an act of care, presence, and shared humanity.Questions? Email Sarah Rosenthal, the Education and Engagement Specialist at Education@HonestWeight.coop - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/albany/cooking-and-hospitality-with-el/100001994859082215 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, theatre, food-drinks, literary-art, storytelling, cooking - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Teaching Kitchen @ Honest Weight Food Co-op - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 7.18, max: 7.18, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Albany - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Teaching Kitchen @ Honest Weight Food Co-op - **lat**: 42.67906199999999 - **long**: -73.78316999999998 - **full address**: Teaching Kitchen @ Honest Weight Food Co-op, 100 Watervliet Ave, Albany, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Cooking and Hospitality with El - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b0c981291a38c90f11a227ff812d0decb80a0cb496cc6c754b1dd7027d6c7d96-rimg-w1200-h2133-dc1d2a1a-gmir.jpg?v=1784926882 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Cooking and Hospitality with El being held? - **A:** Cooking and Hospitality with El takes place on Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Teaching Kitchen @ Honest Weight Food Co-op, 100 Watervliet Ave, Albany, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Cooking and Hospitality with El? - **A:** Cooking and Hospitality with El is organized by Honest Weight Food Co-op. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Cooking and Hospitality with El is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Albany, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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All our classes and services are open to the public!  Please register for a class below or call the Co-op at(518) 482-2667 and speak to the folks at the service desk or the Education Coordinator if you have any questions!No need to print the tickets--just sign up here and we'll have a record of your registration!To see all of our classes and sessions, including drop-in events, visit www.honestweight.coop/education" } ] } ] ```