Afghani Cookery Class with Vida | Veg Friendly | BRISTOL Training Class

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal shared with family! And this is what inspires our Family Style Cookery Classes, a fun, laid-back homestyle cooking experience. Here, you will learn to prepare different dishes and then enjoy them with people who, like you, fuel our mission of supporting refugee and migrant chefs on their journey to integration. It’s a cookery class with a conscience, like they say!

Your class will be led by our wonderful Chef Vida from Afghanistan at in Bristol.

Please note, during these training classes, we will be testing the dishes, and how the class runs. Think of it like a technical rehearsal at the theatre. This means it may run for longer than a normal class and involve some stop/starting. Our Chef Development team will also be present to guide and observe, along with volunteers who will help support the chef, and we will ask for your feedback at the end of the class.

At our Family Style Cookery Classes, you will be grouped with other participants and prepare dishes together as a team. Think of Chef Vida as the head of the family! She will take care of dividing the class into groups, and each group will be responsible for creating one of the dishes. Of course, you are welcome and encouraged to move around during the class to learn about the other dishes being prepared. Throughout the evening, Chef Vida will share stories about their food and culture, and explain how to prepare each of the dishes so you come away with some new cooking tricks and inspiration from Afghanistan. You will also be emailed the recipes after the class.

Sample Menu, subject to change:

Kabuli (Rice with carrot and raisins) | Vegan; none

Chapli Kebab (Beef Pattie) | Meat (Beef); Gluten (Wheat), Egg

Chapli Kebab (Vegetable Pattie) | Veggie; Gluten (Wheat), Egg

Phirni (Cardmon Milk Pudding) | Veggie; Milk

Boran Banjan (Aubergine stew) | Vegan; none

Samosa | Vegan; Gluten (Wheat),

This menu contains meat (beef) but is vegetarian friendly (5/6 dishes are meat free). Allergens include : gluten (wheat), milk, egg

Kindly note that we will not be substituting any ingredients to accommodate dietary needs, so please only book into classes that suit your dietary requirements. Please see our for more information.

Throughout the class, Chef Vida will share stories about her food and culture. You’ll work together with other participants to prepare each of the dishes, before sitting down to share a meal together.

A message from our Chef Vida:

“Hi, my name is Vida. I’m from Afghanistan and was born in Kabul, the capital city.

I learnt to cook from my mother and grandmother. My mother was always cooking for our big family and often needed my help. She would show me how to make something one day, and then the very next day, she’d ask me to do it myself. That’s how I learnt so much. Especially desert, I love desert the best, and am always making sweet treats.

Two years ago, I started a small business cooking from home through All About the Cooks. People could order my food, and it would be delivered all over Bristol. My food was very popular. At one point, I was getting orders for up to 100 people!

Back in Kabul, I studied mathematics at university and later taught maths in an all-boys private school.

Now, I’m excited to teach again—but this time, a different subject. The subject is food, and the classroom is the kitchen.

I’m happiest when I’m in my kitchen. I play music, focus on cooking, and enjoy being in my own world. It’s my happy place, and I’m so happy to share it with you.”

We’re excited to have you in the class! Please take note of a few final reminders:

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• Unlike normal classes, training classes cannot be booked using gift vouchers. We are also unable to accommodate any ticket transfers from non-training classes.
  
• We will not be able to cater to any dietary requirements nor substitute any ingredients to accommodate dietary needs so please only book into classes that suit your dietary preferences and needs. Please see our Food and Allergen Policy when booking into the class for more information.
  
• Ingredients used in our classes contain, may contain, or may have been manufactured/prepared on shared equipment with the 14 allergens listed above. We cannot guarantee that any food or drink prepared or consumed in any of the Migrateful Cookery Classes are free from any of the 14 allergens, or any other ingredient. Migrateful’s Cookery Classes are hosted in our busy cookery school or in external venues that handle allergens. Even in classes where allergens are not used, the ingredients for the class may have been stored in close proximity to allergens and other ingredients, and/or equipment and surfaces may have previously come into contact with allergens and other ingredients. Participants attend classes at their own risk.
  
• We only process refunds if we are notified 7 days before the class takes place.
  

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