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Meet our newest member of the Cooks Collective Manal (pictured right) who will be cooking a delicious Palestinian dinner...
11/06/2026

Meet our newest member of the Cooks Collective Manal (pictured right) who will be cooking a delicious Palestinian dinner at the Cooks Collective Cafe this Friday.

Manal is Palestinian and was born in Jordan. Twelve years ago she moved to New Zealand.

She loves to make Middle Eastern sweets such as baklava and kunafa, and is currently studying baking at Ara. Manal's husband is also a baker, and an expert trained in his home country of Algeria in baking traditional French-style pastries and cakes.

Manal joined Share Kai because she wanted to be part of a supportive food community where people share skills, culture, and kindness through cooking. She hopes to learn and contribute her Middle Eastern food traditions while building something meaningful with others.

Come and enjoy Manal's Palestinian home cooking with us - her basbousa cake with cream filling is already legendary!

Mains $16, sweets $4, drinks $3.

⏰6 - 7.30pm, Friday June 12th
📍Manuka Cottage Addington Community House Incorporated, 70 Harman Street, Addington

09/06/2026

Plans for dinner this Friday? Join us at the Cooks Collective Cafe! Meals $16, sweets $4, drinks $3. Dine with others at the cosy Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, Addington.

Menu this month: Palestinian Ouzi (Arabic spiced rice) with chicken (halal) or roast veges (vegan), lentil soup and basbousa cake for desert!

📍Salaam! Hello. It's Palestinian night at the Cooks Collective Café at Manuka Cottage Addington Community House Incorpor...
09/06/2026

📍Salaam! Hello. It's Palestinian night at the Cooks Collective Café at Manuka Cottage Addington Community House Incorporated this Friday! 🇵🇸🫶

Manal will be cooking a tasty Palestinian staple Ouzi, a fragrant and hearty rice dish with vegetables and warming spices such as cinnamon, cardamon, black pepper and cloves. Served with chicken (halal) or roast veges (vegan) and a side of Palestinian style lentil soup. Both gluten-free. Don't forget to add a slice of delicious Basbousa cake!

Dine with others and enjoy a cosy meal together!

Dinner is served Friday 12th June 6 - 7.30pm at Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, Addington.

📍Check out more about our cafe here: https://www.sharekai.nz/cc-cafe

🩷 Run by the Share Kai Cooks Collective these community café encourage connection in our neighbourhoods, a taste of the delicious cuisines of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Pakistan, Palestine and Nepal and are hospitality learning and income opportunities for the former refugee women of the Collective.

Looking for good company, good kai and a good time out this month? Join us at a Share Kai event and leave with a warm he...
04/06/2026

Looking for good company, good kai and a good time out this month? Join us at a Share Kai event and leave with a warm heart!

No need to RSVP or book, just come along...
📍Cooks Collective Café - Nepali menu
Lunch 12 - 1.30pm June 5th
First Friday of every month
Canterbury WEA, 59 Gloucester Street

📍Share Kai in Solidarity with Palestine
Dinner 5.30 - 8pm June 5th
St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton

📍Cooks Collective Café
Dinner 5.30 - 7pm June 12th
Second Friday of every month
Manuka Cottage, 70 Harman Street, Addington

We're excited to see you this Friday for Share Kai in Solidarity with Palestine! Our wonderful chef Doaa from .Kitchen h...
02/06/2026

We're excited to see you this Friday for Share Kai in Solidarity with Palestine!

Our wonderful chef Doaa from .Kitchen has chosen a special menu for everyone - Kubbeh is a complicated dish to prepare with three stages, involving preparing the dumpling dough, stuffing and rolling, and cooking. Shish Barak has a shape like a small hat. All take expert craftsmanship. Usually a dish reserved for special occasions and gatherings. Doaa learnt to cook these dishes from her mother and we're really excited to share them with you all.

We're preparing to cater for a very big crowd and we’re hoping to welcome our largest number to date. We encourage our diners to arrive throughout the night from 5.30 - 7.30pm to spread out the dining time and ensure we can seat everyone. We'll have dine in and takeaway options.

Join us for a lovely evening celebrating Palestinian cuisine, culture and solidarity.

🕠5.30 - 8pm Friday June 5th.
💳Door sales, $30 meals, $5 drinks, no tickets required. Cash and PayWave accepted.
📍7 Tui Street, Fendalton, Christchurch.

01/06/2026

Feel like a warm bowl of Jhol Momo (Nepali dumplings in soup)?

Jhol Momo is a bowl of Nepali momos, steamed moon shaped dumplings stuffed with chicken or veges, served in a smooth tasty soup of tomato, sesame, peanuts and warming spices.

Momos are native to the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet, but are also a popular street food in the neighboring countries of Bhutan, Bangladesh and India. Jhol Momo are a popular dish when the weather starts to turn cold in the Himalayas.

To welcome winter to Ōtautahi Christchurch Tulasha from our Cooks Collective is making bowls of steaming Jhol Momo this Friday. Homemade momos are one of Tulasha's specialities, she can fold several in one minute!

Join us for a bowl for lunch this Friday 12 - 1.30pm June 5th at the Cooks Collective Café at WEA Canterbury Workers' Educational Association 59 Gloucester St.

Check out more at https://www.sharekai.nz/cc-cafe

28/05/2026

Diners tell us that they meet great people with shared values and don't feel so alone after leaving our events. Join us for our next Share Kai in Solidarity with Palestine meal, from 5.30pm June 5th at St Barnabas Church, 7 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Our Share Kai in Solidarity meals are an invitation to all to show up for our Palestinian whānau/families and friends wh...
27/05/2026

Our Share Kai in Solidarity meals are an invitation to all to show up for our Palestinian whānau/families and friends whose loved ones are experiencing devastation and destruction. Sit together, share a traditional Palestinian meal, and connect with others who care.

Our dinner on Friday June 5th will be our eighth fundraising dinner for Palestine. We've also hosted four dinners for Ukraine. More than $39,000 has been raised, and importantly more than 1,100 diners have shown up, shown they care and shared a meal together.

Join us and stand (or sit!) together. We've saved a seat just for you!
🕠5.30pm Friday June 5th.
💳Door sales, $30 meals, $5 drinks, no tickets required. Cash and PayWave accepted.
📍7 Tui Street, Fendalton, Christchurch.

📍Namaste! Hello! We have a tasty Nepali lunch menu for you at the Cooks Collective Café at WEA Canterbury Workers' Educa...
22/05/2026

📍Namaste! Hello! We have a tasty Nepali lunch menu for you at the Cooks Collective Café at WEA Canterbury Workers' Educational Association next week - Friday 5th June! 🇳🇵🫶🏼

Jhol Momo (Nepali Dumplings in Soup) is a popular Nepali winter dish featuring steamed momos (dumplings) served in a flavorful soup. A delicious combination of momos and a rich, slightly spicy, aromatic broth flavored with tangy tomato, sesame seeds and peanuts. Choose from mixed momos (chicken and vegetable) or vegan only. Don't miss a bowl of creamy rice pudding and a spicy sweet mug of chai (Nepali tea) too!

Join us for lunch! Friday 1st May 12 - 1.30pm at Canterbury WEA, 59 Gloucester Street (opposite the Art Gallery).

Check out more about our cafe here: https://www.sharekai.nz/cc-cafe

🩷 Run by the Cooks Collective these community café encourage connection in our neighbourhoods, tasty traditional kai and are hospitality learning and income opportunities for the former refugee women of the Collective.

Upcoming event! Join us for a delicious traditional meal and show your support for the Palestinian community.Try a range...
15/05/2026

Upcoming event! Join us for a delicious traditional meal and show your support for the Palestinian community.

Try a range of special Palestinian dishes by Doaa from Lodo.Kitchen. On the menu - shish barak and kubbeh bil laban, meat-filled dumplings and ground spiced meat with bulgur wheat, cooked in a yogurt sauce, served with salad and vermicelli rice. Halal meat and vegan options. Finish with a dessert of asabe zainab, sweet arabic pastries. Stay tuned for full menu release!

Join us, stand together, and help support three local fundraising efforts for Gaza - by Ririn, Rana and All For A Free Palestine. All proceeds to Palestine.

Partnership between InCommon, Sow A Lyttel Seed and hosted in the lovely St Barnabas Church.

🕠Friday June 5th - doors open at 5.30pm, dinner served from 6pm
🥟Meals $30, drinks $5.
💳Door sales, no tickets required. Cash and PayWave accepted.
📍7 Tui Street, Fendalton, Christchurch.

Visit our website for the menu and more: https://www.sharekai.nz/upcoming-events/share-kai-in-solidarity-with-palestine-june

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