by The Olive Branch | Sep 4, 2017 | Learn to Cook
As part of our Welcome Week “Once upon a time in Syria” event at the Lakeside Theatre cafe at the University of Essex we are delighted to announce our cooking workshop, or more precisely wrapping workshop! We will show you many ways of filling a wrap with...
by The Olive Branch | Aug 24, 2017 | Special Events
The Olive Branch Café is delighted to bring to Lakeside Theatre a Syrian Feast of the East! During the University of Essex Welcome Week (2nd till 6th of October 2017) come and join us at the Lakeside Theatre Cafe. There will be food, music, dance, cooking, laughs and...
by The Olive Branch | May 28, 2017 | The Olive Branch News
We have recently launched a selection of hot vegetarian snacks. They are selling out fast, so please call in early! A variety of delicious savoury pastries: mini pizza, zaatar pastry (zaatar is a powdered mix of spices and flavours including thyme, rosemary, sumac,...
by The Olive Branch | May 28, 2017 | Syrian Cuisine
Once upon an ancient time, centuries-old Syrian Cuisine came about as grandmothers passed their passion for cooking to their daughters and so on! To date, most Syrians cook their meals without any published recipes but old traditions, passion and feel for the food....
by The Olive Branch | May 28, 2017 | Learn to Cook
In our Learn to Cook sessions we share how to recreate some of our most popular Syrian dishes for yourself. Watch our event page for upcoming cooking workshops!