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Simsim Kitchen facilitates Arabic cooking classes in Lebanon taught by single moms and refugee women Make this world a better place, one lesson at a time.

Simsim Kitchen facilitates cooking classes in Lebanon taught by single moms and refugee women. You will experience local food and culture while empowering women by helping them become independent and support their families. "Iftah ya simsim (open sesame)"!

16/01/2026

New cooking class featuring Aleppo cuisine and stories from the ancient city!

Date: Feb 1 (Sun), 2026
Time: 11am-1pm

Join us for lunch cooking class in Beirut and learn how to make...

-Aleppo kebbeh (meat with nuts)
-Vegetarian kebbeh
-Maamounieh (semolina porridge)

$30/person
Booking: +96170351645

09/11/2025

Cookbook photoshoot #4

Some of these recipes come with tragic stories of r**e, domestic violence, war and poverty. Yet, all of them are living proofs of resilience of people in this region.

Stay tuned for stories behind our recipes!

With

03/11/2025

Photoshoot for our upcoming cookbook, session 3!

Kaak al-Quds by
Non-sectarian crackers by Ghada Ghanem
Other dishes by Simsim Kitchen-Lebanon women ❤️

And thank you for always supporting us Beirut and Beyond- a project of Visions Made Viable🥰

17/10/2025

Sneak peek! Another photoshoot for our upcoming cookbook 🥳 Insha'allah we'll complete them soon 😉

This time, Rima from Shatila refugee camp and Huda from Burj el-Barajneh camp cooked 👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

This project is supported by & The Women's Foundation of Colorado 🤝🏻🤝🏻

21/09/2025

This week, Rosa gave Mandi (smoky rice with chicken) class at artist's residency in Saghbine!

Interesting to see how rice is smoked in a pot and then wrapped in a carpet! 😯

Special thanks to
for inviting us to be part of the program 💕

And thank you Beirut and Beyond- a project of Visions Made Viable for supporting us with logistics costs ❤️

12/07/2025

Sneak peek! Our cookbook is on the way! We just had the first photoshoot for the resumed cookbook project 🥗📚 supported by and The Women's Foundation of Colorado

Insha'allah Lebanon will stay safe and we'll be able to complete the cookbook this year ✨️✨️ Stay tuned!

20/06/2025

On this World Refugee Day, we’re proud to reveal the new logo of Simsim Kitchen — a tribute to the strength and resilience of women from all walks of life: refugees, widows, single mothers, and survivors.

Our new logo reflects Simsim Kitchen’s identity as a Mediterranean, Levantine, and Arab culinary project by refugee and local women in Lebanon.

We connect people from different cultures and backgrounds through the universal language of food — one dish at a time.
Open kitchen. Open heart. Open sesame (simsim)!

افتح يا سمسم !

Logo created by Farah Mahmoud ( on Instagram) in Gaza, Palestine
Special thanks to (IG) for connecting us

19/05/2025

Yesterday, we participated in the event at the AUB Archaeological Museum with our baked items!

Thank you for giving us this opportunity 🌷❤️

11/05/2025

Simsim Kitchen participated in the spring market at the Evangelical German Church in Beirut yesterday! Thank you hosting us and hopefully more expats will come back to Lebanon soon 🌷🌼🇱🇧🤞🏻

05/04/2025

Maamoul class at the NGO Insaaf, where migrant worker ladies gather. They had much fun making this popular Arabic sweets Maamoul, filled with walnuts, pistachio and dates 🥮

This week marked the end of Ramadan while spirit of Eatser is in the air! 🌙🐣🐰 Both Muslims and Christians make Maamoul to celebrate their holidays here 💕

25/03/2025

Simsim Kitchen will be participating in another open house on March 29th (Sat) at , selling chicken Msakkhan again 😋

Join us with your family & friends to support small scale local producers! 💞♻️🤗

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