Refugee Food Festival 2017

Elias, een Syrische mixoloog, lokte klanten naar Chez Richard met zijn cocktails tijdens het Refugee Food Festival in Brussel – juni 2017.

Elias keeps up with many tall orders. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Full house at Chez Richard during the Refugee Food Festival in Brussels, June 2017. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

The Refugee Food Festival attracted even more customers Chez Richard. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Exquisite cocktails demand experience and preparation. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Customers kept coming for more cocktails. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Restaurant Racine was volgeboekt tijden het Refugee Food Festival dankzij de gastronomische gerechten van Iraakse chef Ahmed.

Refugee cook Ahmed is a perfectionist and proud of his results. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Ahmed ensures that each recipe has a dash of the right spice. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Who can resist this scrumptious Iraqi dish prepared by Refugee Chef Ahmed at Racines? ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Racine was fully booked throughout the Refugee Food Festival. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Refugee chef Ahmed impressed Racine's chefs with his professionalism and knowledge of Iraqi haute cuisine. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

In restaurant Les Filles bereidde Somalische chef Ifrah gerechten om van te watertanden, en ze gaf zelfs enkele van haar recepten prijs.

Somali refugee chef Ifrah talks with customers at Restaurant Les Filles in downtown Brussels. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Ifrah reveals her recipe. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Somali recipes by Ifrah, delicious, home-made and healthy. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Customers were delighted to taste the Somali recipes. Ifrah could cook for a large number of customers at the same time. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Ifrah explains the recipe to the Refugee Food Festival coordinator. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Abdelbasset serveerde fijne Syrische gerechten in restaurant Oficina tijdens het Refugee Food Festival.

Syrian refugee chef Abdelbasset explains that his gastonomic dishes are not only scrumptious, but healthy to boot! ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Restaurant Oficina was well-prepared for the Refugee Food Festival. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Abdelbasset puts the finishing touches on each heavenly dish. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Some of the exotic ingredients. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

A dish straight from paradise. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Iraakse chef Amer zorgde voor enkele smakelijke verrassingen in kwaliteitsrestaurant Henri tijdens het Refugee Food Festival in Brussel.

Iraqi refugee chef Amer remained jolly throughout the festival, despite the hot kitchen. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Amer gives each dish a personal touch. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

One of the starters to whet the appetite. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Henri's cooks have learned a few things from Amer about Iraqi cuisine. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

In cultureel centrum Recyclart maakte Koerdische chef Seyed de gerechten klaar.

Very sociable and outgoing, Kurdish cook Seyed (on the right) talks with customers to ensure they are happy with the samosas. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Thanks to advance notification, Recyclart was booked full throughout its participation in the Refugee Food Festival. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Kurd chef Seyed (on the right) and the Refugee Food Festival coordinator (on the left) talk with customers. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Advance reservations were necessary at the Recylart cultural center throughout the busy Refugee Food Festival. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart

Chef Bilal was fier op het succes van de Palestijnse brunch op zondagochtend, geserveerd in restaurant Cipiace.

Palestinian refugee Bilal is proud of the the high turnout for brunch at Cipiace, attracted by his Palestinian recipes. ©UNHCR/Bea Uhart