Street Foods of the World: Home-made Falafels

Are you craving to travel again? Well, come join us on a virtual street food tour of the world! In this class, you will be learning how to make one of the most popular street foods that hail from the Middle East, and now is widely popular all over the world, whether it is NYC or Paris. Crunchy and nutty, these home-made falafels fresh out of the pan will transport you to the bustling street of Tel Aviv!

In this fun and interactive cooking class, You will learn how to make the best falafels from scratch. Starting with whole chickpeas, you will learn how to blend the beans with spices, shape them into little balls of "dumplings" and cook them to perfection. There is an art to knife skills and controlling the heat when you are making falafels from scratch. Chef Cole will also teach you how to make an amazing yogurt based sauce to drizzle over your finished falafels. Tuck these savory dumplings into a warm, fluffy pita bread, generously garnish with herbs and sauce, and bite into an absolute bliss!

No experience is required! We will send you the equipment and ingredients list, which are easy to find and you may already have them in your home kitchen. Just make sure you have these essential ingredients: chickpeas (garbanzo beans), cumin, olive oil, canola or vegetable oil, garlic, salt, tahini, parsley, shallot, onion, tomatoes, cucumber, spring mix, lemon, fresh dill, greek yogurt, black pepper, AP flour, pita bread. This class is vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free friendly (just omit yogurt and/or pita bread.)You will have an opportunity to interact with the Chef and ask questions during the class.

Prepare your mis-en-place ahead of the session, grab your favorite drinks, and get ready to join a fun virtual cooking party! Ticket is on a per-person basis.Please note our class time is in Eastern Time Zone!