Pop-up restaurant is piece of Talking Peace festival,which attempts to engage people in issues of peace and clash around worldChef Haitham Yassin usually cooks Syrian food at the Ayam Zaman restaurant in Shepherd’s Bush, west London. But on Wednesday night he was serving Damascene dishes at a popup restaurant in a railway arch under Waterloo station, and with trains rumbling in the background.
Yassin was taking piece in an event that was not just about food. For the 50 diners seated at long tables,it was also a chance to hear and learn about the Syrian clash, which has left more than 230000 dead and is largely behind the biggest refugee crisis to confront Europe since the moment world war. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com