A Hands-On Lebanese Cooking Experience & Friendly Competition
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 6:00–9:00 PM
Show + Tell at Armature Works
Put on your chef hat, tie on your team apron, grab a glass of wine, and get ready to experience Lebanon through food!
Join Chef Noha Chalawit of SAHA Network, winner of Best Food Art Talent at La Bahía Tampa 2026, for a fun, social and completely hands-on Lebanese cooking experience at Show + Tell at Armature Works.
For this edition of Be a Chef for the Night, we're starting with one of Lebanon's most loved dishes: KAFTA!
But this isn't your typical cooking class.
You'll cook, taste, mingle and compete while learning how to prepare an authentic Lebanese feast from scratch. Come with a friend, make it a date night, or come solo and meet new people—we'll pair everyone into teams for a little friendly competition!
On the Menu
Together we'll prepare:
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Juicy Kafta Skewers & Kafta Burgers
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Kafta Smashed on Pita Bread
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Fresh Tabbouleh
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Authentic Hummus from Scratch
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Authentic Baba Ghanouj from Scratch
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Grilled Jalapeños, Onions & Tomatoes
And, of course, we'll sit down and enjoy the Lebanese feast we created together!
Your Chef Experience
When you arrive, it's time to become a chef for the night!
You'll receive your chef hat, colored team apron, and a personalized calligraphy name tag.
Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine provided by Armature Works, meet your fellow chefs, take some photos and get ready for the fun to begin.
The Lebanese Masterclass
Chef Noha will guide you step-by-step through the flavors, spices and techniques behind an authentic Lebanese table.
You'll learn how to season, shape and prepare traditional kafta in several different ways, make fresh tabbouleh, work with grilled vegetables and toasted pita, and discover easy techniques you can recreate in your own kitchen.
And we can't have a Lebanese feast without the dips!
You'll prepare authentic Lebanese hummus and baba ghanouj from scratch, learning the ingredients, techniques and finishing touches behind two of Chef Noha's favorite Lebanese staples.
Let the Competition Begin! 🏆
Now we're turning up the fun!
Guests will be divided into teams of two, and each team will be identified by its own colored aprons.
You'll cook and work together throughout the experience, but at the end of the night, it's time to put everything you've learned to the test.
Each team will create its own final presentation of the Lebanese feast.
Get creative with your plating, presentation and finishing touches because we'll be choosing the team with the:
🏆 Best Presentation of the Night!
It's a little friendly competition filled with teamwork, creativity, great food and plenty of laughs.
The Grand Feast
Competition over—now we eat!
We'll bring everything together, sit down and enjoy the Lebanese feast we created.
Share food, enjoy the atmosphere and celebrate your new cooking skills with the people you cooked alongside.
It's part cooking class, part dinner party, part competition and part cultural experience—all in one night.
What's Included
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3-hour interactive Lebanese cooking experience
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Full Lebanese meal
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All ingredients, cooking tools and plateware
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Step-by-step instruction with Chef Noha
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Chef hat
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Colored team apron to wear during the experience
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Personalized Arabic calligraphy name tag
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Hands-on hummus & baba ghanouj making from scratch
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Team cooking & presentation competition
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Take-home recipes
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Complimentary glass of wine provided by Armature Works
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Plenty of photo opportunities, food, laughs and new memories
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 6:00–9:00 PM
Location: Show + Tell at Armature Works
Experience: Be a Chef for the Night – Kafta Edition
Hosted by: Chef Noha Chalawit | SAHA Network
Ticket: $95 per person
This is a public event—no minimum group size and no private booking required.
Come solo and we'll pair you up, make it a date night, bring your best friend, or gather a few friends and see which team has what it takes to win Best Presentation of the Night.
Come hungry. Come ready to cook. And come ready for a little competition!