Dining With Grace

A Tasteful Conversation & Dining Series

Saturday 06.30.18

7:00 PM- 9:30 PM

The African Table Presents: A Taste of Peru

A unique dining event created by Chef Grace Odogbili
The new series is Driven by Conversation and Enhanced by Cuisine.
Each event in the series will connect on a different topic.

Sample Featured Menu:

Seafood Ceviche in Passionfruit Lime Vinaigrette w/ Tostones

Aji de Gallina (Chicken Curry) Dumplings

Salmon w/ Salsa Criolla and Tacu Tacu (Fried Sticky Rice), Sliced Avocado

Chef’s Vegan Surprise Dish

Chef’s Dessert

Featured Beverage: Tangerine-Cardamom Spritzer

Music set to an Afro-Peruvian playlist

Location: Dining With Grace Dining Room (200 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217)

Chef Grace’s culinary style is inspired by African diaspora cuisine.

Grace is Chef/Owner of Dining With Grace Catering www.diningwithgrace.com

Chef/Ambassador of Heaven’s Kitchen Meal Kits www.heavenskitchen1.com

And the creator of The African Table Culinary Adventures. Join us in Tanzania this October 11-21, 2018. Learn more at www.diningwithgrace.com/travel!

All ticket sales are non-refundable but can be used for credit for any future event or service.

The African Table Cooking School

COOK Nigeria

Saturday: 3/11 & 3/18

Please note: 3/18/17 is a VEGAN Cooking Class for those cutting meat & dairy out of their diets or wanting to learn new healthy Nigerian recipes!

COOK NIGERIA! VEGAN COOKING CLASS TICKETS BELOW

Join Chef Grace Odogbili, Chef/Owner of Dining With Grace Catering NYC, for for a culinary 3.5 hr- intensive cooking class focusing on the trademarks of Nigerian cuisine! Named the NYC’s Culinary Ambassador of African Cuisine, Chef Grace will teach you the secrets of excellence in African cookery.

In this COOK Nigeria course learn to make traditional dishes:

The Best Naija Jollof

-you’ve tried the rest, now MAKE the best!

Moi- Moi

-healthy, protein rich, steamed bean cakes

Meat Stew- savory rich meat stew made with tomatoes, onions, palm oil and various chilis & spices

Egusi Soup (VEGAN) -a rich melon seed soup made with bitterleaf, spinach, onions, tomatoes and chilis. Learn some secrets to making it yummy,hearty and meat free! (Served with pounded yam)

-Served with fried plantains & side salad

-Evening includes small bites, beverages, dinner & recipe handouts!

See you Soon at The African Table Cooking School!

Stay Tuned for Additional Dates & Menus!

The African Table Rooftop Dining Series @ BKLYN Commons!

JERK & JOLLOF

09. 17. 16

Featured Menu by Chef Grace Odogbili:

Course 1:

Caesar Salad

Curried Chickpeas, Seasonal Greens,

Moi-Moi, Kick-up Vinaigrette

Course 2:

Jerk n Jollof

1/4 Jerk Chicken, Naija Jollof, Black Eye Peas Salad, Fried Plantains & Fish Cakes

Course 3:

Cinnamon Orange Puff-Puff, Candied Peel, Sorrel Syrup, Carrot Nutmeg Punch

Specialty Punch: Sparkling Passion Ting

The African Table Rooftop Brunch 07.16.16

PHOTOS BELOW!!!

NEW African Table Dining Dates Announced!!

~Summertime will Sizzle~

A Congolese Feast- Saturday, 6/25/16, 7pm, $65

South African Brunch: Saturday, 7/16/16, 1pm, $45

Join us at the next African Table Dining Event, A Taste of Congo, Saturday, June 25th

Sample Congolese Menu

1-Nganda Starters- Small Bites

2- Babute in Green Pastures- local salad greens, curried beef canape, apricots, spring onions, vinaigrette

3- Wild Pili Pili- wild caught fish in spicy chili sauce, baked in banana leaves

4- Moambe- The national dish of Congo, local, free-range chicken, cooked in a delicious and savoury tomato and peanut based sauce. Served with cassava leaves, mashed plantain & ugali.

5- Inspired Chef’s Dessert featuring Sweet Potato

Beverages included. BYOB permitted.

Thank you to our Special Guests that joined us for

The African Table: Cajun & Creole!

Check out our Facebook Gallery for More Photos & Menu Recap

Photography Credits: Hugh of BlueLotus Photography

Saturday, 4/9, 7pm

An intimate communal dining experience, limited seating.

5 Course Dinner & Beverages $65/pp

Thank you to our special guests at The African Table

A Vegan Paradise 02.28.16

See photos below!

Featured Menu:

Beverage: Pineapple Ginger Moringa Iced Tea

Course 1: Black Eye Peas Salad, Nigerian Spicy Steamed Bean Cakes (Moi-Moi), Beta Carrot-Ginger Vinaigrette

Course 2: God’s Promise Rainbow Salad: Stuffed Collard Leaf with Barley & Lentils, Garam Masala Spiced Beet Hummus, Madagascar Vanilla Roasted Carrots, Heirloom Tomatoes

Course 3: Organic Veggie Summer Roll w/ Avocado, Served with Warm Melon Seed (Egusi) & Spinach Pesto, Seaweed Crisp

Course 4: Senegalese Chickpea & Vegetable Mafe- a rich stew based in peanut butter, tomatoes and chilies. Fresh chickpeas, broccoli, gourds and purple sweet potatoes

Course 5: Dessert, Spiced Raw Cashew Pudding, Vanilla Bean, Coconut Milk, Cara Cara Orange Segments & Mejdool Dates

Thank you for Dining With Grace @ Hope Hill Sunday Suppers! Much love. <3

Next event is April 9th featuring Cajun & Creole Cuisine!!

A showcase of inspired Afro-Vegan Cuisine by Chef Grace. A 5-Course Communal Dining Event featuring a menu of fresh, local and organic cuisine inspired by the foods of West & North Africa. Tickets are limited and are $35 per guest. Please join us!

Photos from The African Table Holiday Shopping Event @ Calabar Imports Brooklyn!

: Banana Beignets w/Coconut Caramel, Toasted Coconut & Almonds

: The popular Kale Salad with Stuffed Leaves…finito

: Platter of Suya, Jollof Rice & Akara

: Spicy Suya Turkey Meatballs

The African Table is a Pop Up Dining Series By Chef Grace Odogbili of Dining With Grace –www.diningwithgrace.com featuring diverse, regional and inspired Pan-African cuisine.

The African Table Holiday Edition @ Calabar Imports Harlem Features:

A 5- Course Tasting of OUR BEST Pan-African Hors D’oeuvres from The African Table
(Menu Teaser: includes specialties of Nigeria, Morocco, Brazil & the Caribbean!)
Specialty Beverage (including our Bubbly Sorrel Sangria!)
Free Gifts & Special Holiday Shopping!

Visit The African Table to view our past events!

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED!

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

Friday, September 25th, 2015

7pm-10pm

A new taste from The African Table! Join us on Thursday, September 24th or Friday, September 25th for a deliciously pleasurable evening of Chef-inspired cuisine from the Ivory Coast by Pan-African Chef Grace Odogbili, intimate and engaging table conversation, great music and new friends! RSVP to reserve your seat. Tickets are $65 per person and are advance sale only.

Event Location: Private Dining Room at The COMPOUND COWORK

Address: 1120 Washington Avenue (corner of Lefferts Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11225

B/Q/S to Prospect Park Train Station Right Across the Street

PAST EVENTS:

Join us for this exclusive limited seating, roundtable Pop-Up Dining Event!

The African Table presents: Love & Angola.

Pan-African Chef Grace Odogbili presents a delicious menu of Angolan-inspired cuisine as we connect over great dinner, drinks and roundtable conversation. The evening’s topic would be Love and how to build a strong relationship with your partner. Share your stories, challenges, anecdotes and let’s enjoy a great dining experience, together. Couples are welcome Get your tickets today, Roundtable seating is limited!

Tickets now on sale via Eventbrite

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Photos From

The African Table:

A Taste of Brazil

On Saturday, May 16th, an intimate roundtable seating of special guests enjoyed a 5-Course Gourmet dinner inspired by the Afro-Brazilian cuisine of Bahia, Brazil by Chef Grace Odogbili! It was a great time with laughs, music, conversation and delicious cuisine. Check out the photos below!

: Coxinhas with Fried Yuca and Charmoula

: Bahia Seafood Stew Coconut Cilantro Rice

: Papaya Paradise with Organic Papaya, Vanilla Ice Cream, Citrus Compote & Crushed Almonds

: Coxinhas & Fried Yuca

: Brazilian Collards Salad w/ Roasted Corn, Whipped Plantains, Vatapa and Pickled Onion

: Acaraje!

Photos From

The Season Finale of The African Table:

A Taste Of Senegal!!

Thank you, thank you, Thank YOU, to our friends who came out The Season Finale of The African Table where we enjoyed a delicious Taste of Senegal! It was a fun night of music, good food and great company! Menu Features Include: Black Eye Peas Salad w/ Bean Cake & Spicy Pepper Sauce, Nem (Vietnamese Spring Rolls) & Kale Salad w/ Peanut Sauce, Dibi en Croute (Grilled Lamb in Puff Pastry), Thieboudienne Skewers (Marinated Fish Skewers over Senegalese Rice Pilaf), Fataya Fish Pastelles (Fried Fish Patties) and MAFE Chicken! Thank you to our Photographer guest, Kwame of Anyane Photography for taking some great photos.

: MAFE Chicken- Fried Chicken w/ Senegalese Tomato-PB Sauce

: Akara /Black Eye Peas Salad

: Dibi en Croute_ Grilled Lamb in Puff Pastry, Topped with Senegalese Mustard Sauce

: MAFE Chicken- Fried Chicken w/ Senegalese Tomato-PB Sauce

: Kale Salad with Senegalese NEM, Sesame Tofu and Fried Black Eye Peas

: Dibi en Croute_ Grilled Lamb in Puff Pastry, Topped with Senegalese Mustard Sauce

: Morgan Greenstreet on the Djembe

: Guests and Founders of The Brooklyn Greenhouse

: Thiéboudienne (Senegalese Fish and Rice Pilaf)

: Tropical Fruit Tarts

Online Ticketing for The African Table: A Senegalese Twist powered by Eventbrite

Photos from The African Table- Taste of Egypt: SuperFoods

A heartfelt thank you to all our awesome guests and supporters who came out this past Friday, 1/30, to The Taste of Egypt! We enjoyed some Egyptian cultural talks, ancient healthy food facts, amazing food by Chef Grace and a curated art showcase by Sylvia Nagy.

We discussed and answered some of these questions: What were the brilliant ancient Africans eating? How were the foods prepared? Why did they eat this way? as we enjoyed some amazing and healthy cuisine from Africa’s earliest dynasty!

Menu Included:

Stuffed Vine Leaves w/Fenugreek

Fava Bean Salad “Pizza” w/ Egyptian Aioli

Kibbeebeh- Grass-Fed Lamb & Bulgur Fingers

Maloukhiya, Coriandaer & Feta in Phyllo

Koushari- Lentils, Kamut, Egyptian Rice, Pasta & Chickpeas w/ Spicy Tomato Sauce

Spiced Semolina Cookies w/ Cherries

& More

: Stuffed Vine Leaves with Fenugreek

: Fava Bean Salad “Pizza” w/ Egyptian Garlic Aioli (Vegan)

: Awesome guests!

: Koushari- “Black Caviar” Lentils, Kamut, Egyptian Rice, Pasta & Chickpeas with Spicy Tomato Sauce (Top Vegan Dish of Egypt)

: Artist Talk & Showcase with Sylvia Nagy

: Awesome guests!

: Chef Grace discussing ingredients

: Guests discuss the cultural & historical context of Egyptian dishes

: Awesome guests!

: Awesome friends and guests! 🙂

Chef Grace

Photos from The African Table- 12 Course Caribbean Christmas

A Caribbean Christmas was an amazing and spicy occasion for all who attended! Wonderfully talented artists- Congolese drummer and musician, Nkumu Katalay blessed the audience with a calming drum solo, followed by a heated up performance from up & coming local Jamaican dancehall artist, Rico Hype. Last but certainly not least, THE Bajan Poet, Negus Adeyemi, wowed the audience with his tribute to Barbados and to Pan-African love.

The menu included inspired recipes from Jamaica, Barbados & Trinidad by Chef Grace including: Jerk Chicken & Festival, Brown Sugar Curry Wings, Bajan Fish Cakes, Escovitch Fish Spring Rolls, Roti w/ Chickpeas & Tamarind, Pickled Breadfruit Salad, Black & Rummy Bread Pudding w/ Turmeric-Ginger Ice-Cream & More

Chef Grace is Owner-Chef of Dining With Grace Catering where she highlights of uniqueness, connectivity and amazing flavors of Pan-African Cuisine. She hosts monthly dining events showcasing various cuisines and local artists. Make sure to join our mailing list for updates! Be sure to check out photo below!