Taste the irresistible charm of the Mediterranean in a menu of savory regional recipes.
Experience the warm, vibrant flavors of the Mediterranean in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Seyhan. Using simple ingredients and time-honored techniques, you’ll create a flavorful menu that’s perfect for everyday meals or relaxed gatherings with friends and family.
Start with creamy yogurt tahini hummus served with warm flatbread, then prepare chicken shawarma layered with crisp vegetables and drizzled with garlic yogurt sauce. You’ll balance the bold spices with a tangy sumac onion salad and finish with rich, flaky baklava filled with crushed pistachios or walnuts. Enjoy your dishes with a refreshing sip of homemade mint lemonade or a traditional glass of salty ayran. Join this immersive cooking lesson and bring a taste of the Turkish specialties to your table.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
With chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and spices
Chicken Shawarma With Garlic Yogurt Sauce
With chicken thighs, yogurt, garlic, cumin, paprika, lemon juice, flatbread, lettuce, tomato and sumac-seasoned onion
Sumac Onion Salad & Fresh Vegetables
With red onion, sumac, olive oil and parsley Sumac Onion Salad
Pita or Flatbread
With flour and water
Pistachio or Walnut Baklava
With phyllo dough, pistachios or walnuts and lemony syrup
Mint Lemonade or Ayran (Salted Yogurt Drink)
With fresh mint, lemon juice, yogurt and salt
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
Chef Seyhan brings over a decade of global culinary experience, including nine years in New York City, where she refined her skills in top kitchens. In one of her final roles, Chef Seyhan worked alongside Michelin-starred Chef Ronny Embark, deepening her expertise in fine dining. Trained in culinary school in Turkey and later specializing in pastry at Savor School under Kirsten Tibballs, Chef Seyhan seamlessly blends Mediterranean influences—Turkish, Greek and Italian—with a passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients. Whether in the kitchen or in the classroom, Chef Seyhan is dedicated to sharing her craft through immersive culinary experiences.
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.This experience is not refundable as it includes a meal kit.
Chef Seyhan will travel to guests within Los Angeles for this experience.
Taste the irresistible charm of the Mediterranean in a menu of savory regional recipes.
Experience the warm, vibrant flavors of the Mediterranean in this hands-on cooking class with Chef Seyhan. Using simple ingredients and time-honored techniques, you’ll create a flavorful menu that’s perfect for everyday meals or relaxed gatherings with friends and family.
Start with creamy yogurt tahini hummus served with warm flatbread, then prepare chicken shawarma layered with crisp vegetables and drizzled with garlic yogurt sauce. You’ll balance the bold spices with a tangy sumac onion salad and finish with rich, flaky baklava filled with crushed pistachios or walnuts. Enjoy your dishes with a refreshing sip of homemade mint lemonade or a traditional glass of salty ayran. Join this immersive cooking lesson and bring a taste of the Turkish specialties to your table.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
With chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and spices
Chicken Shawarma With Garlic Yogurt Sauce
With chicken thighs, yogurt, garlic, cumin, paprika, lemon juice, flatbread, lettuce, tomato and sumac-seasoned onion
Sumac Onion Salad & Fresh Vegetables
With red onion, sumac, olive oil and parsley Sumac Onion Salad
Pita or Flatbread
With flour and water
Pistachio or Walnut Baklava
With phyllo dough, pistachios or walnuts and lemony syrup
Mint Lemonade or Ayran (Salted Yogurt Drink)
With fresh mint, lemon juice, yogurt and salt
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
Reviews guests left for other experiences with Chef Seyhan
Adrian
02 Jun 2025
Seyhan was excellent! Such delicious food, prepared so quickly. She was a pleasure to have cook for us, would definitely recommend.
Stacie
27 Mar 2025
Chef Seyhan is amazing!!! She came for our 15th wedding anniversary and I can’t think of a better way to spend my evening. She’s a lovely woman and extremely talented with her cooking skills!! I will certainly have her again. She is welcome in our home anytime.
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