French Street Food: Falafel

A hands-on cooking class culminating in dinner served with wine and beer.

When you think of French cuisine falafel might not come to mind; in fact, this crave-worthy street food is a most popular dish among locals and tourists alike! Zoé McLaughlin will teach us to make this impressive dish, along with an array of its traditional -- and highly coveted -- sides and toppings.

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Falafel -- Fried Ground Chickpeas & Spices
Fried eggplant
Tarama -- Salted Cured Fish Roe & Lemon
Tahini -- Ground Sesame Sauce
Toum -- Garlic Sauce
Zhoug -- Spicy Herb & Chile Pepper Relish
Harissa -- Chile Paste Seasoned with Tomatoes & Spices
Herb Salad With Pomegranates & Pistachios
 

Zoé McLaughlin was born in Paris and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked in restaurants in France while she wrote and published her first cookbook – a collection of family recipes influenced by her multicultural upbringing.  She now lives in San Francisco, where she works in the non-profit culinary world and hosts online cooking demonstrations.  She has a passion for bringing together the diverse flavors and culinary traditions of the Bay Area with the time tested techniques of classical French cooking.