Food & Drink
7 April 2021–10 April 2021
What the Food 2021
Alserkal Avenue
Art meets gastronomic experiences on the Avenue
Alserkal takes part in the Dubai Food Festival with What The Food, a dynamic celebration of the city’s gastronomical concepts. The Avenue intersects its homegrown culinary concepts with special pop-up food concepts on 7-10 April from 3PM-10PM. Featuring some of Dubai’s best creative and culinary entrepreneurs, Alserkal presents supper clubs, art and culinary workshops, innovative culinary experimentation and more.
Join Chef Halawa’s supper club, A Night in Palestine, on 7-8 April as he takes guests on a culinary journey. Expanding on the story and origin of each dish during his supper, the chef uses culinary arts as a way of remembering home, finding comfort in home-cooked traditional Palestinian and Jordanian dishes. In collaboration with Palestinian artist Hazem Harb, this supper club will also have a peek into Harb’s artistry, which negotiates, in part, between a migrant and his lost home.
On 10 April, dine with The Curry Bureau (TCB). TCB is a contemporary take on Indian and coastal cuisine, using fresh and premium ingredients like Omani prawns and premium tenderloin beef cuts. TCB’s brand is minimal, quirky yet comforting which reflects the food and the feeling it brings.
Outside of these supper clubs, pop up concepts such as Good Vibes Market, Akiba Dori, Organic Souk, Cheese Onboard and more invigorate the lanes of our Avenue with their delectable selection culinary treats. With food concepts complemented by workshops from our homegrown concepts such as thejamjar, Tashas, Âme Artistic Studio, Al Kass Ceramics, film screenings by Cinema Akil, and gallery tours, What The Food 2021 satisfies the culinary and creative palette of anyone who walks through the Avenue.
events are from 3PM to 10PM unless otherwise noted.
7 APRIL 2021
Supper Club | A Night in Palestine by Chef Halawa
7PM - 10PM | Alserkal Arts Foundation (Warehouse 51)
Interested guests must RSVP for this pre-booked dinner via hello@chefhawala.com
Outdoor Film Screening | Cinema Akil: Buena Vista Social Club
8.30 PM - 10.30 PM | The Yard
Warehouse 83
8 APRIL 2021
Supper Club | A Night in Palestine by Chef Halawa with Hazem Harb
7 - 10PM | 7 & 8 APRIL | Alserkal Arts Foundation (Warehouse 51)
Interested guests must RSVP for this pre-booked dinner via info@chefhalawa.com.
Outdoor Film Screening | Cinema Akil: Buena Vista Social Club
8.30PM - 10.30PM | The Yard
Inked (Warehouse 66)
Warehouse 83
Featuring: Maize Tacos, Kaffe Bloom, Karak Cafe, The Maine x Host! by Moey, Matter Farms, Han Cuisine, Crumb&Co, Blue Fin, House of Pops
Back Lane
9 APRIL 2021
Wellness | Shimis Morning Yoga Session: Vinyasa Flow
9.30AM - 10.45AM | The Yard
Outdoor Film Screening | Cinema Akil: Buena Vista Social Club
8PM - 10PM | The Yard
Echo holdings x mirrors: An audiovisual dialogue with AI by Isaac Sullivan
7 - 7.30PM | The Yard
Main Lane
Warehouse 47
Main Lane
Main Lane
Inked (Warehouse 66)
Warehouse 83
Featuring: Maize Tacos, Kaffe Bloom, Karak Cafe, The Maine x Host! by Moey, Matter Farms, Han Cuisine, Crumb&Co, Blue Fin, House of Pops
Back Lane
Wild and the Moon Pop-Up: Fiery Wild Cauli Bites, Superfood Popcorn
Lane 1
Kitchen Lab Series & Oh, YAY! Tie-Dye with Food Coloring
10 - 6PM | Hourly
The Junction
8 - 10 APRIL | 7.30 - 9.30PM
10 APRIL 2021
Wellness | Crank Silent Disco Ride
7-10AM hourly | The Yard
Workshop and Tour | Chasing Shadows by Tania Ursomarzo
4.30PM | The Yard
Do you know how fast shadows can move? Why do the cardinal directions - north, south, east and west - matter for architects and designers? Do you know how to tell the time by looking at your own shadow? Join us for some family friendly explorations with architect, artist and designer Tania Ursomarzo. In preparation for the 2021 Yard Commission, she has been carefully studying the play of air, light and shadow in our community space. In this workshop, she will share her discoveries and attune us to our surroundings, asking us to notice the everyday natural phenomenon present around us.
Open to all, registration required. RSVP to info@alserkalavenue.ae
Timings: Gather at 4:15 in the grass area in The Yard, workshop from 4:30-5:30 pm
Lammtara Parade with Freej Characters
5-7PM
Supper Club by The Curry Bureau
1.30 - 4PM | 10 APRIL
Warehouse 50/51
Interested guests must RSVP for this pre-booked dinner via Bookings.curry@gmail.co
Workshops for kids: Kitchen Lab Series & Oh, YAY! Tie-Dye with Food Coloring
10 - 7PM Hourly
Warehouse 47
Main Lane
Cheese Onboard
Main Lane
Masterclass | Mastering Food Labels For Healthier Food Shopping by Bernadette Abraham
3 - 5PM | Âme Artistic Studio | Warehouse 81
Workshop | Coffee Cup & Desert Cactus by thejamjar
1PM - 3PM; 4PM-5PM | Warehouse 74
Workshop | Plate Making by Al Kass Ceramics
Adults | 12:30- 2PM
Kids | 3:30-4:15PM
Al Kass Ceramics (Warehouse 31)
Outdoor Film Screening | Buena Vista Social Club
8:30PM | The Yard
Warehouse 83
Inked (Warehouse 66)
Featuring: Maize Tacos, Kaffe Bloom, Karak Cafe, The Maine x Host! by Moey, Matter Farms, Han Cuisine, Crumb&Co, Blue Fin, House of Pops
Back Lane
Wild and the Moon Pop-Up: Fiery Wild Cauli Bites, Superfood Popcorn
Lane 1
5-7PM | Various Galleries
Email rsvp@alserkalavenue.ae to reserve a slot.
Artist-led tour with Aref Montazeri
Leila Heller Gallery | Warehouse 86
10 APRIL | 5.30PM
Aref Montazami will take us on a tour of his latest exhibition on show in @leilahellergallery. Join us as he delves into this realm of spirituality through his small and large-scale installations, which consist of thousands of cut mirrors per work that immerse the viewer in reflection.
RSVP via rsvp@alserkalavenue.ae
Artist-led tour with Wissam Shawkat
Mestaria | Warehouse 35
10 APRIL | 6PM
Take a closer look at ‘Back to Basics’, a calligraphy exhibition at @mestariaofficial merging a practice of individual letters’ precise forms as well as abstract shapes.
RSVP via rsvp@alserkalavenue.ae
Guest Food Pop-Ups
Back Lane
Warehouse 22
Main Lane
Main Lane
INKED (Warehouse 66)
Nightjar: Cold Brew Milkshakes & Ricotta Pancakes
10AM - 7PM | Outside Warehouse 83
Wild and the Moon Pop-Up: Fiery Wild Cauli Bites, Superfood Popcorn
Lane 1
Always on the Avenue
Lane 5
Lane 1
Warehouse 63
Warehouse 4
Back Lane
Warehouse 68
Warehouse 20