Our Shared Future: Racha Abou Al-Shamat

Join Racha’s Syrian Kitchen founder Racha Abou Al-Shamat and OzHarvest for a four-course dinner at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, all made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued NSW produce.

Racha's Syrian Kitchen is a catering business and cooking school celebrating Syrian culinary traditions. Born in Damascus, Abou Al-Shamat moved to Australia in 2014, bringing family food traditions learned from her chef father and mother. 

Through cooking classes and catering, she uses food as storytelling, fostering cultural connection and understanding.

Celebrating rescued ingredients and social change, Abou Al-Shamat and Refettorio’s team will develop a unique four-course menu, with two courses from Abou Al-Shamat, and two from OzHarvest chefs.

It’s part of OzHarvest’s Our Shared Future, a dinner series for Vivid Sydney, featuring seven of NSW’s most exciting chefs in one-night-only collaborations with Refettorio’s team.

Other Guests include Junda Khoo, executive chef and co-founder of Ho Jiak; celebrated pastry chef Jade Gilmour; Khanh Nguyen, executive chef of King Clarence; Remy Davis, head chef at Bessie's Restaurant and Alma's Bar; Lauren Elrdrige, head Pastry chef at Paisano and Daughters, and Jean Paul El Tom, co-founder and chef at Baba’s Place and Corner 75.

But this series goes beyond exceptional dining. Our Shared Future empowers OzHarvest Nourish students to work alongside guest chefs, gaining hands-on experience in menu development, preparation, and event delivery.

Help OzHarvest work toward a more sustainable future where food is not wasted and no one goes hungry.