Thursday, May 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET
Tsion Cafe in Harlem, 763 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10031
$45 for WMG members; $55 for non-members
Join us for a memorable evening of networking, culture, and cuisine at Tsion Cafe, the popular Harlem restaurant of chef and author Beejhy Barhany. In celebration of her new cookbook, Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond, Beejhy invites WMG members and friends to experience the flavors and traditions of Ethiopian and Israeli cuisine. She will be joined by literary agent Sally Ekus, Knopf senior editor Tom Pold, and writer and cookbook collaborator Elisa Ung for a discussion about bringing this unique cookbook to life.
Guests will enjoy:
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A plant-based buffet dinner featuring dishes inspired by Gursha
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A signature cocktail crafted from a recipe in the book
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A panel discussion on the making of Gursha with Beejhy Barhany, Sally Ekus, Tom Pold, and moderator Elisa Ung
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A traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony led by Beejhy Barhany
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Dessert, book sales, and a signing with the author
This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow food lovers, gain insight into cookbook publishing, and learn about the culture and traditions of the Ethiopian Jewish community. All are welcome!
Speakers:
Beejhy Barhany is the founding owner and executive chef of Tsion Cafe, an Ethiopian and Israeli restaurant in Harlem’s historic Sugar Hill neighborhood. She is the author of Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond, a cookbook featuring more than one hundred accessible and healthy recipes, stories, and traditions from the intersection of the African and Jewish diasporas. Beejhy was born in Ethiopia, raised mostly in Israel, and moved to New York in 2001. In 2003, she founded BINA Cultural Foundation, a cultural organization dedicated to the empowerment of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community within the United States. She is a frequent cooking teacher and speaker at Jewish cultural events in the New York area. She lives with her husband and two children in Harlem.
Sally Ekus is a Senior Literary Agent at JVNLA where she spearheads The Ekus Group, a boutique culinary division specializing in cookbook and lifestyle titles. She represents a wide range of culinary, health, wellness, and lifestyle talent, from first-time cookbook authors to chefs, restaurant owners, professional food writers, bloggers, online creators, and journalists. On the non-culinary side, Sally represents books about caregiving and parenting, and is expanding into select other non-fiction genres. From concept to contract, she has brokered over 300 book deals with top publishers. Sally hosts an online community called How to be a Cookbook Author and writes the Not So Secret Agent newsletter. She is a mom, taco lover, and improvisor.
Tom Pold is a senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, where he acquires and edits cookbook and food narratives for Knopf Cooks, as well as handles backlist titles for Knopf Cooks Classics, like Julia Child, Marcella Hazan, Edna Lewis and Madhur Jaffrey.
Moderator:
Elisa Ung, an award-winning writer and former restaurant critic, was honored to partner with Beejhy Barhany on the writing of Gursha. She has more than 20 years of professional storytelling experience and a passion for telling stories of immigration, food, dining, and mental health. She is the co-author of Mango and Peppercorns (Chronicle Books, 2021), a memoir by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, and Lyn Nguyen (a Vietnamese refugee, her American hostess, and the daughter they raised together), which won the 2022 IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) award for Literary or Historical Food Writing. Her recent collaborations also include the New York Times bestseller The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook by Monique Volz and the Audible Original Be Well: A Guide to Better Mental Health for All by psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Clemons. She is a former food critic and dining columnist for the Bergen Record and Northjersey.com and a former state government reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Refund Policy
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Earlier than 48 hours before the event: If you know you'll be unable to use your ticket more than 48 hours before an event, you can request a full refund by emailing info@womensmediagroup.org, OR you can donate the fee to the nonprofit Women's Media Group Educational Foundation by not requesting a refund.
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Within 48 hours before an event: No refunds. These ticket fees will automatically be converted to a donation to the Women's Media Group Educational Foundation.
