SalamaTea School of Cooking & Culture

Special Event

Monday 2 May | 5:30 - 8:30PM

Wednesday 4 May | 5:30 - 8:30pm

Location: Cafe Sunshine & SalamaTea house -

21 Dickson St, Sunshine VIC 3020

This event has now ended. Tickets no longer available.


About This Event

Join SalamaTea for a unique cooking class taught by Nayran or Niro. This class will be a three-hour hands-on learning experience, providing the chance for deep connection, storytelling, listening and delicious food!

  • 2 May - Syrian feast with Nayran

  • 4 May - Tamil feast with Niro

Limited space available. All proceeds go directly to SalamaTea.

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 Meet the Instructors

Nayran’s Story

Nayran came to Australia as an asylum seeker from Syria. When the civil war broke out, the situation was unsafe in her hometown Damascus. She and her family decided it was time to leave and sought out a new country to call home. That country was Australia.

It was not easy for Nayran to make the decision to leave Syria for a safer life in Australia. She came via a people smuggler’s boat with her husband and daughter, facing many dangers and difficulties during her journey. However, Nayran believes this experience has helped make her the strong woman she is today and has helped her build her business from the few possessions she had when she first arrived in Australia, to one that provides for her new life here.

Through Nayran’s passion for food, she has established herself as a cooking instructor, caterer and public spokesperson i She catered for many government, corporate and private events and volunteered regularly to cook for various not-for-profit organisations, including the Salvation Army.


Niro’s Story

My name is Niro, I came from Sri lanka as a refugee by boat in 2009.
I am now living in Australia on a temporary visa with my wife and 3 year old son.
I am a Tamil person and I make our traditional curries, snacks and deserts. We use lots of different spices and coconut.
I also run a food stall at a few markets.

About SalamaTea

SalamaTea is a social enterprise cafe and restaurant in Sunshine that helps refugees and asylum seekers become thriving community members with social confidence and financial independence. Founder and owner Hamed Allahyari is a refugee himself who came to Australia in 2012. He has dedicated himself to supporting other refugees and asylum seekers through a variety of employment programs and other initiatives.