Muna Food

Palestinian home cooking based in Arizona🌵🍉
Private catering and personal classes👩🏻‍🍳
Veggie forward omnivore with lots of vegan + gluten free options🌿

08/21/2026

The first official public Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) five course tasting dinners at Birdhouse were a true delight.

A million thanks to all the beautiful guests who attended, the farmers and chefs who fed us, and of course the truly amazing staff and owners at Birdhouse for making the evening magical.

I’ll be in Richmond by the end of today to prepare for the finale of 1st annual The Secret is the Olive Oil tour this Sunday at Sub Rosa.

The 5:30pm seating is sold out and there are just a few seats left for the special slower 8pm service, where we’ll finish the evening and close the tour at 10pm by preparing cardamom coffee and reading our fates in the coffee grounds.

EVOO and zaatar from Alard Products - شركة الارض
Bread from Cou Cou Rachou + Sub Rosa Bakery
Peaches and arugula from Double H Farm
Wines from Mersel Wine
Golden Ramallah Arak from Terra Sancta Wine and Arak

Shout out to Habib at Grand Market International in Charlottesville for the last minute supplies— shukran, brother!

Photography by Do Me A Flavor

08/17/2026

The best olive oil in the world and the most delicious wild herb, plus freekeh our ancient green roasted wheat, all direct from the source. Available tonight and next Sunday on the menus at Birdhouse and Sub Rosa, with a very limited amount on reserve for guests to take home with purchase.

Just a few seats left for tonight’s 8pm Birdhouse seating. 5:30pm is totally full.

THE SECRET IS THE OLIVE OIL
US East Coast Tour

featuring:
Alard Products - شركة الارض
Palestinian EVOO, zaatar and freekeh
Terra Sancta Wine and Arak
Palestinian arak
Mersel Wine
Lebanese wine

Monday August 17
Charlottesville VA
Birdhouse

5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

Sunday August 23
Richmond VA
Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa Bakery
5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

RSVP today.

Portion of proceeds donated to dear friends and mutual aid projects in Palestine. Please never let a price tag keep you from letting me feed you. If you need a discount code to attend, just DM me habibi 💌

08/16/2026

THE SECRET IS THE OLIVE OIL
Muna Food US East Coast Tour

featuring:
Terra Sancta Wine and Arak
Mersel Wine
Alard Products - شركة الارض

The best olive oil in the world produced under some of the most challenging circumstances. The price tag is high but the taste and quality undeniable. Portion of proceeds gifted to dear friends and mutual aid projects in Palestine.

Monday August 17
Charlottesville VA
Birdhouse
5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

Sunday August 23
Richmond VA
Sub Rosa Bakery
5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

RSVP today.

Please never let a price tag keep you from letting me feed you. If you need a discount code to attend, just DM me habibi 💌

08/10/2026

Please join us ♥️

THE SECRET IS THE OLIVE OIL
Muna Food US East Coast Tour

featuring:
Alard Products - شركة الارض Palestinian EVOO
Terra Sancta Wine and Arak Palestinian arak
Mersel Wine Lebanese wine

The best olive oil in the world produced under some of the most challenging circumstances. The price tag is high but the taste and quality undeniable. Portion of proceeds gifted to dear friends and mutual aid projects in Palestine.

Monday August 17
Charlottesville VA
Birdhouse
5:30pm open
8:00pm opens if early sells out

Sunday August 23
Richmond VA
Sub Rosa Bakery
5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

RSVP today.

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Please never let a price tag keep you from letting me feed you. If you need a discount code to attend, just DM me habibi 💌

08/03/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that Muna Food is partnering with Al Ard Products in Palestine
Alard Products - شركة الارض to provide you with the best olive oil in the whole world.

Starting with the 1st annual The Secret is the Olive Oil tour, kicking off this Friday, I will now be cooking, serving and offering Palestine olive oil on all my menus and in all of my dishes.

For guests of the five course meals in NYC, Charlottesville and Richmond VA, each meal will begin with a guided Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) tasting. While sipping and sampling different EVOOs, you’ll learn about their different profiles, origins and terroirs. Bottles will also be available for purchase to take home with you.

Every course will feature dishes that highlight EVOO, such as the msukhan we’ll be serving at Birdhouse in Charlottesville and the freekeh salata finished with EVOO I’ll be serving at every dinner.

Al Ard Products will also be providing Palestinian staples such as freekeh, zaatar and sumac for the tour and future catering orders. Their tahini is the best in the world, ground by hand, and soon to be featured in my famous sesame swirl brownies when I return to Arizona.

THE SECRET IS THE OLIVE OIL
An exquisite five course experience

Muna Food 1st Annual East Coast Tour
August 2026

Saturday August 8
Brooklyn NY
Private Home
SOLD OUT

Wednesday August 12
Philadelphia PA
Private Home

Friday August 14
Washington DC
St Stephen’s Church

Monday August 17
Charlottesville VA
Birdhouse

Sunday August 23
Richmond VA
Sub Rosa

5:30pm SOLD OUT
8:00pm open

RSVP today.

munafood.com

tinyurl.com/munafoodaugust2026

Links in bio

06/20/2026

Happy World Refugee Day! It was an honor and blessing to cook for my neighbors Iskash*taa Refugee Network this week to celebrate

05/28/2026

Have you tried my new pop-up menu? 👀

It was a delight to feed everyone this past Saturday at for y dance party anniversary 👯

So looking forward to feeding folx this Saturday at for the event 💝

My pop-up menu this summer—

Beef Arayes: the Palestinian smash burger, on flour or corn tortilla, with yogurt special sauce, grilled to order

Cheese Manoush: Melty cheese with zaatar the wild Palestinian herb, on flour or corn tortilla, vegan cheese available, grilled to order

Shorbet Adas: Red lentil soup, staple in Gaza and across the Mediterranean, vegan, bottomless pot

Arabic Potato Salad: Taita’s aka grandma’s recipe. No mayo! Vegan and green with fresh herbs

Sesame Brownies: Dark chocolate base, special sesame seed swirl

Tahini Crispy Treats: New! Grown up twist on the classic gluten free delight

Gracias to .jpg for the incredible cheese pull photo 🫶🏼

05/18/2026

Not your average caterer.

Now looking for investors, accomplices and test tasters. DM if interested. Serious inquiries only.

04/29/2026

I realize more and more that cooking, and specifically cooking and sharing with others, is a somatic practice. A big reason I started is because my time in the kitchen preparing meals for others is always therapeutic.

With that in mind, I’d like to offer to share my kitchen and this healing time with more people. DM or email me today if you’re interested in classes and kitchen time together 💌

Repost from
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A 2026 study tracked over 1,500 people in real time and found that cooking for others consistently raised mood and self-esteem in the moment.  The effect was strongest for introverts.   The brain’s mesolimbic dopamine pathway activates when we anticipate a positive outcome for someone we care about, and oxytocin-linked social circuitry reinforces the act as meaningful.   Completing a task with a visible, appreciated outcome gives the brain clear feedback that it acted well.   On the days people cooked for someone else, compared to days they didn’t, their data looked measurably different. 
Studies:
Cooking for others is food for the soul: Consistent momentary, but mixed trait-level well-being benefits for home cooks
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12818385/ 
Neural Basis of Prosocial Behavior
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10039809/

Oxytocin, Motivation and the Role of Dopamine
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3877159/

Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.

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04/27/2026

It’s sour plum and fresh almond season! This sweet season lasts only a few weeks so get yourself to your nearest good market now to buy some 🌿

Recipe and video from

Green dressing:
Ingredients

• 1 large handful fresh parsley
• Small sprinkle fresh dill (optional)
• 1–2 green onions (white + green parts)
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup cream cheese or cottage cheese OR an avocado
• 1–2 tbsp lemon juice (or vinegar)
• 2 garlic cloves
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Water or milk (to thin)
Olive Oil (few tbsps)

Salad:
Green Almonds sliced
Green plums
Watermelon radishes
Pink radishes
Purple cabbage or Endives
1/2 pear
Lemon slivers
Arugula (not pictured but would be a great addition)
Chopped thai chili
Purple onions or shallots

Dressing for salad:
Olive oil
Salt
Sumac
Lemon Juice

No other group of people enjoy sour food as much as the people of West Asia.

It’s green almond and green plum season that lasts only about three to four weeks at the beginning of spring.

Wild almonds first grew across regions that are now present-day Iran, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan, while wild plums were gathered and later cultivated around the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. Over time, both fruits eventually spread into West Asia, becoming a symbol of spring across the region and are commonly eaten in the Levant, Iraq, and the Arab Gulf countries.

During this short window, the fruits are still young and tart, often eaten raw with salt before they ripen into their sweeter forms.

This way of eating unripe foods is common across West Asia. Green garbanzo beans, raw pistachios while still soft, sour grapes, and many other seasonal foods are traditionally eaten young before full ripeness. This came about for a few reasons, crops were vulnerable to loss from harsh climates , and there was often food and water scarcity in certain areas, this in turn shaped the culinary tradition of embracing sour and sharp flavors.

So while the people of West Asia taught us how to make bread and preserve food, they also taught us to get ahead of the drought—because survival often depends on what you do before it comes.

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