Zahara
Chefs Amina & Mohamed
Cuisine: Moroccan Fresh
Zahara is a Pop-Up Moroccan Restaurant where authentic curated Moroccan food is made and served with love.
Zahara organizes Moroccan soirées, sending an invite to our website subscribers first, then we post it on social media for public. Seats are very limited; therefore, it is first come first serve.
Chef Amina Ait Omar is a classically trained Moroccan chef. She attended culinary school at the Institute Specialise de Technologie Appliquee Hoteliere et Touristique in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Following graduation, she began as a sous-chef at the prestigious Riad Kniza in Marrakesh, where she eventually worked her way to head chef. With her at the helm, the restaurant was voted top 10 best restaurants in Africa for 3 consecutive years.
Owner and assistant chef, Mohamed Baayd, worked in the food industry to put himself through college. After a fulfilling career working with US veterans, he resigned his position to follow his dream to share his love of Moroccan food with the Salt Lake community.
What started as intimate Moroccan meals shared with friends, has grown into regular pop-up restaurants where Amina and Mohamed can take their guests on a food journey to Morocco. ZAHARA is not about just eating then leaving, it is 2 to 2.5 hours of living and experiencing the food, making new friends, and bringing the community together. During the event a multi course meal will be served while you are taken on a virtual journey to a city in Morocco.
Their restaurant is named Zahara, after Amina and Mohamed’s mothers. They chose this name because of “The two amazing women, who tirelessly nourished us with some amazing traditional food that is impossible to forget, and taught us the importance of being kind to everyone.”
Zahara is a place where authentic curated Moroccan food is made and served with love. It is a place where you will get to meet people from all walks of life and where all people are welcome. It is a place where food is not only about eating—but also about storytelling and cultural immersion. It is a place where you will feel physically and emotionally nourished.
Contact Chefs Amina & Mohamed directly by Email eat@zaharazkitchen.com or zaharasaltlake@gmail.com or by Phone (385) 212-4518.
Menu Overview:
Starters: Briwates, Fresh Dates with milk, Moroccan Salads, Pastilla, Vegetarian Shourba.
Main Meal: Tagine (Chicken, Lamb, or Vegetarian), Wholegrain Bread, Royal Couscous with Chicken Beef or Lamb, Royal Vegetarian Couscous, Couscous with Teffya, Rfissa Vegetarian or with Chicken.
Desserts: Fresh Seasonal Fruits, Johara, Moroccan Pastries, Moroccan Green Tea.
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Zahara Special Event Menus & Offerings:
– November, 2023 - Thanksgiving Dessert Boxes:
Kaab El Ghazal - Crescent-shaped, flour-based dough filled with almond paste aromatized with orange blossom water.
Rakhama - A delightfully delicious gluten-free cookie made with peanuts, chocolate, and condensed milk. (Contains nuts)
Zahara – Spice To Go:
Chef’s previous Spice To Go menus.
(The weekly meal pick-up service, Spice To Go, is no longer offered. These are prior menus from this chef and are meant to provide ideas on what is possible.)
– December 8, 2022
Entrées:
Chicken Tagine with Potatoes and Peas with Homemade Bread (20oz):
A traditional Moroccan dish, made with chicken, potatoes, peas and beautifully seasoned. Every bite will virtually transport you to Morocco. (Dairy free, gluten free without bread)
Vegetarian Tagine with Potatoes and Peas with Homemade Bread (20oz):
A vegetarian version of a traditional Moroccan dish. Includes potatoes, peas and other vegetables. (Vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free without bread)
Appetizer:
Harira: Moroccan Garbanzo and Lentil Soup with Homemade Bread (12oz):
A balanced soup made of garbanzos, lentils, cilantro and parsley. It will make you appreciate the authenticity of this delicious dish. (Vegetarian, gluten free without bread, dairy free)
Dessert:
Ghreba: Moroccan Almond Cookies (2pc):
Delicious almond and orange blossom water in this traditional cookie. (Dairy free, contains nuts)
Beverage:
Hot Moroccan Mint Tea (8oz):
Green tea with fresh mint. A taste that is amazingly refreshing. (Vegan, dairy free, gluten free)
