Welcome to Sahtain Nunu’s Tawila
In Person Cooking Classes
Lebanese Taverna Classes
Join one of my deliciously fun in person cooking classes in Arlington, VA!
You’ll learn to make homemade Levantine recipes in the comforts of Lebanese Taverna Markets Test Kitchen! Let’s break bread together!
Private Events
Host Your Own Pita Party
Host the ultimate in person experience – the Pita Party! You'll learn to make homemade pita in the comforts of your own kitchen!
This is a fun and interactive experience where you will learn how to make delicious puffy pita bread from scratch and enjoy it with one of my signature mezza grazing boards full of tasty middle eastern dips.
Sahtain Nunu's Pita Party is perfect for anyone who wants to host a special interactive get-together for friends, family or book clubs. This is perfect for those who want to start baking, love to cook, or just want to learn some new skills in the kitchen. It's also a great way to connect with new and old acquaintances while enjoying a fun tasty evening of breaking bread together.
We will work together to customize a package for your next event!
Meet Sahtain Nunu
Sahtain is an Arabic expression similar to Bon Appetite, most commonly used when a person is dining. It translates to a wish for double health – for you to enjoy your food before and after eating it. This name is fitting given my health hardships with surviving cancer and endless love for food. As for Nunu - it's a family-given nickname and a fun story!
I’m a faithful foodie culturally, and developed into one professionally accidentally while working for a major international hotel company for over 20 years.
Growing up in a bi-cultural household here in the USA and as an expat on foreign soil in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia grounded me in the deep routed tradition of ‘breaking bread’ with the best of family and friends.
Through my own health struggles - finding out I had breast cancer at 25. My love for food continued to grow through means of finding health benefits and remedies.
Most days, you will find me in my kitchen leading the cooking legacy my American grandmother and Middle Eastern Tayta taught me.
Start Cooking with One of My Recipes
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Rosewater Shortbread Cookies
The perfect springtime dessert. These shortbread cookies offer a Levantine twist to the classic butter cookie. Rosewater and dried rose petals are used to add a floral flavor and pretty garnish.
Rosewater Shortbread Cookies
The perfect springtime dessert. These shortbread cookies offer a Levantine twist to the classic butter cookie. Rosewater and dried rose petals are used to add a floral flavor and pretty garnish.
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Cacio e Za’atar Chips
Dress up your favorite kettle chips with freshly shaved Parmesan cheese and za’atar. These crisps pair perfectly with my chicken shawarma salad sandwiches and/or just a glass of champagne or...
Cacio e Za’atar Chips
Dress up your favorite kettle chips with freshly shaved Parmesan cheese and za’atar. These crisps pair perfectly with my chicken shawarma salad sandwiches and/or just a glass of champagne or...
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Halloumi Mediterranean Kale Salad
For all those health resolutions being tackled in the new year, this Mediterranean salad balances savory, crunchy and a pop of sweet. I use spray evoo in place of heavy...
Halloumi Mediterranean Kale Salad
For all those health resolutions being tackled in the new year, this Mediterranean salad balances savory, crunchy and a pop of sweet. I use spray evoo in place of heavy...
