Eat Offbeat: The Cookbook

Eat OffBeat is a New York food business that delivers authentic and home-style ethnic meals that are conceived, prepared and delivered by refugees resettled in NYC.

As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, I have a passion for ethnic cuisine and any book that brings the food and culture of the world into my home. What a treasure it is to be able to experience the world through food.

When a friend sent me the information about Eat Offbeat’s kickstarter project, I jumped on it and shared it with my cookbook loving community which includes you, my Eat Your Book’s family.

The chefs behind this project are women from Syria, Iraq, Eritrea and Guinea. Today being International Women’s Day makes this a perfect project to back to honor women.

This cookbook will be the first of its kind-written by refugees telling their own story and sharing their recipes. It will feature 80 recipes and stories representing at least 20 chefs hailing from 15 different countries. 10% of proceeds will go to the International Rescue Committee, and all remaining profits from this campaign will be invested in hiring and training more refugees. 

When Eat Offbeat, began they had three goals in mind: “to introduce New Yorkers to new and off-the-beaten-path cuisines, create opportunities for talented home cooks who happened to be refugees by status, and, most importantly, showcase the value refugees bring this country.”