Culinary Connections
Social Good Through Good Food.
Colorado Springs, CO
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Our Next Cook Day Will Be
September 12th!
featuring
Syrian Cuisine!
Choose your meal • Order online • Visit us on 9/12 to Pick Up Your Meal!
Where: First United Methodist Church, 420 N. Nevada Ave
When: Saturday, September 12th 4:30-5:30pm
This September, we are showcasing Syrian flavors and culinary traditions!
Regular Meal – $25
*Fassouli ma Lahme (Green Beans with Red Sauce and Beef), Arab Rice with Vermicelli, Tabbouleh and Vegetarian Kibbeh (Kibbeh Nayyeh), Kunafa
Vegetarian Meal – $25
**Mujadura made with Syrian Rice, Fassouli (Green Beans with Red Sauce, No Meat), Tabbouleh, Vegetarian Kibbeh (Kibbeh Nayyeh), Kunafa
*Included in Regular Meal Only **Included in Vegetarian Meal Only
Kibbeh Nayyeh
Fassouli
*Fassouli with meat
**Fassouli without meat
Tabbouleh
Kunafa
*Arab Rice with Vermicelli
The following major food allergens are used as ingredients: milk, eggs, and wheat. Please notify Culinary Connections staff for more information about these ingredients. Ingredients may also be made in a factory that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, fish, soy, or crustacean.
As featured in
Side Dish with Schniper
Featured Story
Culinary Connections was recently featured in Side Dish with Schniper in an article titled Food as Refuge.
The story explores how refugee and immigrant women use food to preserve culture, build community, and create opportunity through Culinary Connections.
Through shared meals and storytelling, Culinary Connections connects Colorado Springs residents with the rich culinary traditions and lived experiences of our chefs.
As featured on
Colorado Public Radio
Featured Story
Culinary Connections was recently featured on Colorado Public Radio from an article titled Authentic flavors from around the world served to-go in downtown Colorado Springs from KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin.
The feature explores our June 2026 menu, the chefs and their culture, and how Culinary Connections offers affordable, authentic flavors helping make Colorado Springs a more diverse city.
Culinary Connections is a platform for women to share their culture with their new communities- while also supporting their families.
Your purchase supports newcomers to the Pikes Peak region.
Ra is from Syria, 25 years old, and has been living in America for two and a half years. Her hobby is swimming, and she hopes to visit her home country again.
Ru is from Syria, she is 21 years old, her hobby is entering the field of beauty
I is from Aleppo, Syria and lived in Turkey for 10 years before moving to the US in 2013. She has four children—three live with her in the US, and one married daughter is in Istanbul. Her husband works for DoorDash and tutors Arabic. I dreams of opening her own restaurant and hopes her children will attend university. She speaks Arabic and Turkish, loves cooking and exercise, and is excited to share her culinary skills with the community.
A is a married woman from the Daraa governorate in Syria, and she has five children. A loves her family very much and has a great passion for cooking.
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