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“Family Business” Charts Apizza Through The Generations

A Broken Umbrella Theatre Company  |  Arts & Culture  |  CitySeed  |  Culture & Community  |  Sanctuary Kitchen  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | June 18th, 2025

Susan Kulp, Shane Quinn and company in Family Business: (A)Pizza Play. Performances run at CitySeed’s 162 James St. headquarters Fridays through Sundays through June 28. Chris Randall Photos.

How Refugee Women "Light The Future"

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Julia Sears | April 9th, 2024

Azhar Ahmed with Elena's Light Award and certificate of special recognition by Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Rachel Peet Photos

As Eid Approaches, Refugee Chefs Remember

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culinary Arts  |  Culture & Community  |  Immigration  |  Ramadan  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | April 20th, 2023

Chef Rawaa Ghazi. Lucy Gellman Photos.

One Year After Taliban Takeover, Afghan Women Issue A Call To Remember

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culinary Arts  |  Culture & Community  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | August 15th, 2022

Hossna Samadi.

In New Sudanese Pop-Up, A Refugee's Story Of Home

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Food Business  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | July 11th, 2022

At Sanctuary Kitchen, Afghanistan Crisis Hits Home

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Culinary Arts  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Politics  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | September 17th, 2021

Sanctuary Kitchen Builds A Bridge To Afghanistan

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culinary Arts  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | August 30th, 2021

On World Refugee Day, IRIS Centers Story

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Hamden  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Sanctuary Kitchen  |  Storytelling  |  Whitneyville Liney Kindler | June 30th, 2021

Rachel Peet Photos.

With New Culinary Launchpad, Food Entrepreneurs Join Forces

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Culinary Arts  |  Economic Development  |  Food Business  |  Food Justice  |  Sanctuary Kitchen  |  The Huneebee Project Arturo Pineda | February 26th, 2021

The sampler package provided to viewers at home included za'atar rolls and keyk kadoo from Sanctuary Kitchen and a honey tart from Huneebee Project. Photo courtesy of Atticus Market.

Sanctuary Kitchen Keeps Cooking For Curbside

Arts & Culture  |  COVID-19  |  Culinary Arts  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | May 21st, 2020

Sanctuary Kitchen Serves Up Storytelling

Arts & Culture  |  Bregamos Community Theater  |  Fair Haven  |  Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Allison Hadley | November 7th, 2019

Sanctuary Kitchen Breaks Bread at Yale

Culture & Community  |  Food & Drink  |  Sanctuary Kitchen  |  Yale Council for Middle Eastern Studies Leah Andelsmith | February 21st, 2019

Sanctuary Kitchen Moves Outside

Arts & Culture  |  CitySeed  |  Food & Drink  |  Food Justice  |  Immigration  |  Refugees  |  Sanctuary Kitchen Lucy Gellman | August 8th, 2018

Karima El-Hamraoui and Abir. Lucy Gellman Photos. Abir was performing alchemy in The Hill. Her hands fluttered over a pile of red and white onion, fine salt and flaked sumac coating the slices. She spoke in quiet tones as she worked, recounting bits of information about her children. A family of sunflowers bobbed deferentially in the background.