Baba's Place x Tom Sarafian Armenian Street Party

Overview

Marrickville favourite Baba's Place — one of our favourite restaurants in Sydney — is kicking off spring with a street party with an acclaimed Armenian chef Tom Sarafian (Sarafian) at its bustling warehouse restaurant.

Before opening his namesake Melbourne venue, Sarafian worked at the Michelin-starred London restaurant Petersham Nurseries Cafe and alongside Greg Malouf at Melbourne's MoMo. He'll be taking over Baba's Place on Sunday, September 3, cooking up wood-fired zhingyalov hats with spring herbs and tel banir from an Armenian dome-style oven.

Things will kick off from 2pm for anyone wanting a late lunch. Around 4pm, DJs will take over with an Armenian-inspired playlist and dessert will be rolled out. Sweet tooths will be treated to znoud el set with house-made ashta, pistachios and cardamon syrup.

Baba's Palce's classic array of drinks will also be on offer throughout the day including orange wines and rakija and tonics.

"Tom has been supportive of us at Baba's Place since the beginning," says Baba's Place Founder Jean-Paul El Tom. "Tom's passion is telling the story of underrepresented cultures through cooking. Tom's Armenian with a Lebanese family through his wife,  and our cherry kofta is an Armenian-inspired dish made by a Lebanese chef — so that synergy has been there since the beginning."

The street party will continue until 9pm, giving everyone plenty of time to get an early night before the work week starts again.

Cordelia Williamson