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An Evening with Nefertari at Café NOMA
Thu, July 7th, 2022 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience of Queen Nefertari’s Egypt.
Take a private tour of the exhibition and then enjoy a multi-course dinner at Café NOMA created by Egyptian-born chef Khaled Hegazzi of Sittoo’s Kitchen.
6 pm: Exclusive access to Queen Nefertari’s Egypt with a private docent-led tour.
7 pm: Seated four-course dinner at Café NOMA including specialty non-alcoholic drink
Wine and beer available for purchase
Tickets are $80 (tax and gratuity included)
Menu
Welcome Drink
Qamar El Din – Apricot with rose and orange blossom water
Appetizer
Arugula Salad with Fatir – Sliced phyllo dough stuffed with feta, garlic, cilantro, dill
First Course
Moussaka (Egyptian eggplant) – Served with zataar bread
Second Course
Buttered Lamb Chops – Served with grape leaves stuffed with freekeh, served with mint yogurt sauce
Third Course
Baklava – pecan and shredded coconut (served with hot mint tea)
About Queen Nefertari’s Egypt
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt brings to life the role of Nefertari and other powerful women in ancient Egypt through 230 exceptional objects, including statues, jewelry, vases, papyrus, steles, wooden coffins, and stone sarcophagi, as well as tools and various items of daily life from the artisan village of Deir-el-Medina, home to those who created the royal tombs.