Summertime in the Levant with Chef Nicco

Culinary Arts

Summertime in the Levant with Chef Nicco

The season’s bounty stars in this Eastern Mediterranean menu of modern classics.

Member

$125.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Guest

$148.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Fri, 8/15/2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Fri, 8/15/2025

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Type:
Class, No Prerequisite

Location:
Culinary Arts Studio

Interests:
Cooking

About

Join Chef Nicco Muratore for a culinary journey through the Levant, summer edition.
In this class, you’ll discover the flavors and time-honored techniques of this Eastern Mediterranean cuisine — from Lebanon to Syria to the markets of Jordan and Palestine. Chef Nicco will teach you some of the classic dishes he loves to prepare in the summer using fresh produce and herbs, grilled meats, and fragrant spices.

On the menu:

  • Sungold tomato and cucumber fattoush
  • Walnut muhammara with pomegranate molasses and herbs
  • Corn and shishito pepper fatteh
  • Shish taouk- yogurt marinated and grilled chicken thigh kebabs
  • Fresh Lebanese-style pita 

Details

BARN’s kitchen facility regularly uses ingredients on the FDA’s major allergens list. This class uses: milk (yogurt), wheat, and sesame.

Allergies and dietary restrictions

BARN's Kitchen is not allergen-free. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, each time you register for a Culinary Arts class, please check with the studio by filling out this form to see if your restrictions can be accommodated. We can't guarantee to fulfill your request, but please ask! Because allergies and dietary restrictions change over time, we don't store your allergy/dietary restriction information.

Materials

A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll need.

Class Policies

  • Ages 14 and up are welcome.
  • Closed-toe shoes are required in the studio.
  • Tie back long hair. 

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Nicco Muratore

Nicco grew up in Boston, where he got his start cooking at the restaurants inside historic Fenway Park. He was introduced to Middle Eastern cuisine by Chef Ana Sortun at Oleana Restaurant and Sofra. After three years at Sortun's restaurants, Nicco joined The Montagu Kitchen in London's Grand Hyatt Hotel. Next was a stint at Danny Meyer's historic Union Square Cafe in New York, before he returned to Boston to join Chef Steven Postal's team at the newly opened Commonwealth, where he spent five years working his way from Sous Chef to Chef de Cuisine. Nicco represented Commonwealth at the historic James Beard House in New York City on four occasions.
Nicco joined Mamnoon in Seattle as Chef de Cuisine in 2019 and in 2022 took over the role of Mama Group culinary director, overseeing the culinary teams at mamnoon, mbar, mamnoon street, hanoon, and mamnoon fine foods. In 2022, Nicco appeared on an episode of Food Network's Chopped and took home the victory in a pickle-themed competition.
In 2023, Nicco was invited to teach at Harvard's Science and Cooking Program, and taught a koji and fermentation class with culinary explorer Rich Shih. In 2024, Nicco branched out from restaurant work and began teaching classes on wood-fired pizza, fermentation and koji, and cooking with local food.
Nicco lives in Seattle with his wife, Sam, and their dog, Penny. Outside the kitchen, you can find him in the garden, hiking, skiing or hunting for mushrooms.

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