OPEN: All open hours (Friday & Saturday 11p-3a AND Saturday & Sunday 10a-2p)
The first iteration of Conflict Kitchen is “Kubideh Kitchen”, an Iranian take-out restaurant that serves kubideh, a favorite Iranian takeout sandwich that incorporates ground beef and spices in freshly baked barbari bread with onion, mint, and basil. Developed in collaboration with members of the Pittsburgh Iranian community, the sandwich is packaged in a wrapper that presents information on everything from Iranian food and poetry to the current political turmoil, all from the perspective of Iranians both in Iran and Pittsburgh.
Conflict Kitchen is a project by John Peña, Jon Rubin, and Dawn Weleski and is funded by the Sprout Fund, Waffle Shop, and the Center for the Arts in Society. Graphic design by Brett Yasko. Architectural design by Pablo Gracia of POiNT. Special thanks to Illah Nourbakhsh, Marti Louw, Harrison Apple, Sara Faradji, and Courtney Wittekind, and all of those from the Iranian community who supplied us with their opinions and perceptions.
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Ack! You have made me simultaneously happy and sad. Happy, because there is a Persian restaurant nearby. Sad, because it will only be there for a few months.
It hasn’t even opened yet, and already I feel robbed by its leaving.
mega thumbs up on this project. is this pittsburgh specific? will you come to LA?
Hi Ally,
We’re Pittsburgh specific for now, but you can always Skype in during our open hours and be on our talk show. Our Skype username is: waffleshop
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