Films

The Art of Traditional Armenian Cooking
Time: 60 minutes

A Cultural Heritage Video

Skilled chefs share cherished cooking secrets with a step-by-step demonstration of a variety of traditional Armenian foods. Favorite recipes include selections from hor d'oeuvres to main dishes, and desserts. The diversities of regional preparations will be noted in conjunction with a historical and cultural perspective. Alice Bezjian, renowned chef and the author of the best selling book entitled, The Complete Armenian Cookbook, leads a group of skilled chefs as they share cherished cooking secrets with a step-by-step demonstration of a variety of traditional Armenian foods. The other chefs are Sovag Karmardian, Hagog Bezjian and Maurice Sabbagh.

Hosted by Susan Ounjian, lecturer, performer and an ambassador of Armenian culture par excellence. A graduate of Art Education from the Virginia Commonwealth University, she specialized in Armenian Classical Studies in Erevan. In this instructive video she explains the moorings of the Armenian culture in the culinary arts.