Emma’s Torch’s brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 to 14:00, and the menu is devised to reflect the skills the students are learning and to highlight unique flavors from their own experiences. A recent menu featured the requisite avocado toast and Greek yogurt parfait, along with a mouthwatering selection of baked goods. The shakshuka, a Middle Eastern specialty with heirloom tomatoes, mixed peppers, feta cheese, garlic confit, onion rings, and saffron-spiced toast is a standout that marries the cafe’s commitment to local produce and the regional flavors the refugees cooks bring from home. “The food is wonderful. It’s a combination of fresh brunch classics, and specials influenced by the participants, foods from their countries of origin”. The menu evolves and changes as new students go through the program, allowing all participants to learn from one another.

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