The restaurant has been encouraging Londoners to immerse themselves in the food and history of a variety of conflict-affected countries throughout the month including Syria, Nepal and Colombia, around UN International Peace Day (21st September).

For the final nights of the series on 30 September, 1 and 3 October, Armenian cook Natalie Griffith and Turkish chef Gulay Cay will put on a sharing banquet showcasing a number of traditional dishes found across these countries.

Since 2014, International Alert has been using food to bring together isolated communities of Shirak province (Armenia) and Kars region (Turkey) by raising awareness of their shared culinary traditions.

Ilaria Bianchi of International Alert said: “Focusing on two countries which have been divided for so long, and where we use food directly as a peacebuilding tool, is a fitting way to end our second running of Conflict Café. We continue to be inspired by how warmly and widely embraced the restaurant has been this month, and look forward to three more nights of great food and conversation.” 

Conflict Café is running in partnership with Grub Club, House of VANS and Cult Events and is part of Alert’s annual Talking Peace Festival, a month-long series of events designed to spark conversations about peace through creativity.