Manchester Jewish Museum

Honey Cakes with Nancy Hitzig
Foodie Group Workshop

When

Where

Learning Studio

Fee

FREE

Would you like to become a Museum Foodie?

Our Foodie Group meet monthly to discuss, cook and eat food inspired by stories from our collection, artists and events we programme, as well as our own members heritage’s and backgrounds. Our workshops are informal, chatty and a chance to meet new people, as well as learn about new recipes and cooking traditions.

This month’s Foodie Group we will be joined by dancer, theatre maker and artist Nancy Hitzig who will be sharing her grandmother’s handwritten honey cake recipe with us! Honey cake is traditionally eaten to celebrate the Jewish New Year celebration of Rosh Hashanah in the hope of ensuring a sweet year to come. We’ll be exploring some stories in our collection that connect to this joyous festival too!

This workshop is part of our programme for Cheetham Cultural Festival and we welcome all new attendees to cook and share food with us – no cooking experience necessary!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

This activity is designed for anyone aged 18 or over.

Please note we use all vegetarian approved ingredients but the food is not ‘Beth Din’ supervised. If you have any allergies or would like more information on our Foodie Group please email Elly at elly@manchesterjewishmuseum.com

We are always looking for our group members to get involved or co-host our monthly sessions. If you’d be interested in sharing a family recipe, something you’ve grown up eating or cooking, or a dish/recipe that is close to your heart, that would be suitable to explore in this type of group setting, please email Elly at elly@manchesterjewishmuseum.com

ACCESS

Our new building includes step free access to the entrance via a ramp, a lift to the first floor, level access throughout the ground floor and accessible gender neutral toilets. Click HERE for more access information. If you have any additional needs please email elly@manchesterjewishmuseum.com in advance so we can best support.

GETTING HERE

We are just a 15 minute walk from Victoria Station and Manchester’s Green Quarter. Both the 41 and 135 buses stop on Cheetham Hill Road within 100m from the museum’s entrance at the Elizabeth Street and Derby Street stops. Click HERE for more information on getting here.

Related Events

Join us this month as we make our own candles! Using a soy wax base, we will experiment with different essential oils to customise the scent of your candle, as well as creating a beautiful personalised label. We will look at the symbolism of candles in Judaism, as well as some examples of candles from our collection to inspire our creations.