Warm your bellies and join us on Sunday 30 March for an early-dinner gathering and ‘wake zine’ publication launch by My Name Chef (AKA Ronen Jafari) with Magenta House. Driving up from Naarm to Gadigal with a carload of spices and seasonal delights, My Name Chef will present a curry-themed communal feeding session to coincide with the launch of KARE ~ a limited-edition zine that is part-recipe-part funerary ode.

KARE will feature recipes that trek from Persia across to eastern Asia and eventually end up down south in Naarm. These assorted dishes provide you with some guidance on how to fill your tummies up with hearty curries during our multi-course dinner menu.

Zines will be available for purchase on the day and via Magenta House Shop. More info soon.

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My Name Chef at Magenta House
Sunday 30 March 2025
5pm-7pm
Hosted by Ronen Jafari with Magenta House.

Cost:
$20-50
Book here.

Magenta House is excited to welcome New York-based chef and artist Phoebe Tran of Bé Bếp on Thursday 27 March for an intimate supperclub inspired by her recent travels through Vietnam.

From the highlands to the sea, Phoebe’s menu is a love letter to Vietnam’s diverse culinary traditions. Throughout the evening, she’ll share personal stories from her journey—learning about indigenous foodways, connecting to the land, and reflecting on the memories and meaning behind each dish. 

Bé Bếp at Magenta House: from the highlands to the sea
Date: Thursday 27 March
Time: 7-9pm
Venue: Magenta House (address provided to registered attendees).
Fee: $90

Take your seat here!

Sitti Obeso cultural residency at Magenta House. In collaboration with Paschal Berry, Bhenji Ra and Magenta House.

Learn how to make Mahshi Koussa (Vegetarian Stuffed Zucchini) in an interactive workshop hosted by Siham and Justine of Dayaa School and Kitchen at Magenta House on Sunday 23rd of March! Mahshi Koussa is an intricate Lebanese dish of zucchini filled with a rice and vegetable stuffing.

Join us for a nourishing afternoon of cooking and taste testing. Snacks will be provided and students will take home the food they make, as well as a custom-made, wooden engraved Mahshi Koussa utensil to continue to cook this dish at home!

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𝒞𝑜𝑜𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝓈𝓈 𓇢 
𝑀𝒶𝒽𝓈𝒽𝒾 𝒦𝑜𝓊𝓈𝓈𝒶 (𝒱𝑒𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝒮𝓉𝓊𝒻𝒻𝑒𝒹 𝒵𝓊𝒸𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒾)
Hosted by Siham and Justine 
Sunday 23 March, 1pm-3pm AEDT

Cost: $70
Fee includes food to eat and take home, and a Mahshi Koussa utensil.

Book here.

Magsayaw ta / Let's dance!

Join us at Magenta House on Saturday 22 March at 3pm for an open introductory workshop with Sitti Obeso exploring Pangalay, a pre-islamic classical dance form Indigenous to the Tau’sug people of the Sulu Archipelago. Characterised by intricate and flowing movements of the hands and arms, this dance resembles the movement of ocean waves. 

Participants will be guided into Pangalay improvisation methods bridging their bodies with land and water, spirit and sea. This workshop is a rare opportunity to learn from one of Tausūg’s foremost cultural bearers, Sitti Obeso, with live music accompanied by kulintang master Pahad Panayaman.

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Pangalay Dance Workshop: 
Dance of the Southern Seas
Taught by Tasūg cultural bearer Sitti Obeso with
dance artist Bhenji Ra and live kulintang by Pahad Panayaman
Saturday 22 March 2025 | 3pm-5pm
Magenta House, Redfern 
Cost: $20 

Dance with us!

Take a seat alongside The Slow Press (Singapore) and Magenta House (Sydney) on Sunday 9 March as we gather around the lunch table to digest stories and recipes exploring the tense relationships between food and time.

Mariam from Magenta House and Christy from The Slow Press will serve dishes and refreshments inspired by The Slow Press Vol. 6: Best Before while we share an open discussion with guests. From preserving familial relationships with salt, hearing about frustratingly slow changes in food quality for migrant workers, secret rice saving societies, and more – let’s gather in conversation.

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BEST BEFORE 9 MARCH
Sunday 9 March, 1pm-4pm
AUD$40 (waged) / $35 (unwaged)
Fee includes meal, side dish, dessert and refreshments.

SOLD OUT!
Join the Waiting List HERE

KANTINE - Léo x Zosia

For one night only, Magenta House will transform into a dining wonderland inspired by French 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 (canteen) and the Polish 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙮𝙣𝙖, also known as Bar Mleczny (milk bar).

A culinary intertwinement of Polish and French recipes, 𝖪𝖠𝖭𝖳𝖨𝖭𝖤 is a vegetarian supperclub event featuring celebrated chefs Zosia Cooks and Léonie Bouchet!

Join us on Friday 24 January for aperitifs and a 5-course vegetarian menu paired with NON® (non-alcoholic beverages), plus a serenading DJ set by Magenta House in response to culinary experiments.

Friday, 24 January
7pm to 10pm
$160 per person
LIMITED SEATS

MORE INFO / BOOK HERE.

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🥣Zosia Cooks is run by Zosia Orkisz (@zosiacooks), a Le Cordon Bleu graduate. She is a Brisbane ‘Supper Club veteran’ who recently moved to Sydney where she stages dining experience projects inspired by her heritage and travels.

🥣Léonie Bouchet (@_leoniebouchet) is a culinary artist born and raised in France, currently based in Melbourne. Her practice is vegetarian and her creations are conscious, seasonal, creative and always served in abundance. Leonie offers private dining, as well as dinner experiences in Melbourne through her recently-launched project Racine.

🥣Magenta House (@magentahouse.redfern) is a gathering and circular learning space that fuses art, food cultures, design and communal synergies. Based in a re-envisioned Redfern home, Magenta comes alive through talks, workshops, feeds, soirées, shop and a library.

Join us for an immersive afternoon of Tagalog language ~ centred around play and practice!
Observe, participate, and role-play with us as we explore or revisit Filipino phrases and get used to the various intonations and sounds.

Rooted in play and social connections, this free class is a way for you to immerse linguistically and culturally through Tagalog, which is one of many languages spoken in the Philippines. Whether you’re an ultimate beginner or someone who wants to rekindle their roots, this language jam is a chilled, no-judgement place for us to connect and practice together.

Hosted in collaboration with Happy R. Feraren.

Sat, 7 Dec 2024, 2pm-4pm | FREE
EVENT HAS NOW PASSED.

On Sundays, We Play explores the social world of Filipina domestic workers through their weekly volleyball tournaments in Singapore. The project draws together the first-hand stories of these migrant workers and reveals the flow-on impact of Singapore’s visa system, which determines the rights and privileges of migrants.

Hosted in collaboration with Dr. Kris Aquino.

Sat 7 Dec, 4-5pm | FREE
EVENT HAS NOW PASSED.

Twice a year, we team up with our Superneighbours to transform the rubbish-bin alley behind Magenta House into a free, one-day fiesta for neighbours, friends and local workers.