EAT TOGETHER – Arepas from Venezuela

Hola! I'm Gleana. I'm from Venezuela, and I'll be your host for this evening.

I left home more than ten years ago, and food has always been one of the things that keeps me connected to where I come from. I learned to make arepas at home, and for me they have always been about family, about sharing, and about that warm feeling of home.

So tonight, let's connect and make Venezuelan arepas together.

What we cook

Arepas are a traditional dish in Venezuela, made with corn flour, water and salt. They're cooked until golden on the outside and then filled with whatever you're in the mood for.

We'll make them together and fill them with black beans, cheese, guacamole, mushrooms and fresh salad. Everyone makes their own and picks the combination they like.

And every good meal deserves a sweet ending. We'll also make besitos de coco — little coconut kisses made with shredded coconut, eggs, sugar and vanilla.

How we begin

Before we start cooking, we'll take a little moment to arrive and be present. We open with a simple sensory grounding exercise and a playful intuition practice, to connect with ourselves and with each other.

I have a background in psychology and yoga, and over the years I've become really interested in how everything comes together — the mind, the body, our senses, food, and the way we connect with other people. For me, cooking and eating together is one of the ways to be present, share, laugh and enjoy being together.

I can't wait to share this little taste of home with you. A dinner to slow down, connect, laugh, and simply enjoy the moment.

How the evening runs

16:00	Arrival, introductions
16:30	Opening circle — grounding and a playful intuition practice
17:00	Making arepas together, led by Gleana
18:30	Dinner
20:00	Besitos de coco, open space
21:00	Closing circle, clearing up together

About Eat Together

Once a month the studio becomes a kitchen table. Each month someone from the community brings the theme and leads the cooking — 369 carries the space, the structure and the support around it. This month the table belongs to Gleana.

Want to host a month?

If you have a theme you'd want to cook and share — a family recipe, something from where you come from — the table is yours too. You bring the theme, we carry the space. Write to us to take one of the next dates.

Curious about the bigger picture behind the studio? → 3-6-9.studio/concept