Time has flown and we are already in July.
OITIJ-JO Kitchen Team has worked very hard over the last few months in our new kitchen and in fact the last five years .
We want to share with everyone all that we have done, are doing and hope to do in the future.
Come and talk to us about a taste of Bangladesh for your special event.
We are taking orders for the coming months, be it a family BBQ, Mehdi, office celebration, team meeting, conference, and more, we do it all.
Contact us for a chat and a taste trial - [email protected].
Exciting updates RE Subtexts: Elemental at @whitechapelgallery on Thursday 9th April!
An evening of sound, poetry, and performance that returns to the elemental, to explore what remains after so much has been lost, abandoned, or destroyed.
Bringing together their profound experiments in spoken and drawn poems, radio waves, and noise, four unique performers – Stephen Watts, Mengting Zhuo, Ayesha Hameed and Matt Cargill – will collaborate in a one-off performance in the Assembly Room at Whitechapel Gallery.
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There will be vegetarian food provided by @oitijjo_kitchen , and a selection of wine, beer, and soft drinks. (Free with a ticket.)
this is what went down at our Gold member's event before Ramadan with @oitij_jo@oitijjo_kitchen 👀
full event recap on Youtube 🎥
#muslim #cookingclasses #dinnerparty #londonevents
If you couldn't get to booking a ticket for our first two Iftar events, don't worry, as we have another!
At our third Iftar gathering, alongside @oitij_jo collective, we will be discussing critical discourses and celebrating the diversity of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the context of @laisulhoque 's explorations of ambient citizenship and personal archives. A communal dinner will be prepared by @oitijjo_kitchen for those breaking the Ramadan fast.
🗓️Friday 13th March, 5pm-8pm
📍Nunnery Cafe, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
🎟️Standard £5, Concession £3 (tickets on our website, in bio).
#Iftar #Ramadan #EastLondonArt #NunneryGallery #TheGroundBeneathMe
FEB + MARCH EVENTS AT OITIJ-JO COLLECTIVE ✨ We’ve got a powerful line-up of gatherings, workshops and conversations coming up. Join us in community this season:
Friday 27th February 2026 | 5:00PM–8:00PM IFTAR GATHERING #1: Fundraising with Restless Beings 📍 Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London Exhibition tour of The Ground Beneath Me + snacks for those breaking the Ramadan fast.
Wednesday 4th & 18th March 2026 | 12:00PM–2:00PM Stitching Sisterhood – Free to Attend 📍 Common Room, Export Building, E14 2BE Collaborative textile workshops for International Women’s Day (Give to Gain). Transform scraps into wall hangings. Delivered with Republic.
Friday 6th March 2026 | 5:00PM–8:00PM IFTAR GATHERING #2: Bengali Voices & Photo Archive 📍 Nunnery Café, 181 Bow Road, London Exhibition with Four Corners + communal dinner by OITIJ-JO Kitchen.
Friday 13th March 2026 | 5:00PM–8:00PM IFTAR GATHERING #3: Bangladeshi Diaspora Discussion 📍 Nunnery Café, 181 Bow Road, London Community discussion on Bangladesh, heritage & archives + communal dinner.
Wednesday 25th March 2026 | 5:30PM–8:30PM Threads of Liberation – Free to Attend 📍 Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Library Women’s History Month event + Nakshi Kantha embroidery workshop.
We hope to see you there 💚 Follow the links in our bio for more information on how to take part.
that gold kind of love 🌟 thank you @oitij_jo@oitijjo_kitchen for hosting such a beautiful evening with us
(last slide is the date we're having today)
#valentines #dinnerparty #cookingclass #muslim
💗💗💗This week we had two incredible Valentine’s Day cooking workshops + supper club nights at @artsadm ! 💗💗💗
On Wednesday we were joined by an intimate group of 12 to learn the art of roti making and curry recipes from the head chef of @oitijjo_kitchen . On the menu we had jhalmuri, root afza, potato stuffed rotis, five spice vegetable curry, rice, chicken curry and desi rice pudding with compote (kheer)!
On Thursday evening we hosted the amazing team at @muzz_app and their Gold Members for a Valentine’s Day special meet cute - Food For Thought. It was a wonderful evening filled with trying new recipes and building new connections!
We want to thank everyone who attended one of these sessions this week. Hope you all enjoyed the company and the food. And a very special thanks to the team at @muzz_app for helping curate such a beautiful evening.
🍾🎊🥳 If you would like to book us for a private session - for birthdays, team building, hen dos or any other occasion please feel free to get in touch! We would be happy to curate a bespoke menu for your celebration.
Thank you 💜
Join us for a community Iftar for charity. Beginning with an exhibition tour of Laisul Hoque’s show, ‘The Ground Beneath Me’, in the Nunnery Gallery E3 2SJ, followed by a delicious 3 course Iftar meal at Root/25 coffee house (across the road from the gallery) provided by OITIJ-JO Kitchen. This is a Restless Beings fundraising event and dinner, to raise awareness and urgent funds for children in Gaza, Sudan and Rohingya in Bangladesh.
DATE: Friday 27 February 2026
TICKETS: LINK IN BIO
🎞️Join us to explore the Bengali Photo Archive, as part of our second Iftar gathering🎞️
A series of selected photographs and videos of and by east London’s Bengali community will be exhibited in the Nunnery Cafe in partnership with Four Corners @fourcornerse2 , alongside artist @laisulhoque 's own family archive, in the spirit of his ideas around collective storytelling. We will also hear from Tanbir Mirza-Baeg, a volunteer on the project who developed a rich archive of his own family materials.
A communal dinner prepared by @oitijjo_kitchen@oitij_jo will also be served for those breaking the Ramadan fast.
📸 Image by Mayar Akash in Bengali Photo Archive
🗓️ 6th March, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
📍Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
🎟️Standard: £5, Concessions: £3
#NunneryGallery #BengaliArchive #Iftar #Ramadan #TheGroundBeneathMe
when muslims follow their dreams, they bring love to the table through culture, heritage and community.
next thursday, we're bringing our gold members together to share this experience with @oitij_jo@oitijjo_kitchen ❤️🇧🇩
ticket link in bio
#muslimtiktok #culture #heritage #community
🍲Help raise urgent funds for children in Bangladesh and Gaza whilst sharing a beautiful, communal meal🍲
Our first community #Iftar gathering with local charity @restlessbeings will begin with an exhibition tour of Laisul Hoque’s show, The Ground Beneath Me, in the Nunnery Gallery, drinks and snacks provided for those breaking the Ramadan fast.
We will then invite you to the nearby cafe, @root25ldn , for Restless Beings’ fundraising event and dinner, to raise awareness and urgent funds for children from Bangladesh and Gaza. A three-course meal will be provided by @oitijjo_kitchen@oitij_jo .
📸: Restless Beings
🗓️ 27th February, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
📍Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
🎟️Standard: £5, Concessions: £3
We keep our ticket prices low to make our Iftar gatherings affordable, and we encourage donations directly to Restless Beings on the night.
Ticket link in bio.
#NunneryGallery #GazaFundraiser #BangladeshFundraiser #TheGroundBeneathMe #Ramadan
one week till our pop-up culinary event with @oitij_jo + @oitijjo_kitchen ✨
thu 12th feb, 6:30pm
@artsadm at toynbee studios
london e1 6ab
exclusive to our gold members only 👀 tickets on the app
link in bio 🔗
#culinaryexperience #dinnerparty #cookingclass #eventsinlondon #muslims
