With
Marianne Tshihamba
Cooking Beyond Borders
Upcoming classes at the Hill Center
Get your aprons ready! New cooking classes at the Hill Center are available for booking! Embark on a global flavor adventure with our hands-on classes—and don’t forget, complimentary wine is on the menu!
Click on the link for more information
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
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A few of my recipes are included in this wonderful cookbook, A Taste of Hill Center celebrating its 10th Anniversary! The cookbook offers more than 140 recipes from many kitchens across Washington, DC’s richly diverse. ​
All proceeds go to support the Hill Center
What's New with Marianne
Introducing Silk Road Suppers!
We are thrilled to announce The Silk Road Suppers, an exclusive monthly dining series partnering with Washington D.C.'s most authentic restaurants specializing in the cuisines of the ancient trade routes.
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This is not your standard night out. Each supper is a highly elevated, one-of-a-kind experience featuring off-menu selections crafted specially for GastroSoul. You won't find these dishes on the regular menu—think intimate access, chef-driven creativity, and flavors that transport you across continents.
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Each month, we will take over a different D.C. kitchen to explore a new stop along the Silk Road. One supper might transport you to an elegant Chinese imperial banquet, the next to a Persian garden, and the next to the table of an Indian maharaja—all through exclusive, multi-course feasts you can't get anywhere else.
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Adding to the depth of the evening, each supper will feature a special guest lecturer—a historian, cultural expert, or storyteller—who will offer an immersive exposé on the history and culture behind the cuisine. Between bites, you'll journey through the tales of the Silk Road, connecting each dish to the people and places that shaped it.
The journey begins soon.
We are finalizing our restaurant partners and exclusive tasting menus now.
Full details and ticket information are coming shortly.
Watch this space.
Meet Marianne
Hello and Welcome! My name is Marianne Tshihamba. I have traveled to over 30 countries, collecting friends and recipes along the way.
My love of food and travel started as a child, having moved with my family to the US from Congo. Washington DC is my adoptive home and a perfect place to feed my foodie addiction.
Email: marianne@gastrosoul.com
What others are saying...
“My team at the Gates Foundation has been looking to reconnect after months of working from home. Marianne suggested we make a dish from Africa as a way of connecting with the cultures where we work even when we could not travel. We all had a great time and learned about the food and culture. Thanks.”
— Lee Pyne-Mercier
The Gates Foundation
“Marianne is amazing and knows her food! We cooked Thai dishes that she learned to cook on her travels there. Seems she travels for food a lot! She makes it seem so easy and fun to learn. Take her class. You will not be disappointed”
— Peter Stoutjesdijk
“ The friendliness and the wood was amazing. Marianne is telling you a story of flavor and tradition as she cooks"
— Vanessa
