On Saturday October 28th, DC chef Jinan Deena, along with a group of additional Palestinian chefs and allies held a pop-up event at Maketto DC to benefit UNRWA USA
![Jinan Deena, proprietor of Palestinian culinary experience Bayti, and organizer of this event](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/96e80ddf-3d89-4423-9094-4658395d2fd5_rw_3840.jpg?h=0666070262b6ce8eecae73ea14cc252a)
Jinan Deena, proprietor of Palestinian culinary experience Bayti, and organizer of this event
![Maketto, a Taiwanese/Cambodian restaurant and community space provided hosting for the event](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/b728120e-9716-457f-8369-e7e1f8690505_rw_3840.jpg?h=759acd549f11e839f46c8e4ff419b9d3)
Maketto, a Taiwanese/Cambodian restaurant and community space provided hosting for the event
![Jinan Deena organizing the pop-up](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/0b392467-d7bc-4a19-96af-2da44f17a23d_rw_3840.jpg?h=06b3286c1b5de8f02f5dd8ba1ba96628)
Jinan Deena organizing the pop-up
![Jinan Deena directing people upstairs to place their orders](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/f7120690-d31f-4916-8955-18e2d190e92e_rw_3840.jpg?h=1bb8e66a11193b958d9087cb1f6b0874)
Jinan Deena directing people upstairs to place their orders
![Jinan Deena waiting for orders to begin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/25ab8347-bb11-4162-93f2-3375956f3232_rw_3840.jpg?h=45b513c3ce56e84122f1d8c53bfe9ead)
Jinan Deena waiting for orders to begin
![People gathering to place orders upstairs](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/03b83140-f349-488c-9ae4-28d477280dcc_rw_1920.jpg?h=596c06d7a4d863c36b1ca98ce4f8fb12)
People gathering to place orders upstairs
![People placing orders for food](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/50775d8a-a048-4b0c-ac2d-5f1c4512006d_rw_3840.jpg?h=8b2238660d62a68570a261bdfb8d7566)
People placing orders for food
![Outdoor seating at Maketto](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/174efa37-50f9-4cad-8f86-3c3d4d87565f_rw_3840.jpg?h=fc11a54217cb1e28be47f7d1fe9fdd37)
Outdoor seating at Maketto
![People enjoying food](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/9ffc372d-cf63-4525-95bd-abe1b4024c37_rw_3840.jpg?h=70ce915e8946d5ed3dfc1de6fff190bf)
People enjoying food
![Lattes being prepared for diners](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/4a13e0fb-66f4-41d6-8c60-bd52746f86f5_rw_3840.jpg?h=ef43d793062aa30205f3ab2c75b193a0)
Lattes being prepared for diners
![Woman blowing bubbles while waiting for their food](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/8f3a9443-05bb-4e1d-81f1-e9bbcf3eb3eb_rw_3840.jpg?h=ec805e8538cc098f8d298d32544ac00f)
Woman blowing bubbles while waiting for their food
![People enjoying their food](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/0169ca5b-3031-4de8-b7f4-bf9f0f2a3b73_rw_3840.jpg?h=20be03aedc5f1f977d888635560c6119)
People enjoying their food
![Orders being taken](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/ecefed0f-9de4-491b-a975-7928c855256e_rw_3840.jpg?h=0050d81a264244af8b8e498c22828306)
Orders being taken
![People in line for the event, the line went all the way down the street](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/0ac32bc8-2416-44dc-980b-9680b041ed28_rw_3840.jpg?h=28f94a2dd684c3028c8cb554ae950f9f)
People in line for the event, the line went all the way down the street
![People in line for the event, the line went all the way down the street](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/73c628dc-1ec4-4658-818b-c47e62162b04_rw_3840.jpg?h=b266d7336d41662a98b9b4ebdfe9be88)
People in line for the event, the line went all the way down the street
![Jinan Deena talking with people in line](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/4afe8888-dc7a-48a8-bc8d-85133a8993bc_rw_3840.jpg?h=95657d9237ee15a4c68af030cb9e384c)
Jinan Deena talking with people in line
![Jinan Deena talking with people in line](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/a6fec6b1-bb0f-46c8-9bfa-9c88e85d0d6b_rw_3840.jpg?h=966adaad0b86ca02bfd78bed5b336db3)
Jinan Deena talking with people in line
![Jinan Deena embracing someone in line](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/43f0ec4f-c1c1-4257-953f-c55121556e8e_rw_3840.jpg?h=2d6acc5bc16d8b02d791bbccfa152158)
Jinan Deena embracing someone in line
![Jinan Deena talking with people in line](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/00282947-4dd6-4738-b7c4-d9a5db3da512_rw_1920.jpg?h=e9781505347b683def318c41ebfeacaf)
Jinan Deena talking with people in line
![Jinan Deena waiting to allow the next party inside to order](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1040b6b-35a9-4d84-be94-b5dd347ac47b/e5ede175-0eaf-4d43-bbfa-dade8ea18fbe_rw_3840.jpg?h=4f1962222e39fd648dab30d20226f832)