Tacos and Toum: Tres Amigos

Following two smash-hit Festival appearances, Raph Rashid and Tom Sarafian’s exploration of the delicious intersection of Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisines returns for MFWF 2026 – and this time they’ve brought reinforcements, with Ricardo Garcia Flores of El Columpio fame bringing the big flan energy.

Now that Tom has opened a restaurant of his own, it’s only natural that Zareh – or as we like to call it, the Good Food Guide New Restaurant of the Year – is the venue for this latest episode. Not only does that mean that the 2026 outing will be powered by wood-fired cooking, it’ll also come with cocktails, courtesy of mixology assassin Matt Linklater.

If you happened to attend Tacos & Toum episode two last March, you’ll know that this event brings the noise – in a big way. This instalment is no exception, with both a mariachi band and Lebanese drums.

They’re talking seafood towers and Al Pastor, they’re talking the 'Salma Hayek' cocktail (Mexican Coca Cola, much lemon and salt, all stirred with Zareh's khorovats-seasoned shawarma machete). And of course, they’re talking tacos and they’re talking toum. After all, as Tom says, “La acción es la esencia”.