Egyptian-Greek History Comes Alive at House Babylon’s Supper Club

Since introducing its supper club series in August 2024, House Babylon has made itself about more than just luxury homeware. Each one-night-only event brings together strangers in a place reimagined by House Babylon to honour dialogue, cultural storytelling, and contemporary design around an intimate dinner table. Their latest dinner, titled ‘Vyssino’, will take place on December 6th in collaboration with Pullman Club, the Greece-based supper club founded by architect Chrysa Petrochilou and chef Kostas Pardalis.“I met the Pullman Club crew during my time in Greece last summer, and we spoke about the longstanding conversation between Egypt and Greece,” Mariam El Shafei, Founder of House Babylon, tells SceneEats. “This supper club has become a way to explore that connection through food, place, and shared history.”

House Babylon’s previous supper clubs have taken them across Cairo and the North Coast, and as far as London. This dinner, however, will bring Greece to Egypt, and will take place by the Pyramids of Giza at House of Kheops. Between 30 to 40 guests will dine around a communal table, coming together to form a one-night community where food, design, and narrative converge.“Titled ‘Vyssino’, the collaboration is inspired by Alexandrian poet C. P. Cavafy and his fondness for sour cherries - a symbol of memory, migration, and the shifting Mediterranean landscape,” explains Maryam Nafie, House Babylon’s marketing manager. Cavafy, one of the most renowned poets of the 20th century, was born to Greek parents in Alexandria, where he lived most of his life and later died. At the centre of the event, Egyptian vocalist and producer Nadah El Shazly will be performing a sonic interpretation of Cavafy’s poetry.

“Our guests seek more than a meal - they come for cultural exchange, compelling conversation, and spaces that feel intimate and thoughtful,” says Nafie. “Each dinner allows strangers to connect over shared tastes, stories, and ideas, and that sense of community is often what draws them back. Chef Kostas Pardalis will craft a menu inspired by sour cherries, using them as a subtle line linking the Mediterranean’s shared culinary culture. Instead of nostalgia, the dishes explore transformation: how ingredients travel, how recipes shift, and how meaning endures.” For its part, House Babylon will tap into its signature aesthetic to transform House of Kheops into a warm, atmospheric dining space.“We hope attendees leave with a feeling of having been part of something fleeting yet meaningful - a moment shaped by history, cuisine, and the creative dialogue between Greece and Egypt.”