This is the first cookbook by Imad Alarnab, a renowned chef from Damascus. Imad now runs an acclaimed restaurant in London, which was named GQ’s “Best Breakthrough Restaurant 2022.” Imad’s Syrian Kitchen is a bustling tour through 90 traditional and adapted Syrian dishes that can be made in the comfort of your own home. Imad introduces us to the delicious flavors and techniques of the Syrian kitchen. And alongside delicious recipes, mouthwatering photography, and beautiful illustrations, Imad shares the unforgettable details of how he came to settle in London, as well as the story of his home country, Syria. This book is a celebration of how food has the power to bring people together.

Barbara Abdeni Massaad is the author ofMan’oushe: Inside the Street Corner Lebanese Bakeryand won the International Academy of Gastronomy Award forMouneh: Preserving Foods for the Lebanese Pantryand the Gourmand Cookbook Award.Imad’s Syrian Kitchen (HQ) is no ordinary cookbook in the way that the restaurant of the same name is no ordinary eatery. Situated in Kingsley Court, Carnaby Street, the restaurant is in the heart of vibrant London, where counter-culture has been the rage for decades. Kingsley Court boasts a number of ethnic restaurants, some so popular that tables need to be booked weeks ahead. I went to eat at Imad’s Syrian Kitchen mostly because I wanted to support the restaurateur who moved to London but not out of the desire to travel the world. Imad Alarnab is a refugee whose courage and fortitude have enabled him to set up a new life in the UK. Where once he served food to diners in his three restaurants plus juice bars and cafes in Damascus, he now does so in London. His newly published cookbook, subtitled a love letter from Damascus to London, tells his story.

About the author:Daniel Humphreys is a culinary writer and the author’s culinary knowledge influenced by British mothers. Daniel has 15 years of experience as a chef and has excellently satisfied all diners, even the most demanding ones. Ah’len Cookbook – A Culinary Journey Through the Eyes of the Syrian Lebanese Association of Trinidad This book presents the history of the migration of people from the Middle East to the Caribbean. This is not just a cookbook, but also a collection of told stories and insight into Syrians and Lebanese’s growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. Barbara is also a founding member of Slow Food Beirut and is an active participant in the International Slow Food movement. She currently lives in Beirut with her husband and three children. Syrian Style Recipes: A Complete Cookbook of Middle-Eastern Dish Ideas! About the author:Barbara Abdeni Massaad was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and has moved to Florida. She is a TV host, regular contributor to international cooking magazines, a culinary writer, and cookbook author.His first cookbook is a combination of dishes served up at the restaurant and his late mother’s recipes. “Almost every single dish is somehow related to my mother – I keep seeking her approval in everything I do in life, but especially with cooking,” he says. It was his mum, Summer, who first taught him to cook. “Even if you create your own recipes, somehow you will [always] be inspired by your first teacher”. She died very suddenly while Alarnab was living alone in a caravan in west London. Cooking Syrian food now makes him feel “connected” to his home country, of course, “but it also makes me feel part of this unique community in the UK”. Arriving in London, he says: “I felt safe, I felt ‘I can be different, I can be myself, no one cares’. Everyone’s so different, it makes all of us lookalike.” Food can bring people comfort in the darkest times, and for Imad Alarnab, this time came when he was stranded as a refugee in Calais for more than two months. Found recipes easy to follow. Beautiful photos within a large book deserving coffee table placement.”- Bookaholic About the author:Charles Perry is a culinary historian and has written many books on Middle Eastern cooking. In addition, he has published and consulted on Middle Eastern culinary history and translated several pre-modern texts, includingA Baghdad Cookery Book: The Book of Dishes.

Whenever we mention the names of dishes like hummus or fattoush, we will immediately think of Lebanese cuisine because mainly traditional dishes in Syria originate from many other world regions, especially after the Islamic era. However, these dishes also make up a part of traditional Syrian cuisine. Famous cookbook authors and chefs the world have come together to help food relief efforts to alleviate the suffering of Syrian refugees. Many individuals have contributed the recipes in this beautifully illustrated cookbook of delicious soups worldwide. To have a decent warm meal – for people whose lives have been on hold, they can’t cross to safety – was a big deal for all of us,” says the father-of-three.Beautifully done cookbook with recipes from our home country. I appreciated the more complicated recipes alongside the simpler street food recipes. The pictures and stories were done perfectly.”- Nannie D. Ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and winter weather conditions are all impacting transportation and local delivery across the globe. Dina Mousawi is passionate and started her artistic career at the age of 10. She has had the opportunity to take part in national and international tours throughout America, Europe, and the Middle East.