Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou – review
Lebanese Cuisine by Anissa Helou was short-listed for the prestigious Andre Simon Award when it was first published. That’s not a bad start! Claudia Roden...
The Lebanese Bakery
Oh, deep joy! I have found my perfect spot around the corner from the throng which is Covent Garden. Don’t get me wrong: I welcome...
Kenza – perhaps the coolest restaurant in London
Kenza is the Arabic word for treasure and this truly is a subterranean gem. It’s a cool and calm oasis on these sizzling summer days...
CERU, South Kensington – A Taste of The Levant – restaurant review
I knew where CERU was – it’s just around the corner from South Kensington Underground Station; but where was The Levant? It’s actually an historic...
Yamal Alsham, Knightsbridge – restaurant review
Yamal Alsham is new to Knightsbridge but it’s joining its established sister of the same name in Chelsea Harbour. It’s a neighbourhood with its fair...
Maison Touareg for lunch – restaurant review
Greek Street is one of my favourite corners of London. It has the feel of a village with heaps of charm preserved from another era....
Laya’Lina – Modern Lebanese Cuisine – restaurant review
Located on the East coast of the Mediterranean, Lebanon is at the meeting point of three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. Its cuisine is refined...
Al Waha Lebanese restaurant, Westbourne Grove – review
The residents of Westbourne Grove have long been spoiled for choice with regard to restaurants. The standard in this neighbourhood has improved over these last...
The Lebanese Cookbook by Hussien Dekmak – review
Hussien Dekmak is a name you might not be familiar with. That is to say, if you live outside London or you have not thus...
Le Lys du Liban – Aix en Provence – restaurant review
This small restaurant (only 36 covers) is tucked away up a side street and is (if you are lucky) easily missed. I couldn’t say it’s...
Simply Lebanese by Ina’am Atalla – review
This is a wonderful and well-designed book on Lebanese cuisine. It has plenty of pictures in both colour and sepia. The recipes have lots of...