Imad’s Syrian Kitchen: The Sunday Times bestseller full of the delicious flavours of Syria, with authentic recipes and true stories of life as a refugee

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It was just something I felt like I needed to do, because you get to make a lot of people happy. Especially at that time, they needed something to be happy about,” says the 45-year-old, who would feed as many as 400 people at a time. About the author:Greg Malouf was born in Melbourne, Australia, but his parents are Lebanese. Before working internationally, he took formal apprenticeships at some of Australia’s best restaurants. Greg Malouf has created a unique cooking style that combines Middle Eastern tradition with contemporary flair. 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

There were about 95 of us, I felt it was a stupid decision, risking my life so much. I believe the driver was so scared, or maybe drunk – the speed was absolutely scary. I thought we were not going to make it.”This is clearly a book that’s been designed to demonstrate how easy it is to recreate traditional Syrian dishes in a domestic kitchen. Throughout, the recipes are simple and straightforward, with almost all the ingredients obtainable in your local supermarket. The front cover calls it a ‘love letter from Damascus to London’, which is apt. Syrian cuisine remains relatively unexplored in the UK, and Imad’s Syrian Kitchen ​offers a vibrant introduction to it.

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. All profits that we get from the sale of this cookbook will be donated to help fund food relief efforts through various non-profit organizations. The Bread and Salt Between Us offer you more than forty recipes. From the fresh tabbouleh that she learned from her mother and sisters to the rice pudding for her future husband.

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Once the fighting started, food, that once brought him so much joy, lost all meaning. “I don’t know how to describe it, but the food tasted like blood. I know it’s disgusting, but nothing tasted the same. When you live in fear for your family, when your daughters are not safe to go to school, food will taste [bad], nothing can make you happy.” Ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and winter weather conditions are all impacting transportation and local delivery across the globe. By July 2015, he’d made the painful decision to leave his wife and three daughters in Damascus to make the treacherous journey via Lebanon, Greece and North Macedonia, to the UK, where they had relatives. With his children too young to make the journey, the family planned to join once he’d been granted asylum. This unique cookbook is a collection of recipes of the Syrian family, taught from mother to daughter for over 100 years in the Arabic kitchen. You will find over 165 recipes with over 100 full-color appetizing photos of delicious food that will take you on your journey to discover traditional Syrian food.

Syrian cuisine is a cross between spices and sweetness collide and is the meeting point of the best flavors from East and West. Itab and Dina met with Syrian women in the Middle East and Europe to collect recipes from one of the world’s most extensive culinary cultures. They spent a lot of time cooking, learning recipes, and listening to exciting stories here. Many recipes that elicit vibrant images of an ancient culture will be featured in this book: 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.” If I had any other choice, I would have definitely taken it. [Fleeing] wasn’t the easiest but it was somehow the safest,” he says. “When I was in Syria during the war, people were saying, ‘It’s not safe to go out of the house because maybe you’re going to die’. But I needed to feed my family, if I stayed in the house they would die from hunger. There’s no good choice or bad choice, but maybe it’s the only one you can make. Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook”is organized like a meal, opening with appetizers, juices, and main courses, side dishes, and desserts. Booked by chapters on antiperspirants and post-meal hand soaps, medicinal oils, concoctions, and perfumes, this comprehensive cookbook is a feast for all of your senses. The author offers delightful treats, from an Aleppo breakfast to after-dinner Arab coffee and sweets. In addition, the book also includes some Bulgarian Wheat dishes to satisfy and delight vegetarians.

To express her gratitude to the community who sponsored the Mayada family’s resettlement, she prepared a hearty meal. Mayada’s act of sharing food ignited an outpouring of support. Numerous dinners followed and attracted enthusiastic crowds to help and enjoy her cooking. This cookbook captures her collection of recipes as well as the story of Mayada’s journey. About the author:“Ah’lenCookbook – A Culinary Journey Through the Eyes of the Syrian Lebanese Association of Trinidad” is created by The Syrian Lebanese Women’s Association, which brings together many people with passion and experience in culinary. This is their first cookbook. Sitto’s Kitchen: A Treasury of Syrian Family Recipes Taught from Mother to Daughter for Over 100 Years 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.