Tony Kitous's twenty-three (and counting!) Comptoir Libanais restaurants
in London celebrate the riotous flavors, colors, and textures of
Lebanese, Mediterranean, and North African food. Not since the opening
of the Ottolenghi food shops in London has that city embraced a cuisine
from that region with as much fervor.A Feast of Lebanese-Style Home
Cooking makes this exotic cuisine easily accessible at home, with eighty
recipes for dishes that blend traditional cooking with modern flavors.
The book covers everything from a wide range of mezze--small
dishes--including salads, dips, and hot dishes to grills and barbecues
to spectacular recipes for soups, breads, pastries, beverages, and
desserts, while ensuring that each dish uses readily available
ingredients and basic kitchen equipment. Featuring the striking food
photography of Dan Lepard, which accompanies each recipe, A Feast of
Lebanese-Style Home Cooking is a culinary celebration that satisfies
readers' yen for delicious, stylish, and simple recipes--perfect for
fans of Jerusalem and Ottolenghi.