Reviews
"It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at a cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations." - Eater National, "A new Phaidon cookery book is something to celebrate and this one is an absolute masterpiece... Will send the taste buds on a far away adventure. Produced to an incredibly high standard, this is another must have for all cookery book addicts."--Haverhill Echo "If you have room on your bookshelf for only one Lebanese cookbook, this is a strong contender. Aiming to be the definitive guide to Lebanese cooking, The Lebanese Kitchenincludes hundreds of fresh, flavorful recipes from across the Middle Eastern country. Throughout, you'll find hallmarks of Lebanese cuisine like fresh produce and herbs, savory spices, whole grains, olive oil, nuts and seeds, pomegranate, orange, and rose."--thekitchn.com "Extraordinary... Sensational rural Lebanese cooking."--The Times "Uncompromising in its fidelity to the way things are done in The Lebanese Kitchen... You can't fault the comprehensiveness of this book."--Evening Standard "A survey of a fascinating and nourishing food culture... In the tradition of publisher Phaidon's in-depth books on national food... Looks beautiful with a great range."--Metro "500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine."--Publishers Weekly "Hage's food is solid and satisfying."--The Washington Post "...Will warm your heart and your stomach."--Time.com, ". . .[Lebanon] 's gastronomic splendor gets its due in Salma Hage's comprehensive new cookbook. " -- Entertainment Weekly, "Hage's food is solid and satisfying. . .The beautiful main courses are earthy and flavorful. . .And pretty much all of it can be created without a trip to a Middle Eastern grocery store. " -- The Washington Post, "Lined with tessellated paper evocative of the architecture of the place itself, The Lebanese Kitchen is an artistically photographed book of elegant recipes. . .Be warned, however, that it's hard to peel one's eyes away from the images of delicate dishwear and flatbread topped with halloumi, avocado, and parsley salad. " -- Vogue, "Lined with tessellated paper evocative of the architecture of the place itself, The Lebanese Kitchen is an artistically photographed book of elegant recipes. . .Be warned, however, that it's hard to peel one's eyes away from the images of delicate dishwear and flatbread topped with halloumi, avocado, and parsley salad. "-- Vogue, "A new Phaidon cookery book is something to celebrate and this one is an absolute masterpiece... Will send the taste buds on a far away adventure. Produced to an incredibly high standard, this is another must have for all cookery book addicts."-- Haverhill Echo "If you have room on your bookshelf for only one Lebanese cookbook, this is a strong contender. Aiming to be the definitive guide to Lebanese cooking, The Lebanese Kitchen includes hundreds of fresh, flavorful recipes from across the Middle Eastern country. Throughout, you'll find hallmarks of Lebanese cuisine like fresh produce and herbs, savory spices, whole grains, olive oil, nuts and seeds, pomegranate, orange, and rose."-- thekitchn.com "Extraordinary... Sensational rural Lebanese cooking."-- The Times "Uncompromising in its fidelity to the way things are done in The Lebanese Kitchen ... You can't fault the comprehensiveness of this book."-- Evening Standard "A survey of a fascinating and nourishing food culture... In the tradition of publisher Phaidon's in-depth books on national food... Looks beautiful with a great range."-- Metro "500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine."-- Publishers Weekly "Hage's food is solid and satisfying."-- The Washington Post "...Will warm your heart and your stomach."-- Time.com, "The Middle East's most cosmopolitan cuisine gets its due in a soup-to-sweets compendium, covering 500 spare and easy-to-follow recipes. "-- Time Out New York, "Phaidon's cookbook division alternates between quirky, specialize works. . .and definitive, all-inclusive mega-volumes. . .This collection, by Hage, a Lebanese housewife with half a century of home cooking under her belt, falls firmly into the latter camp, with 500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine." -- Publishers Weekly, "It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations." - Eater National ". . .simple, soulful recipes that taste of home. Salma Hage moved with her family from Northern Lebanon to London in 1967, and The Lebanese Kitchen catalogs all the aromatic dishes she tools with her, including eight types of hummus and a wintry twist on tabbouleh with fennel, walnuts and pomegranate syrup." - T: The New York Times Style Magazine " The Lebanese Kitchen is the definitive guide to traditional cuisine from Lebanon." - First Post, "Phaidon has a strong track record of publishing cookbooks that could easily be considered the bibles of ethnic cuisine . . . A comprehensive guide to Lebanese cooking that can only be called definitive." -- Energy Times, ". . .[Lebanon] 's gastronomic splendor gets its due in Salma Hage's comprehensive new cookbook. "-- Entertainment Weekly, "Phaidon's cookbook division alternates between quirky, specialize works. . .and definitive, all-inclusive mega-volumes. . .This collection, by Hage, a Lebanese housewife with half a century of home cooking under her belt, falls firmly into the latter camp, with 500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine."-- Publishers Weekly, "It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations. " -- Eater National, "It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations. "-- Eater National, "The Middle East's most cosmopolitan cuisine gets its due in a soup-to-sweets compendium, covering 500 spare and easy-to-follow recipes. " -- Time Out New York, "It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations." - Eater National "Phaidon's cookbook division alternates between quirky, specialize works. . .and definitive, all-inclusive mega-volumes. . .This collection, by Hage, a Lebanese housewife with half a century of home cooking under her belt, falls firmly into the latter camp, with 500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine." - Publishers Weekly ". . .simple, soulful recipes that taste of home." - T: The New York Times Style Magazine "Lined with tessellated paper evocative of the architecture of the place itself, The Lebanese Kitchen is an artistically photographed book of elegant recipes. . .Be warned, however, that it's hard to peel one's eyes away from the images of delicate dishwear and flatbread topped with halloumi, avocado, and parsley salad." - Vogue "Hage's food is solid and satisfying. . .The beautiful main courses are earthy and flavorful. . .And pretty much all of it can be created without a trip to a Middle Eastern grocery store." - The Washington Post "The Middle East's most cosmopolitan cuisine gets its due in a soup-to-sweets compendium, covering 500 spare and easy-to-follow recipes." - Time Out New York ". . .cooking from the book is like having a smiling Lebanese granny at your elbow leading you through all 11 chapters. The food within is amazing. . . The Lebanese Kitchen is brilliant." - The Austin Chronicle ". . .[Lebanon]'s gastronomic splendor gets its due in Salma Hage's comprehensive new cookbook." - Entertainment Weekly ". . will warm your heart and your stomach." - Time.com, ". . .cooking from the book is like having a smiling Lebanese granny at your elbow leading you through all 11 chapters. The food within is amazing. . . The Lebanese Kitchen is brilliant." -- The Austin Chronicle
