Imad's Syrian Kitchen: A Love Letter from Damascus

Product Information

Having grown up in a time when travel was restricted to local holidays, she has spent her adult life fulfilling a desire to see the world. It involves so much waiting, unable to do anything, completely at the mercy of a constantly changing series of people who mostly don’t seem to care. Louise McKeever, editorial director, acquired world all language rights to Imad’s Syrian Kitchen: A delicious culinary love letter from Damascus to London from Rachel Mills at Rachel Mills Literary. I really recommend this book – both as a cookbook with very tasty recipes, and as the story of a man who risked everything to come to London. He burst onto the London restaurant scene four years ago with a series of fundraising events that were hugely popular.

Now, readers can try out some of the recipes at home too which will take you from a range of marvellous meze and salads, through mains and onto dessert. Imad Alarnab is a Syrian chef, entrepreneur, and refugee who ran three successful restaurants, several juice bars and cafes in Damascus. I remembered some of Imad’s words from another article saying “In Syria we don’t ask ‘what do you want to eat? To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Anyone who wants to know what it means to be a refugee will be staggered by Alarnab's harrowing account.Alongside delicious recipes, Imad will share the unforgettable details of how he came to settle in London, as well as the story of his home country, Syria. This week, restaurateur Imad Alarnab joins Markus Hippi to talk about his new cookbook, ‘Imad’s Syrian Kitchen: A Love Letter from Damascus to London’. This narrative is often raw and vivid and may seem out of place in a cookbook, but Alarnab’s food carried him on his journey, created his new livelihood, and connected him to the love of his home, making his powerful story a natural pairing with his recipes.

He received asylum seeker status and was reunited with his family, who joined him in the UK a year after he began his journey. Alarnab’s testimony is split into nine sections interspersed within the different recipe chapters of the book.We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. VERDICT: Recipes that spotlight particular ingredients with vibrant tastes anchor this deeply personal refugee story and will remind readers of the power that food has to bring people together and help them heal. The book’s design and illustrations evoke warmth, paired with appealing food styling and photos of Alarnab in his kitchen. Her recipes are often quick and easy, sometimes more complex, but always the sort of food you want to cook and eat.