In "Classic Lebanese Cuisine", author Chef Kamal Al-Faqih presents 180 dazzling recipes that take full advantage of the range and depth of authentic Lebanese cuisine. Featuring favorites such as baba ghannouj, tabbouli, and kibbi, Chef Kamal also presents his signature classics like London broil layered with pita and garlic yogurt, tilapia with jalapeno pine nut sauce, and heart-healthy fire-roasted wheat with lamb. Accompanied by full-colour photographs and step-by-step instructions, Chef Kamal makes Lebanese cuisine accessible to everyone, from novices and the merely curious to cooks already familiar with Lebanese cuisine who want to reproduce their favourite flavours and dishes.

About the Author

In 1986, Chef Kamal Al-Faqih made his debut as the owner and head chef of the first exclusively Mediterranean catering company in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area (Med Catering, Inc.). Since that time, Chef Kamal's reputation for authentic and flavorful Lebanese cuisine has grown to be unmatched. During his twenty-year tenure as chef-owner of Med Catering, Inc., his authentic Lebanese dishes and signature classics were offered at events for Queen Noor of Jordan, King Abdulla of Jordan, Crown Prince Abdulla of Saudia Arabia, Senators George Mitchell and Barbara Mikulski, and celebrities such as Placido Domingo, Angelica Huston, and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as museums, White House events, and thousands of private parties and other events in Maryland, Virginia, and Washtngton, D.C.