What's cooking? - Lebanese recipes, chefs and restaurants

What's cooking? - Lebanese recipes, chefs and restaurants

Chefs' portraits

The history and achievements of Lebanese chefs, in Lebanon or the Lebanese diaspora.

FAMILY BUSINESS

Mama Rita, Jessica Kahawaty and her mother's large-scale traditional cuisine

‘Cooking the Food of My Homeland’: Anissa Helou and Lebanon’s memory through flavor

Came to Beirut for a year, stayed 33 more: The Lebanese story of French pastry chef Lionel Pellé

In Lebanon's wartime, these chefs see cooking as cultural resistance

16 March 2026 16:58

Andrew Loutfi, a chef bringing Lebanese 'fast good' to Paris

12 March 2026 16:43

From Paris to Beirut, Dana Hallani's culinary passion surpasses musical legacy

17 February 2026 16:20

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Top Chef MENA finalist Sara-Joe Geara: I build my dishes around a story

05 February 2026 15:53

In Milan, Maradona Youssef weaves delicious ties between Italian and Lebanese cuisine

16 January 2026 11:17

'A great recognition for our cuisine': Lebanese chefs awarded 1st and 2nd place at the Dubai TikTok Awards MENA

13 January 2026 14:54

Rita Kordahi crafts Lebanese cuisine with a Parisian touch

Joséphine HOBEIKA in Paris

26 December 2025 14:40

Karim Arsanios, from his father's land to Top Chef MENA

16 December 2025 15:35

Barbara Abdeni Massaad’s love letter to Lebanon’s cheeses and their makers

11 December 2025 18:20