Imad's Syrian Kitchen: A Love Letter from Damascus

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This can only happen if refugees are welcomed and supported to contribute to our society, not demonised and banished to barges or to Rwanda. In some he spoke about the 65 days he spent living in Calais, holding on to the underside of lorries trying to get to the UK. Amidst the recipes are essays about his love of Damascus, his love for his wife and daughters, and a moving piece about his beloved mother who died shortly after he left Damascus. He was beaten very badly and was saved only by a neighbour who intervened as he lay bleeding and broken on the ground. There are six books in that collection ranging from one on vegan and vegetarian dishes, another on barbeque and one on desserts.

From sweet and spongy cinnamon buns with strong cups of coffee to fresh local seafood, there is no shortage of culinary delights in Oslo. Important: Your debit or credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This book will weave Imad’s unique and compelling story with recipes that are inspired by his love of his two homes: Damascus and London.A chapter on spice mixes including dukkah (cumin, coriander, pink peppercorns, and two types of chilli flakes) and another on basics like the crispy onions that top many dishes lay a solid foundation for cuisine that is both homey and elegant.

For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. 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. An entry midway through sees him reflecting on his relationship with his mother, who died in Syria less than two months after he arrived in the UK. 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. My daughter's birthday is not complete without a huge plate of dolma [made with minced lamb] and these are addictive.Suddenly his life was changed forever by forces outside his control and he became a refugee, an illegal immigrant. Imad now runs an acclaimed restaurant in London, which was named GQ’s “Best Breakthrough Restaurant 2022. Join Monocle’s deputy head of radio, Tom Webb, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of this year’s Monocle Christmas Market in Zürich. Imad Alarnab says his new life began while he was stranded for 64 days in Calais as a Syrian refugee in 2015.