We can learn much about the culture of a region from its food, especially when the cooking hasn’t been compromised or watered down for an outside audience. Along these lines, the new “Lebanon: Cooking ...

When she was researching dishes for her book, ''Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland,'' writer Anissa Helou found bulgur cooked in various ways in the south of the country that were new to her.

Spring is one of the year’s stacked seasons for cookbooks. In 2026, new releases include an homage to a single beloved ingredient, Southern cooking by way of both Emancipation and China, and a ...

Few people know Lebanese cuisine like Anissa Helou. The James Beard Award-winning author and Beirut native has penned nearly a dozen cookbooks on topics ranging from Mediterranean street food to ...