Cover bulgur with water and allow to soak for a half-hour.2. To clean bowl, add tomato, onion, lemon juice, olive oil, drained bulgur and salt.3. Gently squeeze water out of parsley; chop and add to ...

Nestled in the Levant and on the Eastern Mediterranean, Lebanon offers a rich and aromatic cuisine emphasizing nutritious, locally sourced ingredients, from olive oil and garlic to legumes, grains, ...

Mindy Tobin grew up immersed in the foodways of south Louisiana heavily influenced by her Lebanese roots. She serves kibbi Southern style — baked in a black iron skillet. The shape-shifting Lebanese ...

If you've eaten Lebanese food, you know that spices such as cinnamon and allspice are used extensively. The following for tabouleh, a Mideast staple, contains both. Soak bulgur in 2 cups cold water ...

When I lived in the Middle East, I learned that tender tabbouleh salad and crunchy fried kibbeh, the celebrated Levantine croquette, share a key ingredient: bulgur. Since ancient times, bulgur has ...

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As the sun set over a lively crowd, singer Said Abi Akl and his band serenaded dancers and festival-goers with songs by Fares ...

Julie takes viewers back to memory lane and the dishes that she grew up eating. Join the “Queen of Lebanese Cuisine”, Julie Taboulie, as she pays a special tribute to her namesake dish and her ...

Au Za'atar is a Lebanese/Middle Eastern restaurant in NYC's East Village. It specializes in Lebanese cuisine with a focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients and homemade dishes. This is Lebanon's national ...

Richmond, Va - For over three decades, the culture and foods of Lebanon have come to us in the River City thanks to the annual Lebanese food festival. Festival representative Sandra Joseph Brown ...

When an enormous explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Aug. 4, it didn’t take the Mobarak siblings — Gibran, 19; Anais, 17; and Diego, 13 — long to act. By that Saturday, they’d launched ...

Lovers of Lebanese food can rejoice. The chef at Alcazar, a spacious new Encino restaurant complete with patio, Levantine murals and tables with faux granite tops, used to run the kitchen at the ...