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Imad’s Syrian Kitchen

By Imad Alarnab

A bustling, vibrant tour of flavour-packed Syrian dishes

90 sensational recipes celebrating the flavours of Syria, that can easily be made in the comfort of your own home

This is the first cookbook from Imad Al Arnab, a renowned chef from Damascus. Imad now runs an acclaimed restaurant in London, which was named GQ’s ‘Best Breakthrough Restaurant 2022’.

Imad’s Syrian Kitchen is a bustling, vibrant tour through 90 traditional and adapted Syrian dishes that can be made in the comfort of your own home. Imad will introduce us to the delicious flavours and techniques of the Syrian kitchen – showing you just how easy this wonderful cuisine can be.

Alongside delicious recipes, Imad will share the unforgettable details of how he came to settle in London, as well as the story of his home country, Syria. This book is a celebration of how food has the power to bring people together.

Format: Hardback
Release Date: 06 Jul 2023
Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-0-00-853237-6
Price: £26.00 (Export Price) , £26.00, €None
Imad Alarnab is a Syrian chef, entrepreneur and refugee who ran three successful restaurants, several juice bars and cafes in Damascus.In the war, Imad\'s businesses were destroyed and he was forced to flee the country in search of safety. Making his way from Lebanon through Europe, Imad shared his skills cooking for other refugees, up to 400 at a time.Imad arrived in London in 2015 and eventually his family was able to join him. He burst onto the London restaurant scene four years ago with a series of charity events which became hugely popular. Supper clubs sold out within hours and hungry workers waited patiently in long queues for take-away lunches at pop-ups.Imad opened his much anticipated restaurant in Kingly Court, London, in May 2021.

”'I smiled reading so many of the recipes in this wonderful book, which is just brimful of flavour, generosity and gentle good humour.” - Nigella Lawson