Recipes / Journal

Notes from the grove& the kitchen

How to use zaatar, how to pair it with olive oil, and how the Lebanese table has cooked this way for centuries.

2026-06-12 · 4 min read

How to Use Zaatar: Five Ways Beyond the Manoushe

Zaatar is far more than a breakfast flatbread topping. Five everyday ways to let wild Beqaa thyme perfume your kitchen.

2026-05-28 · 3 min read

They grow side by side in the same groves — and they are better on the plate together. The pairing logic of Lebanon’s oldest table.

2026-05-10 · 4 min read

The Mediterranean diet begins with a bottle of good oil. How Lebanese kitchens have cooked this way for centuries.