GO NUTS
Whether in dips or
baked in baklava,
nuts are a crucial
component to
Middle Eastern
dishes. Time to
get cracking.

HOMELAND

TRADITIONS

Reem Kassis’sThe

Palestinian Tableis

a collection of her

family’s recipes

and an ode to

her heritage.

PITA MASTER

Feasting and

fun are the key

ingredients to

Eyal Shani’s

rock-star approach

to Israeli street

food at Miznon.

ROUND TABLE

Greg Malouf,

our home-grown

godfather of

Middle Eastern

fine-dining,

balances tradition

and modernity.

OF MIDDLE

EASTERN

APPEARANCE

It’s Lebanese, but

not as you know

it at Bar Saracen,

the new spot from

Melbourne’s Rumi.

Food

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JUNE

SUBURBAN
SPICE ROUTES
The history of
Middle Eastern
food in Australia
is one of people,
movement and
smuggled spices.

PAPER TRAIL

Claudia Roden

takes us back to

when she first put

pen to paper to

craft the definitive

A Book of Middle

Eastern Food.

AN ATHEIST’S

FIRST IFTAR

Candice Chung

experiences the

fasting, feasting

and hospitality that

go hand-in-hand

with Ramadan.

BREAD OF LIFE

Baking 400 loaves

of flatbread a

week is more

than a labour of

love for Lebanese

matriarch Salwa

Moubarak.

Features

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SCENTS

OF PLACE

From high desert

passes to the lush

Arabian coast,

Toni Mason follows

the frankincense

trails of Oman.

CULTURAL

CAPITAL

The new Louvre is

the ultimate trophy

for Abu Dhabi, and

a taste of thecity’s

grand designsfor

its future.

AUSTRALIAN

HOTEL GUIDE

The complete

guide to Australia's

50 best hotels,

plus all our award

winners. Turndown

service included.

Travel

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