Comment

Oct 29, 2013Lucchesa rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is more than a cookbook; it's an introduction to the wildly complex food cultures of Jerusalem viewed by two native sons, one Jewish, one Muslim. It's a plea for communication and cooperation, a proof that the city's inhabitants have more similarities than differences (even if they never agree on what baba ghanoush is). It's filled with photographs that are both beautiful & interesting. And it passes test one of a great cookbook - the recipes are delicious. As a vegetarian much of the book was off limits, but there is still a lot of fabulous food here for me to try, and even if I needed a few specialty ingredients like sumac & pomegranate molasses, the recipes I tried came out really well.