Abla's Lebanese Kitchen

The Lebanese Kitchen

Recognition

Abla's Lebanese Restaurant has been awarded an Australian Good Food and Travel Guide Chef Hat for 2012.

As featured in

The Age Good Food Guide 2010

Abla Amad was born in Lebanon and arrived in Australia in 1954 at the age of nineteen. In 1979 at the urging of friends and family she opened Abla's, a restaurant that has become a Melbourne institution. Ever since it opened, diners have returned time and again to experience her special brand of traditional, homemade Lebanese food. For Abla it is a cuisine that can only be made from the heart - that's why she is widely regarded as 'the queen of Lebanese cooking'.

In The Lebanese Kitchen Abla shares her recipes, demonstrates her unique brand of hospitality, and emphasises the use of local Australian produce to create centuries old traditional Lebanese recipes. This delightful book is spiced with the warmth of family and companionship. Each dish holds a tale, of growing up in Lebanon, or of Abla's experiences keeping the Lebanese tradition alive in Australia. It is a truly unique book.

Abla’s Lebanese Kitchen brings together one hundred authentic Lebanese recipes that have been handed down from one generation to the next. It is a culinary journey on which your family and friends can experience all the colour, energy and tradition of this ancient Middle Eastern cuisine, with time-honoured dishes such as kibbee, tabouleh, vine leaves, kafta and Alba's famous chicken and rice – an aromatic meal of chicken flavoured with spices and almonds. First published in 2001 as The Lebanese Kitchen, this completely revised and updated edition is rich in detail, sumptuously photographed and beautifully designed. Abla’s Lebanese Kitchen is a treasure trove for anyone wanting to experience the joys of authentic Lebanese food at home.

Special Offer to Subscribers Only

Abla’s Restaurant is pleased to offer our subscribers a signed copy of Abla’s Lebanese Kitchen for only $50 AUD. This price includes postage to all major cities in Australia.

To place your order, please call (+61 3) 9387 4717, or email Patricia at patricia@presentcompany.com.au with your payment details and delivery address.