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The £14 entrance fee gives you 2 delicious things to eat. Feast your eyes on more edible delights made by Chef Ayesha Kalaji (not only the star of the latest Masterchef series but a shorkk customer too!), Beirut soul food from Lebnani, and falafels by Imad Al Arnab to name a few. See Amos Trust's website for the full line up.
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Small producers Bassatin Baanoub are hard at work in their farm 80 km away from the border in the south of Lebanon. Turning carob pods into molasses is alchemy, and time consuming. A good occupation when the bombing in the south is within earshot.
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Last week a violent storm left Lebanese and Syrians in the northern rural area of Summaqieh in devastation. Jihad Zeidan aged 16 years old, lists the things they have lost: “Rice, lentils, sugar, tea, the washing machine. The generator. The mattresses, too, and clothes.”
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João Sousa's photo of Syrians standing in the flood after the strom, Summaqieh, northern Lebanon.
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Dr Swee Ang, the orthopeadic surgeon who volunteered at the Gaza Hospital Beirut in 1982 to which we have donated nearly £3,000, joined Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah this week to talk about the crisis in Gaza. Organised by the Amos Trust it was a moving webinar with a message of hope.
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Amos Trust are happy for us to share the recording.
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Chris Rose, Dr Swee Ang & Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah
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Our special offer runs to the end of the month. A good time to stock up on presents for later.
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Remind the lucky recipient that olive leaves contain an active compound called oleuropein which has interesting health benefits.
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It's handy having Zejd's pomegranate molasses in the kitchen. It gives a beautiful amber glow to the citrus sweetness of marmalade. We add 2 tablespoons of the molasses in the final 10 minutes, as you boil for setting point. We use Nigel Slater's recipe from Christmas Chronicles.
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Blood oranges or grapefruit added to some radicchio and chicory with a pomegranate molasses dressing for a refreshing and colourful winter plate. Pleasing on the eye and simple to do.
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If you can find dandelion leaves (not in foxy areas!) in the garden they would add another layer of bitterness too!
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28th January Souk el Salam, Imad's Syrian Kitchen, Soho, London
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