Sabah Al Yasmine - Ramblings of a Chef

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   The Chocolate mousse recipe, finally! My mother makes the best and then I humbly hope that my recipe is not far off! 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Today we celebrate the episode 50 of the show. We celebrate you, our beautiful listeners, we celebrate food and hope in those difficult times, we celebrate a shared moment of happiness and cuisine we celebrate a moment of community and solidarity.

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Today we celebrate the episode 50 of the show. The guest we have today is very special, the Chef's mother, Micheline! We talk about her tastes, her life, her food memories and little secrets from baby Fadi at 6 months to the obstinate Fadi wanting to study hotel management to today's work with Palestinian food.        

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Today we celebrate the episode 50 of the show. We celebrate you, our beautiful listeners, we celebrate food and hope in those difficult times, we celebrate a shared moment of happiness and cuisine.    

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi teases Gemma by calling her the "iconic Gemma Bell'. Listen to Gemma talk about her career, her values, her love for Palestine and Palestinian cuisine. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.     Roasted peppers, toasted walnuts, beautiful olive oil and enjoy! 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Danny and Johnny Dubbaneh take us on a journey from Yaffa to the United States, on the trail of their Manoushe and Zaatar. Fadi and the great Z&Z team talk about zaatar, Palestinian food memories and how children of immigrants perpetuate food traditions and Palestinian culinary culture.  With a special guest appearance of the...

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Vine leaves are in season and this morning I received a gift of fantastic vine leaves from the village of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem. I share with you a delicious kufta wrapped in those vine leaves. Pure pleasure! 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   This morning, Fadi talks to Reem Kassis, celebrated author of The Palestinian Table. Her journey from the world of finance to Palestinian food, her passion for the cuisine and the people and her insight into the place of Palestinian cuisine globally.     

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Marmaon in Bethlehem, Maftoul in the rest of Palestine, this festive Palestinian dish is here declined in a vegetarian version by Chef Fadi Kattan.    

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Mai and Fadi go back to Jerusalem's old city streets with their beautiful people and foods. Mai Khader is the creator of the fantastic Almond & Fig and of #apriliaforarabfood. From Jerusalem to Chicago, Mai recounts her food memories and the values of Palestinian cuisine she holds dear.  

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Creamy, unctuous, floral, sweet: the perfectly balanced dessert, Mouhalabiyeh.

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Today's guest, Ryoko Sekigushi and Chef Fadi talk about two culinary traditions, Palestinan and Japanese and their recent evolution before going towards the moments of pleasure, prayer and light in food. this episode is in French. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. In the mornings, when you walk the streets of Bethlehem, your steps or should I say your nose, lead you naturally to a small street where three little restaurants are known for their falafels.   

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Sami chat about Palestine, Palestinian food and Sami's childhood and career. Sami tells us his story from the discovery of Palestinian cuisine in his mother's kitchen in Jerusalem to his writing Falastin, a love letter to Palestine. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Moloukhiya, or Jew's Mallow is prepared across the Levant and Egypt. Each recipe is different, all about the consistency and the serving

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Bethany chat about the "right" use of hummus, the history and diversity of Levantine cuisine and of the beautiful books Bethany wrote. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.     It is fasouliya season! all over the country, beautiful green string beans have matured and ready to be enjoyed! This recipe is a simple stew loved by many for its deep tastes of the beginning of summer.   

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Moeen talk about memories of chidhood, Moeen's career from Amman to New York and the future of modernising our cuisines. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Can one have a fetish ingredient? maybe not one only but a few and freekeh is definitely one of them for Chef Fadi Kattan. In today's episode, Fadi shares with you a recipe of freekel bil wij. Freekeh with a beautiful "face" of mince meat, pine nuts and alamonds. 

  Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Joe talk about the modernising of Levantine cuisine, the need for more exploration of the cuisines of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan, and about Joe's favourites. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Wissam Joubran from the Trio Joubran take you through the herbs, the flavours and the dishes of Palestine. Wissam tells us about his family's passion for zaatar, mokra and akub.     

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Kabab, kabab, kabab! The shout you hear around some markets in Palestine or the seated long mezzes and kabab!  A beautifully fragrant grilled meat with flavours of Palestine. 

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem.   Fadi and Tom Hunt chat about responsible sustainable cooking, Tom's trip to Palestine and his new book.  

Sabah Al Yasmine, the radio show with Chef Fadi Kattan from Bethlehem. Stuffed courgettes. Again? well yes, we do tend to stuff vegetables a lot around here. This time they are cooked in a laban sauce (yogurt).  We use two types of Laban, the regular yogurt or the jameed yogurt. Here the Chef shares both recipes but clearly his heart leans towards jameed.