Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food

Recipes are simple yet versatile and taste complex (loving this as someone newer to cooking in general), my husband who’s the chef of the house has also unexpectedly taken up with this book! It’s absolutely gorgeous, has snippets of cultural insights, and most importantly- we’ve tried 4 recipes from this book so far and are yet to find one we don’t like (including our toddler)!

I bought this book a week or two ago and I’ve already cooked from it 5 times! This book has wonderful recipes and stunning photos! Excellent purchase!

Amazing recipes wrapped in a beautiful book

I'm so glad I preordered this cookbook, even though calling it a cookbook feels almost disingenuous because it is so much more than that. The photos are lush and colorful, the food looks mouthwateringly delicious, and the stories interwoven are beautiful and heartbreakingly bittersweet. I've already earmarked the apricot baklawa and watermelon salad for summer solstice, and I know we will be making the barbecued whole chicken all summer long. Thank you Fadi for sharing your stories and giving each of us a little bit of Palestine to hold safe in our hearts and our homes. One day, free 🍉🕊️❣️

I bought this immediately after seeing it on Nigella Lawson’s Instagram and could not be more pleased with it. I don’t buy many cookbooks, at all, and never on release day but something really drew me to this. It’s so beautifully written and the pictures are stunning, so much so that it is actually inspiring me to try a few recipes rather than stick it on a table or bookshelf as a piece of decor. I love Palestinian food, and can’t wait to try some recipes soon.

Fadi Kattan's love for his homeland and all of Palestine shines through this beautiful book full of sights, delectable food, and the wonderful people he credits with inspiring him to be a great chef! Calling it a celebration of Palestinian food is an understatement. I haven't even gotten through the first section and I'm wishing I was there to see the places he shows and describes! Inshallah! Yalla Free Palestine! 💖 🙏✌

This was a gift for my husband who's from near Bethlehem. He loves it.

Honorable and authentic book. Not co-opted by occupiers like the others.