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Author: Fadi Kattan

Franco-Palestinian chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan has become the voice of modern Palestinian cuisine. Hailing from a Bethlehemite family that has on the maternal side cultivated a francophone culture and on the paternal side, a British culture with passages in India, Japan and the Sudan, Fadi’s cuisine and savoir-faire combine worldly influences, a desire for perfection and a passion for the local terroir.

15 April, 2022 • Fadi Kattan

Ma’moul: Toward a Philosophy of Food

Bethlehem chef and writer Fadi Kattan muses on the philosophy of food and faith, choosing local tradition over religion.

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15 March, 2022 • Fadi Kattan

Desire and the Palestinian Kitchen

A take on desire from a masterful cook and Bethlehem chef, Fadi Kattan.

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24 January, 2022 • Fadi Kattan, Nevine Abraham, Ryoko Sekiguchi, Boutheina Bensalem

An Oral History of Mouloukhiya from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia and Japan.

Four cooks from Egypt to Japan talk about their family lore and personal experience preparing mouloukhiya.

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15 November, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

Sacred Fire, Profane Fire: From Ritual to Barbecue

Bethlehem's top chef Fadi Kattan waxes enthusiastic on fire, grilling and the art of turning meat pink.

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15 October, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

The Story of Jericho Sheikh Daoud and His Beloved Mansaf

  Fadi Kattan When I think about food and incarceration, the stories of the late Palestinian community leader, Daoud Iriqat immediately come to mind. He was always a lesson in… Continue reading The Story of Jericho Sheikh Daoud and His Beloved Mansaf

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25 July, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

Fadi Kattan’s Fatteh Ghazawiya الفتة الغزاوية

A Bethlehem chef reaches back to childhood to fish out a family recipe for delicious fatteh he remembers eating in Gaza.

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14 June, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

Wasta Tawla, or how the Wastafarians Fared at Fawda

Bethlehem chef Fadi Kattan recalls the disaster of wasta leading up to Christmas Eve at Fawda restaurant.

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14 May, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Chef Fadi Kattan, fed up with walls, Covid and strife with Israel, shares a classic Palestinian recipe.

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18 April, 2021 • Fadi Kattan

Covid and Zaatar

When you're a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef Fadi Kattan on overcoming Covid-19.

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16 November, 2020 • Fadi Kattan

Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Bethlehem's epicurean chef, Fadi Kattan, talks about one of his big loves and even lets us in on his freekeh risotto recipe.

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20 October, 2020 • Fadi Kattan

Eating in Palestine in the Time of Corona

Bethlehem's Franco-Palestinian chef and hotelier, Fadi Kattan, describes the simpler approach to life and cooking during the pandemic.

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