{"title":"Tony Kitous","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the culinary world of Tony Kitous, founder of Comptoir Libanais. Experience the vibrant flavours and culture of Lebanon through his accessible and inspiring cookbooks. Perfect for adventurous home cooks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"comptoir-libanais-book-tony-kitous-9781848093935","title":"Comptoir Libanais","description":"For over a decade Tony Kitous has been Britain’s most passionate provider of contemporary Lebanese and North African food. His restaurants were the first in London to merge traditional Arabic cooking with easy contemporary eating. There are now seven Comptoir Libanais restaurants in London with more planned in the next 18 months.  The success of Comptoir Libanais restaurants centres on an easy, relaxed cafe-style of food: light Arabic home cooking mixed with familiar bistro flavours and techniques. Tony Kitous’ recipes combine fresh vibrant vegetable dishes with simple grills, flat breads, grains, herb salads and dips. Pastries are richly flavoured and delicate, made with syrups and spices. Absolutely the menu for today and adaptable for the home cook.  Containing eighty recipes, each one with a full-page photograph, Comptoir Libanais makes achieving a great result easy at home. Tony Kitous’ approach and shortcuts inspire new ways to prepare readily-available ingredients: big on spices, fresh herbs and bright citrus flavours drawn from traditional Arabic cooking. The book is strong on vegetarian and vegan dishes, alongside simple grilled or poached meats, fish and beautiful sauces that are quick to prepare or make in advance. If you want a quick snack for yourself, or an extraordinary celebration feast, all the how-to you’ll need is here.   Bringing together the passion of owner Tony Kitous, the extraordinary designs of award-winning graphic artist Rana Salam, and bestselling author and photographer Dan Lepard, the Comptoir Libanais cookbook blends a vibrant culinary tradition with modern flavours and cooking methods","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49513926820113,"sku":"GOR005928775","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49519572975889,"sku":"GOR007236624","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50005532410129,"sku":"GOR010200747","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1848093934.jpg?v=1751447138"},{"product_id":"comptoir-libanais-express-book-tony-kitous-9781848094413","title":"Comptoir Libanais Express","description":"'Comptoir Express is about those times when I need to race around the kitchen and prepare great  food in a hurry. Inspired by the best dishes and ingredients I've eaten in the Lebanon and at Comptoir Libanais, it's about simple ingredients and preparing in advance to take the hassle out of cooking delicious meals.'  Tony Kitous is a rising star in the culinary world.  Screen-tested for a series on BBC and appearing in 'Food and Drink'  he is tipped to be one of the new faces of 2014.  Pages on everyday key ingredients, like aubergines or yoghurt, with ideas that transform them from their shopping-bag state into easily prepared components of a fantastic meal.  Filled with simple ideas and dishes, you can combine as you like, making relaxed meals that are endlessly variable each time you cook them.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49537215725841,"sku":"GOR006677554","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49555151716625,"sku":"GOR006292077","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49642602234129,"sku":"GOR013281778","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50204103082257,"sku":"GOR010724553","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50392423530769,"sku":"CIN1848094418G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1848094418.jpg?v=1751280964"},{"product_id":"comptoir-libanais-book-tony-kitous-9781468309577","title":"Comptoir Libanais","description":"Not since the opening of the Ottolenghi food shops in London has that city embraced a cuisine from that region with as much fervor. Comptoir Libanais makes this exotic cuisine easily accessible at home, with eighty recipes for dishes that blend traditional cooking with modern flavors. Comptoir Libanais covers everything from a wide range of mezze--small dishes--including salads, dips, and hot dishes to grills and barbeques such as Lamb and Pistachio Kofta, to Tabkhat--one-pot homestyle dishes like Cumin-braised Neck of Lamb--to spectacular recipes for soups, breads, pastries, beverages, and desserts, while ensuring that each dish uses readily available ingredients and basic kitchen equipment. Each mouthwateringly delicious--and healthy--recipe is illustrated with the striking food photography of Dan Lepard. Comptoir Libanais satisfies readers' yen for delicious, stylish, and simple recipes, and is perfect for fans of Jerusalem and Ottolenghi. Can't wait to get started? 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