Lebnani by Jad Youssef

Lebnani by Jad Youssef

In Lebnani, chef Jad Youssef celebrates the warmth and generosity of Lebanese. Lebnani captures the spirit of Lebanon through its food. With its evocative imagery and heartfelt storytelling, this debut is both a love letter to a country and a celebration of how every dish tells a story and every meal brings people together.

"Each page has intention and the recipes get to the heart of Lebanese cookery in a way I have never seen before" - Melissa Thompson

"Lebnani is a beautiful personal journey into the heart of Lebanese cooking, culture, and community. A thrilling book of fresh, inviting, soul-nourishing recipes that I can't wait to cook from." - Gurdeep Loyal

Jad Youssef is chef patron of the award-winning Lebnani in Reigate, Surrey which Jay Rayner highly praised 'One taste of its gloriously zingy Lebanese flavours and you know you're in the right place.'

Jad was born in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, the youngest of six siblings. He learnt to cook in his mother Khadija's kitchen and in his father's pastry shop before training at the Ecole Hoteliere in Beirut. After early work in local hotels and restaurants, he moved to Oslo in 2000 as Head Chef at Jeppe Restaurant, later relocating to London to lead the kitchen at Fakhreldine in Piccadilly and serve as Executive Chef at the Levant Group.

In 2009, Youssef founded Yalla Yalla in Soho, one of London's first Lebanese street food restaurants, expanding to Fitzrovia and Shoreditch in the following years. The restaurant received wide critical attention and achieved a cult following.

After time in Hong Kong, Youssef and his wife Aga returned to the UK to open Lebnani in Reigate, Surrey, in 2020. The restaurant was named Best Restaurant in Surrey by Muddy Stilettos in 2024, an AA Rosette in May 2025 and in October Be Inclusive Hospitality winner of the Middle Eastern Food Award. Jad has also appeared at Meatopia, Taste of London and Taste of Hong Kong, on BBC's Masterchef and worked with Miele amongst many more.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781915538451
ISBN 10	1915538459
Title	Lebnani
Author	Jad Youssef
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Meze Publishing
Year published	2026-03-04
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.