WINNER OF THE GOURMAND WORLD COOKBOOK AWARDS - BEST INNOVATIVE FOODBOOK UK AND SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR PEACE.
A remarkable collection of stories, recipes and tips from ordinary Arabs and Jews trying to live together in the Middle East. This book contains recipes which are accompanied by photos of the real people who provided them. The author visited the countries and interviewed the contributors and often they cooked him dinner too! Extracts from their personal testimonies are published alongside their photos and recipes. These testimonies were also interwoven into a verbatim play that has been performed globally and is published separately.

"After so many news headlines, you suddenly spend time with ordinary locals, appreciate their everyday lives and the subtler shading in this complex, multicultural society, as well as learn fascinating facts about their culinary traditions and economic difficulties..." (The Independent)
"... how rare is a book that talks about mutual respect, friendship and hope between two constantly warring peoples? How could such a book come to be and why would the marvellous Claudia Roden take sufficient interest to write the foreword?... `The Arab-Israeli Cookbook has delicious food and a message. Robin Soans says... `there is a whole other side you don`t read about or see in the media... individuals who, in their own private way, are building, not burning bridges..." (Mostly Food Journal)