Episode 51: "I wake up at 6am going ‘I need laban jameed now!’” with Fadi Kattan

Episode 51: "I wake up at 6am going ‘I need laban jameed now!’” with Fadi Kattan

Co-host Tiffany Eslick sits down with celebrated chef and author Fadi Kattan at the Emirates LitFest 2025. He talks about how terroir influences the dishes across Palestine and his journey documenting Palestinian food over the years. Fadi, who published his cookbook, Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food in 2024 runs three restaurants around the world—Fawda in Bethlehem, Akub in London and Louf in Toronto. He’s also behind the Kassa Boutique Hotel in Bethlehem.