lucy malouf

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James Beard Awards Winner

SUQAR is a celebration of the sweet Middle East. Through more than 110 exciting recipes, acclaimed food writers, Greg and Lucy Malouf, take you on a sumptuous tour across the region.

Greg and Lucy's approach to vegetarian food comes from their love of traditional Middle Eastern flavour combinations and the importance of colour and texture. The recipes are new interpretations of Middle Eastern Food, inspired by the spirit of generosity and sharing that characterises the region.

The Malouf 'bible'. A comprehensive collection of their favourite recipes, which showcases Greg’s distinctive new kind of Middle Eastern food.

André Simon Awards shortlist

An unforgettable journey through the culinary landscapes of ancient Persia and modern-day Iran. With an enticing blend of food and travel, SARABAN offers a rare glimpse into a fascinating country that remains elusive and enigmatic to many of us
in the Western world.

IACP Awards
Best International Book

Australian Food Media
Best Recipe Book

In TURQUOISE, Greg and Lucy Malouf bring their inimitable blend of food and travel writing to the
Turkish culinary landscape.

Gourmet Voice Awards
Best Book & Grand Prix Winner

Greg and Lucy Malouf travel through the ancient landscapes of Lebanon and Syria, documenting traditional recipes and unearthing new culinary delights along the way. Saha is also the story of a journey around some of the richest
historical sites in the world.

Greg and Lucy Malouf have compiled a collection of mouth-watering recipes inspired by the flavours of North Africa, Spain, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East – regions united by a common thread that winds its way back to Arabia.

One of Australia’s Top Ten influential cookbooks

World Food Media Awards
Best Australian Cookbook

Since its publication in 1999, this award-winning collection of 170 recipes has become a modern-day classic, earning international acclaim as the ultimate guide to modern Middle Eastern cuisine by the
master of the genre.

Some of the highest quality prose to be found
in cookery books.
FOREWORD MAGAZINE

Lucy Malouf's writing is a joy.
SOCIETY FOR CULINARY ARTS & LETTERS

Chapters of pure and evocative travel writing.
FOODEPEDIA

Stunning!
HOUSE & GARDEN

Saha is a visual and sensual feast, a travel spectactular and a celebration of a chef’s
culinary homecoming
THE AGE

The ultimate guide to Middle Eastern Cuisine.
The flavours are mind-blowing.
KAREN MARTINI

Lucy traded in her first career as an equity analyst to marry a chef and become a waitress. While neither of these moves proved successful in the long-run, they were the starting point for a new life as a creative non-fiction writer, with a particular interest in
food and travel.She worked for twenty-odd years as a food editor and freelance writer, and is best known for the acclaimed oeuvre she created with her first husband, modern Middle Eastern masterchef, Greg Malouf. The Malouf’s co-authored eight award-winning food-travel titles. Their first book, Arabesque, is regularly cited as one of the top ten most influential Australian cookbooks and their last, Suqar: Desserts and Sweets from the modern Middle East, won the prestigious James Beard award for Baking & Desserts.After fifteen years living in Europe – three in France and twelve in Kent, the garden of England – Lucy returned to Melbourne. She lives in Bayside with her second husband and Golden Retriever, Rosie. She is currently working on a book about Mediterranean Food.

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