Washoe County Library System

A James Beard Award semifinalist and California bakery owner highlights the origins and evolution of her native Arabic food with inspired recipes for flatbreads, dips, snacks, and platters including hazelnut-praline baklava Rolls with milk and honey and chile-onion-stuffed falafel.

The author's love of Arabian, Indian and North African cuisine is obvious in this recipe collection which offers satisfying menus in both buffet style and formal sit-down meals using the vegan philosophy of an intelligent use of the resources available.

"The Arabesque Table takes inspiration from the traditional food of the Arab world, weaving Reem Kassis's historic research and cultural knowledge with her contemporary interpretations of an ancient, remarkably diverse cuisine. Organized by primary ingredient, the recipes and vivid photographs bring the dishes to life while her narrative offers not only a sense of taste, but a sense of time and place as well"--