Chicken tawook, samke harra, koussa (stuffed zucchini) and grape leaves, kibbeh bil saniyeh and meatballs from Mama Lina Cooks. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) A fork slips through Lina Georges’ ...

St. Joseph Melkite Greek-Catholic Church in West Scranton revolves around family and food. The two worlds collide during the church’s Lebanese-American Mini Food Festival, happening Friday, Aug. 13, ...

Kibbeh nayeh is a beloved Lebanese dish made with raw meat. A salmonella outbreak put kibbeh in the news last week — which is a shame, says... Growing up, I never knew I was eating raw meat. Or maybe ...

Journalist Rami Khouri celebrates the kibbeh festival and Lebanese food and culture. Souk el Tayeb organized this event in Ehden to highlight the importance of food traditions and bring a divided ...

One of my absolute favorite things to eat in the world are little fried balls. Actually, they don’t even have to be fried. Little tasty balls of food are always good. It can be something like ...

Maureen Abood opened the door to her Lebanese kitchen in her food blog Rose Water and Orange Blossom. She shares her favorite stories and recipes in her first cookbook duly titled Rose Water and ...

There has been a longtime relationship between France and Lebanon, and in 1920, after World War I, Lebanon officially became a French colony. There’s still a strong bond between the countries and ...

You can find plenty of falafel and hummus throughout Chicago, especially near Oak Lawn, Burbank and Chicago Ridge. But in Lombard this weekend, a church community is coming together to put on a major ...

Lisa Thomas, Ann Hassy and Cynthia Collins work on sambousek, little pillows of dough that are stuffed with ground walnuts. Lena Michael checks on the buttery ghreibreh cookies in the kitchen at St.