Chefs | Food Heritage Foundation

International chefs cooking Lebanese with local ladies

It is always a pleasure to have them back!

The chefs are back to Lebanon for a professional culinary seminar at Le Cordon Bleu which opened recently in Tabarja – Jounieh. The four-week seminar, during July-August 2017, not only included classes with professional chefs but also cooking sessions with local people.

Learning Ain Zebdeh’s specialty: potato kebbeh

Noha’s sister grilling the potato kebbeh

The collaboration between FHF and the Chefs’ Cut continues for the third year: Chefs from around the globe participated in two cooking sessions with hosts on darb el karam – Food Heritage Trail in the West Bekaa, and harvested seasonal fruits with a local farmer from the Shouf trail.

The experience was fun as always, and the hosts were happy to receive the guests – in their houses this time! – and share valuable information about their local cuisine and ingredients!

Travel Lebanon 2016

For its third participation in Travel Lebanon event of the Garden Show and Spring Festival that took place during the week of 24-28 May 2016 at Beirut Hippodrome, the Food Heritage Foundation transformed its stand into a “Saj Bar” and hosted everyday different ladies from various Lebanese regions to prepare their saj specialties.

*Chef Barza with the ladies from Miniara*

Visitors had the chance to taste saj manakeesh from Beirut, Miniara-Akkar, Arsal-Northern Bekaa, Ain Zebde-West Bekaa and Nabatiyeh-South of Lebanon.

The ladies from Nabatiyeh making their saj specialties

Chef Joe Barza, a great supporter of the foundation was present everyday to help the ladies and add his magical touch to the served saj manakeesh.