Lauded author Reem Kassis left her hometown of Jerusalem at 17 to attend Penn. After more degrees, a stint in London, and a James Beard-nominated cookbook, The Palestinian Table, she’s settled in the ...

I love any cookbook that gives me an excuse to expand my already overflowing spice shelf. So when I first got my hands on The Arabesque Table, the new cookbook from Reem Kassis, out next week, I was ...

While stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Reem Kassis and her daughters have spent a lot of time in the kitchen, making pasta, curries, bibimbap and cookies. Kassis sees parallels between ...

Reem Kassis didn’t set out to be an author. Or a chef for that matter. In fact she made it a point to stay as far away from the kitchen as possible. But a desire to preserve her Palestinian heritage ...

That was her mother’s first reaction a decade ago when Reem Kassis – a soon-to-be international consultant with graduate degrees from Wharton and the London School of Economics – said she was ...

Mhalabiyeh—the Palestinian version of panna cotta—is commonly flavored with mastic, which has a pleasant flavor reminiscent of licorice or pine. Purchase mastic at amazon.com. Alternatively, Reem ...

Reem Kassis rubs her lamb with a fragrant spice paste, allowing the flavors to penetrate for several hours before roasting the meat until it's nearly fall-apart tender. Reem Kassis ia a Palestinian ...