Journal

  1. How to adapt traditional recipes for gluten-free dinersTraditional recipes carry more than ingredients. They preserve regional techniques, family memories and the character of a place, whether that means warm…
  2. Slow-Cooked Lebanese Stews: Choosing the Right CutLebanese stews are built around patience. Meat simmers with onions, garlic, spices, stock, tomato or pulses until the sauce is richly flavoured and the texture…
  3. Brighten a Simple Tomato Salad with Sumac and Sea SaltThere's something quietly satisfying about a tomato salad that does not try too hard. Ripe fruit, a slick of good oil, a pinch of salt, and you are halfway to…
  4. The Art of Assembling a Grazing Table for an Australian BirthdayThere's something quietly celebratory about a grazing table that no plated dinner ever quite matches. Mounds of soft cheese, clusters of glossy grapes, ribbons…
  5. A crowd-pleasing tabbouleh with a bright citrus twistThere's a particular pleasure in bringing a bowl of something bright and herbaceous to a table full of people, watching the colours catch the late afternoon…
  6. Why seasonal berries lead our summer dessertsWhen the kitchen team at Ebury starts talking about summer, the conversation turns quickly to fruit, and more pointedly to berries. Strawberries, raspberries,…
  7. Pairing Lebanese Sweets with Mint Tea and Strong CoffeeThe afternoon ritual of small pastries and a steaming cup has travelled from Beirut's coastal cafes to living rooms across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.…
  8. From Stale Loaf to Second Supper: How Ebury Tackles Day-Old Bread WasteThe morning bake at Ebury by Fat Macy's arrives in waves of golden sourdough, pita and manakish fresh from the ovens of our neighbouring bakeries in Pimlico.…
  9. Slow Brine and Bright Fruit: Curing Olives the Patient WayOlives have a quiet way of connecting kitchens across continents, threading Lebanese coastal villages, Tuscan orchards, and the rolling groves of McLaren Vale…
  10. A Wine and Cheese Night That Celebrates Small ProducersThere's a quiet revolution happening on Australian tables. In Melbourne laneway bars, Sydney hole-in-the-wall wine shops, and coastal delis from Brunswick to…