Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Lebanon with Anissa Helou
Join MOFAD as we celebrate James Beard Award–winning author Anissa Helou and her eleventh book, Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland. In conversation with food writer and restaurant critic Ligaya Mishan, Helou will take us on a journey to her late mother’s home country and the place she grew up for a deep look at the country’s culinary history and culture. She’ll share the beauty and diversity of Lebanon’s regional cuisines alongside family stories and reflections.
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St 2nd Flr Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
7 - 9 PM (doors open at 6)
Tickets include access to Street Food City from 6 to 7 PM, mezze from Sahadi's, and refreshments.
Courtesy of our partner bookseller Kitchen Arts & Letters, copies of Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland can be pre-purchased in a ticket bundle and during the program.
Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD)
55 Water St 2nd Flr Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
7 - 9 PM (doors open at 6)
Tickets include access to Street Food City from 6 to 7 PM, mezze from Sahadi's, and refreshments.
Courtesy of our partner bookseller Kitchen Arts & Letters, copies of Lebanon: Cooking the Foods of My Homeland can be pre-purchased in a ticket bundle and during the program.
Speaker
Anissa Helou
is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster who was born and raised in Beirut. She has published eight books, including Lebanese Cuisine, Mediterranean Street Food, and Feast, which won a James Beard Award and was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the ten best cookbooks of the twenty-first century. Helou has contributed to publications including Gourmet, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post. She lives in London, where she has her own cooking school.
Anissa Helou
is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster who was born and raised in Beirut. She has published eight books, including Lebanese Cuisine, Mediterranean Street Food, and Feast, which won a James Beard Award and was chosen by the New Yorker as one of the ten best cookbooks of the twenty-first century. Helou has contributed to publications including Gourmet, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post. She lives in London, where she has her own cooking school.
Ligaya Mishan
is a chief restaurant critic for the New York Times. She has won a James Beard Award and been a finalist for the National Magazine Awards, and her pieces have been selected for the Best American anthologies in Magazine, Food, and Travel Writing. She has written about books for The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and the Times Book Review. The daughter of a Filipino mother and a British father, she grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
photo credit: Tony Cenicola / The New York Times
Ligaya Mishan
is a chief restaurant critic for the New York Times. She has won a James Beard Award and been a finalist for the National Magazine Awards, and her pieces have been selected for the Best American anthologies in Magazine, Food, and Travel Writing. She has written about books for The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and the Times Book Review. The daughter of a Filipino mother and a British father, she grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
photo credit: Tony Cenicola / The New York Times
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