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A group of men eat out of a communal dish in a tent in Jericho, West Bank in the 1920s. Chalil Raad / Three Lions / Getty Images
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Chef Fadi Kattan’s maftoul salad is full of fresh flavours. Photo by Jack Moore
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Fadi Kattan handpicks local produce from the bustling nearby farmers’ market and the villages of the West Bank. Photo by Jack Moore
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Chef Fadi Kattan choose his cuts of meat. Photo by Jack Moore
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The Natsheh family have joints of lamb hung, aged, prepared and ready to be cut and swept away by Fadi for the evening's main event. Photo by Jack Moore
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Chef Kattan’s restaurant is in the Hosh Al Syrian guesthouse in Old Bethlehem. Photo by Jack Moore
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A group of men eat out of a communal dish in a tent in Jericho, West Bank in the 1920s. Chalil Raad / Three Lions / Getty Images
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Chef Fadi Kattan’s maftoul salad is full of fresh flavours. Photo by Jack Moore
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Fadi Kattan handpicks local produce from the bustling nearby farmers’ market and the villages of the West Bank. Photo by Jack Moore
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Chef Fadi Kattan choose his cuts of meat. Photo by Jack Moore
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The Natsheh family have joints of lamb hung, aged, prepared and ready to be cut and swept away by Fadi for the evening's main event. Photo by Jack Moore
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Chef Kattan’s restaurant is in the Hosh Al Syrian guesthouse in Old Bethlehem. Photo by Jack Moore
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A group of men eat out of a communal dish in a tent in Jericho, West Bank in the 1920s. Chalil Raad / Three Lions / Getty Images
Fadi Kattan: The Palestinian chef dishing gourmet cuisine under occupation
The 40-year-old chef is bringing a fine-dining experience to Bethlehem, creating world-class modern Palestinian food while living in a state of occupation
Jack Moore
06 September, 2018
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