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Turkish Sofra
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Crispy Cacik -- a turkish plate that comes together in about 56 minutes with pantry staples and a confident ha...
Mediterranean Classics
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Our mediterranean kitchen turns baked feta into something special, in Saffron Broth, ready in roughly 32 minut...
Garden & Grain Salads
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A rustic take on cucumber salad with Za'atar. Expect deep, savory flavor from a short list of honest ingredien...
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Simple Linguine with Tomato and Basil -- a pasta plate that comes together in about 46 minutes with pantry sta...
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Our soups kitchen turns chickpea soup into something special, ready in roughly 46 minutes start to finish.
Seafood & Catch
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Wood-Fired Salmon Fillet -- the kind of seafood dish that tastes like it took all day but does not.
Levantine Mezze
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Crispy Za'atar Chicken, the way the levantine coast does it -- generous, unfussy, and made for sharing.
Italian Kitchen
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A rustic take on rigatoni. Expect deep, savory flavor from a short list of honest ingredients.
Garden & Grain Salads
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Baked White Bean Salad, the way the garden coast does it, in Herbed Oil -- generous, unfussy, and made for sha...
Grains & Bowls
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Our grains kitchen turns bulgur pilaf into something special, with Feta and Dill, ready in roughly 64 minutes...
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Slow-Cooked Frittata
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Chargrilled Vermicelli with Preserved Lemon
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Golden Caprese
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Citrus-Marinated Avgolemono with Sea Salt and Thyme
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Pantry
Building a Mediterranean Pantry From Scratch
A short list of oils, tinned fish, legumes, and spices turns weeknight cooking from a chore into a fifteen-minute pleasu...
Ingredients
Why We Cook With Olive Oil, and How to Buy It
The single most important ingredient in this kitchen is also the most misunderstood. A guide to reading a label and gett...
Technique
The Art of Mezze: How to Build a Table of Small Plates
Mezze is less a recipe than a philosophy: many small, generous dishes, a slow pace, and a table designed for lingering....