Our Very Own Julia Child - Anissa Helou

Anissa Helou is a chef, food writer, journalist, broadcaster, consultant and blogger focusing on the cuisines and culinary heritage of the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa. Born and raised between Beirut, Lebanon, and Mashta el-Helou, Syria, she knows the Mediterranean as only a well-travelled native can. At the age of 24, she opened an antiques shop in Paris, and shortly after became a freelance art consultant based in London. She also briefly lived in Kuwait acting as an advisor ...