Nawal Nasrallah

Nawal Nasrallah, a native of Iraq and an award-winning Independent food writer specialized in Middle eastern food, its culture and history from ancient times to the present. For inquiries and comments, contact author from her website: www.iraqicookbook.com She has translated into English several medieval Arabic cookbooks; internationally recognized and awarded: Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq's tenth-century Baghdadi cookbook Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens (2007). Fourteenth-century anonymous Egyptian cookbook Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table (2018). Ibn Razin al-Tujibi’s thirteenth-century cookbook Best of Delectable Foods and Dishes from al-Andalus and al-Maghrib (2021). All published by the prestigious publisher Brill of Leiden. Her cookbook Delights from the Garden of Eden is a definitive source on the Iraqi cuisine and its history, was self-published in 2003, and reprinted by Equinox Publishing UK, 2013, and in an abridged print in 2019. Her book Dates: A Global History by Reaktion Books, 2011 is a charming account of the date palm and its fruit, fun to read. Her articles and recipes featured in many journals, magazines, and newspapers, including The New York Times, Boston Globe, and Food and Wine.