This week on the Sumud Podcast, we sit down with Sami Tamimi, award-winning chef, author, and co-founder of Ottolenghi, to explore how heritage, hard work, and heart have shaped his life from Jerusalem to London’s kitchens.
Sami Tamimi is a British-Palestinian chef and author whose cooking is deeply rooted in the flavors of his homeland. In his first solo ... Show More
Aug 7
Bearing Witness: Inside 'American Doctor' | Sumud Podcast
🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan sits down with American doctors Thaer Ahmad, Feroze Sidhwa, and Mark Perlmutter to discuss what they witnessed while working inside Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals, and what happened when they returned home and tried to make the ... Show More
1h 28m
Jul 31
Rep. Ruwa Romman: Representation, Resistance, and Organizing | Sumud Podcast
🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan speaks with Georgia State Representative Ruwa Romman about political organizing, coalition building, and the challenges of representing her community during the ongoing crisis in Palestine. Ruwa reflects on navigating public ... Show More
1h 39m
Jun 26
Misan Harriman: Inside ‘Shoot the People’ | Sumud Podcast
🎙️ In this episode of the Sumud Podcast, Dr. Ed Hasan sits down with acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, and activist Misan Harriman for a powerful conversation on storytelling, identity, justice, and the responsibility of bearing witness. Misan reflects on his journey from growi ... Show More
1h 30m
Dec 2021
The Palestinian Chef Behind Ottolenghi | Sami Tamimi
<p>In this Matbakh event, we talked to Sami Tamimi about his career as a Palestinian cook in London. Sami had won several awards such as International Award and the Best Cookbook, James Beard Award, Cookery Book Award, and Dun Gifford Award for ‘Jerusalem.’</p><p>Created & hosted ... Show More
25m 22s
Aug 2020
Sami Tamimi on the Delicious Complexity of Palestinian Food
On this episode, we hear from chef and writer Sami Tamimi, Yotam Ottolenghi’s partner and author of the new cookbook Falastin that brings you right into the center of one of the globe’s most hotly contested territories, Isreali-occupied Palestine. And, Tom Philpott is more than j ... Show More
33m 20s
Apr 2025
Palestinian Ingredients Through Time & Space | Fadi Kattan
This special episode of Matbakh is the first in a series of talks and special menu events called "dawaween al diwan" at restaurant, louf, in Toronto. Franco-Palestinian chef, Fadi Kattan, and Salma Serry, a doctoral researcher specializing in food history in West Asia and Egypt, ... Show More
57m 41s
Oct 2021
Sumac & Cooking in Bethlahem | Fadi Kattan
<p>In this Matbakh event, we talked to Fadi Kattan about how his cuisine and savoir-faire combine worldly influences, a desire for perfection and a passion for the local terroir. When Fadi started his Fawda Restaurant in 2016, he created a cuisine honoring Palestine’s best produc ... Show More
28m 42s
Apr 2025
Food is Political | Fadi Kattan
<p>Join us as we welcome renowned chef Fadi Kattan to Tarwida, diving deep into his rich family heritage and unique culinary journey. Fadi shares fascinating stories of his upbringing, the profound influence of his Teta’s kitchen, and his commitment to celebrating Palestinian cui ... Show More
53m 35s
May 2022
A Movable (Arabesque) Feast | Reem Kassis
<p>Reem Kassis talked about her work on the intersection of food, culture, and politics, notably in Palestine.</p><p><strong>Reem Kassis'</strong> debut cookbook, The Palestinian Table (2017), won The Guild of Food Writers Award and Gourmand World Cookbook award, was nominated fo ... Show More
57m 6s
Oct 2025
Palestine on a Plate | Joudie Kalla
<p>Born in Damascus, raised in London, and rooted in Palestine, chef, author, and activist Joudie Kalla speaks openly about living between worlds. Never fully belonging, yet finding a home through flavors, memories, and family stories. </p><p>Known for her celebrated books <i>Pal ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2022
Sami Zubaida | Ethnicity of Arab Food
Sami Zubaida talked about culinary cultures of the Middle East, drinks and social boundaries, and the history of his chosen single dish: Koshari.Sami Zubaida is Emeritus Professor of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck, University of London and has held visiting positions in Cairo ... Show More
54m 46s
Oct 2024
A Palestinian American Chef on Creating Community Through Food
Food has the power to forge connections, and for Palestinian American chef Reem Assil that means using the flavors, aromas, and hospitality of Arab cooking to strengthen and grow her community in Oakland. Reem chats with Lale about her visionary bakery Reems, her family’s Palesti ... Show More
34m 34s