Modestly subtitled ‘A Cookbook’, this book transported us from our London office to a world of bold and delicate flavours, interweaving a captivating family memoir with recipes that bring life to the story. Complete with beautiful period photographs and descriptions of feasts, festivals and Jewish Iraqi traditions, the recipes include everything from homemade pickled mango Amba to soups, soft cheeses and beetroot halva. An exploration both of Iraqi Jewish identity and of the way food culture defines national and personal taste, there’s over 100 recipes to take you across the Levant and through Paris, London, Ibiza and Spain. A perfect cookbook for those who understand that food is the surest way to share experiences.