Artistic food expo at Beirut Hippodrome

As part of the first centenary of the Beirut Hippodrome under the title ‘a park of all colors’, the governor of Beirut, Ziad Shbeeb inaugurated yesterday the food fair, “Flavor lounge” (Salon des Saveurs) http://www.salon-des-saveurs.com, which will extend from 20 to 23 July 2016, from 6 pm until 11 pm, in the presence of a number of foreign ambassadors and dignitaries. On the occasion, Judge Shbeeb stressed the significance of the exhibition which showcases the Lebanese cuisine that has earned an international repute, while hosting cookeries of various world nations. Shbeeb quoted the famous Lebanese novelist Amin Maaluf who compared the globe to a “titanic kitchen in which millions of meals are being prepared by millions of people across the world to be served to families and households.” He pointed out that no industry or business boasts this nature of continuity, expansion and inclusiveness. Cooking and food serving, Shbeeb noted, bring people together, “particularly when strangers of different ethnicities and races sit at one table to enjoy the chipping in of bread and salt, thus transcending all external barriers and differences.” (Al Mustaqbal, July 22, 2016)