This Christmas, bring the warmth and generosity of Lebanese cooking to someone’s kitchen with gifts from Lebnani. The Reigate restaurant’s food hampers and chef-founder Jad Youssef’s debut cookbook offer a thoughtful present for food lovers: something to unwrap, something to savour and inspiration for many meals to come.

From fragrant spices and tangy pomegranate molasses to pistachio baklawa, the hampers introduce recipients to the flavours of a Lebanese pantry. For keen cooks, the Feast and Celebration Boxes pair ingredients with a signed copy of Jad’s cookbook, making it easy to turn a Christmas gift into an invitation to cook and share.

Three ways to give a taste of Lebanon

Lebnani Pantry Box – £42.00: Sumac, baharat, fig jam with roasted sesame seeds, tahini, pomegranate molasses, orange blossom water and pistachio baklava, accompanied by a recipe card from Jad.

Lebnani Feast Box – £64.00: This best seller is the perfect Christmas gift. It includes a signed cookbook alongside sumac, baharat, fig jam with roasted sesame seeds, Lebanese extra virgin olive oil, pomegranate molasses, rose water, tahini and pistachio baklava.

Lebnani Celebration Box – £73.00: The Feast Box selection, including a signed cookbook, with a bottle of Château Cana wine for the festive table.

A cookbook to keep, cook from and share

Jad’s debut cookbook, Lebnani (RRP: £28.00), brings together 84 recipes from his childhood, his family and the restaurant, alongside the stories behind them. Rooted in the meals he grew up eating in Beirut, it celebrates Lebanese food as it is lived and enjoyed: generously, with family and friends gathered around the table.

Recipes span breakfasts, mezze, everyday dishes, charcoal grills, street-food wraps, sweets and pantry staples. For anyone who loves Lebanese cooking, or wants to discover it, the book offers both kitchen inspiration and a personal introduction to the traditions behind the food.

Together, the cookbook and hampers make a gift whose pleasure continues beyond Christmas Day: spices to open, recipes to return to and new dishes to bring to the table.

Lebnani hampers are available to order at lebnani.co.uk/hampers, with nationwide UK delivery at £7.95 per hamper or free collection from the restaurant in Reigate.