Lebanon

As heavenly as the Mediterranean is said to be over the food, look at Lebanon's soil here. Lebanese cuisine, the pinnacle of millennia-old then-present, is being refurbished with sophistication, creativity, and newness of richness of culture. Lebanese mezze-to-haute-plating cuisine, food has been reinvigorated by chefs as experience—local and world. Me.zze, the Lebanese temperament. Not order of appetizers, but attitude. Spectacle of culture, looks, sensuality, and receiving. Camaraderie and hospitality are textures of the culture, where food is to satisfy the eye first before satisfying the taste. Restaurants such as Beirut's Joseph's are unapologetic expression of this ethic. Owner head chef has been seen and caught making intricate meals with fresh...