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Lebanese Treats: A Visit to the Rafaat Hallab Pastry Emporium

Lebanon… once the “Paris of the Middle East” but more recently torn by religious and political tensions: my original trip plans didn’t include this small, French-influenced country. Then, I heard it was also the capital of Middle-Eastern sweet-making… and I thought it might be interesting to see how violence disrupts the candy industry. So, off to Lebanon I went! (more…)